Supervisory Interdisciplinary, NH-04
Full TimeTX-KILLEENOTCEligibility Requirements
US Citizenship
Career Category
Engineer
IT/Computer Science
Math and Statistics
Sciences (Physical/Natural)
Job Summary
This job is a civilian position and does not require military service (including commission and enlistment)
WHAT IS ATEC?
ATEC is the Army’s independent test and evaluation organization. We are a team of Civilian and Military personnel working together to provide America’s Military with the best equipment to win and return home safely. At ATEC, we have a saying: If a Soldier rides, wears, shoots, or deploys it, we test it. ATEC is at the forefront of testing and evaluating technologies of the future from autonomous aerial/ground vehicles to hypersonic weapons. Each day, top scientists and engineers test and evaluate cutting-edge equipment. Our workforce is highly technical and skilled, comprised of more than 8,500 military, civilian, and contract personnel. Engineers, scientists, technicians, researchers, and evaluators work with innovative, advanced technologies in 24 testing and research locations across the U.S. States and around the world. If you are a civilian who wants their work to make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you. For more information on ATEC, salary, benefits, etc., visit the ATEC Civilian Careers website
PLACE OF WORK: U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC), Fort Hood, TX
OTC is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). Among other features, the demonstration project replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. The band NH-03 is equal to the former GS-12 Step 01 through GS-13 step 10. OTC uses salary control points to allow for differentiation in the level of positions within the same broadband. Therefore, the salary for this position will be set no higher than $144,976 including locality.
OTC has various incentives that may be available for highly qualified candidates, including recruitment incentives, relocation incentives, student loan repayment, and credit for leave accrual. Incentives may be authorized IAW agency policy.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations. For more information on PCS, visit https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of PCS entitlements to be taxable. Visit the DFAS Civilian PCS webpage for more information.
Job Responsibilities
- Serves as Deputy Director for the Test Technology Directorate (TTD). Serves as acting Director during absence of the Director.
- Serves as an expert in one or more essential technology areas including instrumentation, live virtual constructive simulation environments, real-time casualty assessment, technology integration, data collection, devices, and net-centric systems.
- Develops testing concepts, designs, requirements, and specifications utilizing expertise in electronics, computer science, avionics, digital signal processing, mechanics, physical science, and/or electro-optics.
- Coordinates systems engineering, funding, and acquisition support efforts for appropriate technology support to the test mission, prevention of duplication among test directorates, and efficient expenditure of both manpower and dollar resources.
- Provides review, oversight, and problem solving for test technology support activities in direct support to operational tests and test execution.
- Serves as an expert in one or more essential technology areas including instrumentation, live virtual constructive simulation environments, real-time casualty assessment, technology integration, data collection, devices, and net-centric systems.
- Develops testing concepts, designs, requirements, and specifications utilizing expertise in electronics, computer science, avionics, digital signal processing, mechanics, physical science, and/or electro-optics.
- Coordinates systems engineering, funding, and acquisition support efforts for appropriate technology support to the test mission, prevention of duplication among test directorates, and efficient expenditure of both manpower and dollar resources.
- Provides review, oversight, and problem solving for test technology support activities in direct support to operational tests and test execution.
Job Qualification
U.S. Citizens who meet the minimum qualification requirements for the following series:
Toxicologist - 0415 series: OPM qualification standards - Toxicology
Engineering - 0800 series: OPM qualification standards - Professional Engineering Positions
Physical Scientist - 1301series: OPM qualification standards - General Physical Science series
Physicist - 1310 series: OPM qualification standards - Physics series
Operations Research - 1515 series: OPM qualification standards - Operations Research series
Mathematician - 1520 series: OPM qualification standards - Mathematics series
Mathematical Statistician- 1529 series: OPM qualification standards - Mathematical Statistics series
Statistician- 1530 series: OPM qualification standards - Statistics series
Computer Scientist - 1550 series: OPM qualification standards - Computer Science series
If this position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience and you meet this requirement based on education, you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.
If this position requires a job-related license or certification, you MUST submit a copy of your license or certification upon request or you will be rated ineligible.
Specialized Experience
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
1) Performing engineering assignments, operation research and analysis, and/or providing acquisition support in a test or evaluation organization, program management office, contracting office, budget/resource management office, research development organization, or support activities.
2) Providing technical guidance regarding modeling and simulation, engineering, testing, evaluation, program management, contracting, budget, research development, and/or and/or instrumentation challenges.
3) Applying program and/or project management techniques in support of testing and/or evaluation.
4) Monitoring and/or evaluating documents, plans and/or processes associated with integrating and testing technology.
2) Providing technical guidance regarding modeling and simulation, engineering, testing, evaluation, program management, contracting, budget, research development, and/or and/or instrumentation challenges.
3) Applying program and/or project management techniques in support of testing and/or evaluation.
4) Monitoring and/or evaluating documents, plans and/or processes associated with integrating and testing technology.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:
- Project Management
- Planning and Evaluating
- Budget Planning/Execution
- Written/Oral Communication
- Human Resources Management
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described above. If your resume includes a photograph/inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility/qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position. For additional information on what to include in your resume, visit USA Jobs Help Center.
You will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application will be used to determine eligibility and qualifications for this position. If determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (NH-03/GS-13).
Conditions of Employment
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre- Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- A trial/probationary period may be required.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance through the duration of your employment.
- A pre-employment and recurring background investigation that includes contact with references, employers, co-workers, personal associates, and a review of your driving record, credit history, criminal history, and military service are required.
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) and is subject to the applicant successfully passing a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and on a random, periodic basis thereafter in accordance with DA guidelines.
- This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Critical Acquisition Position. Selectee must meet requirements for Test and Evaluation certification within 60 months of entrance on duty and complete a 3-year continued service agreement.
- This position is subject to a temporary duty (TDY)/business travel requirement of 25% or less of the time, including travel by military or commercial aircraft during TDY.
- Duties require possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles, and any installation and/or Department of Defense license required if/when driving any government vehicles.
Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within a designated time frame identified by the organization. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the organization's telework policy.
Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit Safer Federal Workforce
Travel Requirements
Greater than 20% Travel
QUESTIONS or issues please send us a message with the vacancy announcement URL, position title, and location to:
sandy.d.lannon.civ@army.mil