Supervisory Interdisciplinary Engineer (Senior Chief Engineer), NH-08**-04

Full TimeAL-HUNTSVILLERTC
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Eligibility Requirements

US Citizenship

Career Category

Engineer

Job Summary

The U.S. Army Redstone Test Center (RTC) conducts developmental testing on Aviation, missiles and sensors for the Army Test and Evaluation Command and has an immediate opening for the Senior Chief Engineer position.  The senior chief engineer will work directly for the RTC Technical Director assisting in modernization of T&E capabilities to meet the challenges of Army 2030.  The senior chief engineer will supervise a team of high performing NH04 engineers in the advanced technology office to develop the RTC T&E capability modernization strategic plan and develop resourcing strategies as well as building key stakeholder relationships.  Additionally, the senior chief engineer will assist the RTC Technical Director with technical oversight of enduring test operations to include maintaining a highly trained engineering workforce, advancing senior technical career paths and final oversight of technical products such as SOPs, test reports, safety releases and design reviews.

RTC participates in an alternate personnel system known as the Acqusition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo).  Among other features, AcqDemo replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands.

The NH-04 band is equal to the GS-14 step 01 through GS-15 step 10.  This position is subject to the NH-04 Director/Deputy Director/Special Staff Director control point of the ATEC Control Point Policy at $144,950 (Does not include Huntsville area locality pay).

Job Responsibilities

  1. Supervise a high performing team of NH04 innovative engineers in the Advanced Technology Office.
  2. Support the RTC Commander and Technical Director by assisting in the development of an RTC modernization strategic action plan to address personnel skill sets, T&E capabilities and facilities necessary to support the Army of 2030/2040.
  3. Develop key stakeholder relationships with ASA(ALT), DEVCOM, ATEC HQ, TRMC, PEO STRI, Operational Test Command, ATEC Test Centers.
  4. Assist the Technical Director with day-to-day tactical duties related to review and improvement of RTC technical products such as SOPs, test reports, safety releases, safety hazard assessments and technical design reviews.
  5. Leverage and advance the advanced grade technical career paths at RTC (experimental developer and NH04 subject matter experts) to maintain and build in-house technical knowledge and expertise.
  6. Provide leadership in the implementation of the risk management process for safety of T&E operations that involve explosives, missile flight, laser operations, UAS/ALE flight test, etc.
  7. Understands Army 2030/2040 transformation and assists in creating an innovative culture across the RTC enterprise enabling modernization of capabilities.
  8. Assist the RTC Commander and Technical Director with the technical skill sets required for future Tables of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) to meet the challenges of Army 2030.
  9. Assists RTC’s leadership in meeting goals and objectives of the ATEC Modernization Task Force.
  10.  Assists in implementation plans for emerging technologies to T&E such as digital twins, distributed LVC multi-domain operations test environments, cybersecurity of weapons, modular open system approach conformance, agile SW testing, M&S augmentation of T&E, autonomy, AI/ML.
  11. Develop resourcing strategies for RTC’s strategic action plan.
  12. Develops/implements enterprise processes for design reviews, capability development/integration.

Job Qualification

Basic Requirement for Interdisciplinary Engineer 0801/0830/0855/0861:

A. Degree: Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

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B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.

4. Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/intemational/usnei/us/edlite-visitus­forrecog.html 
 
 

Specialized Experience

In addition to meeting the basic educational requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements below:
 
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized expereince which includes:
  • Experience directly supervising a diverse team of engineers and/or scientists in test and evaluation of weapon systems, and
  • Experience in the Test and Evaluation of weapon systems such as Aviation or missiles or sensors, and
  • Experience with the Army’s safety risk management process related to Aviation or explosives testing.
This definition of specialized expereince is typical of work performed at the next lower grade position in the federal service (GS-13).

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:

As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.

If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

For Qualification Requirements please see link below:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

Conditions of Employment

Conditions of employment:

  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
  • Business travel is required up to 10% for this position.
  • You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
  • A one-year supervisory probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
  • This position is a Critical Acquisition Position. Acquisition Corps membership verification is no longer necessary for placement and requests for waivers will no longer be entertained by the DACM office.
  • You must sign a written agreement to remain in Federal service in the position for at least three years.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • A recruitment, relocation and/or other incentives may be authorized if the selecting official determines the incentive is in the best interests of the government.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

Travel Requirements

Up to 10% Travel

QUESTIONS or issues please send us a message with the vacancy announcement URL, position title, and location to:

usarmy.redstone.atec.mbx.rtc-recruiting@army.mil