Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. This position is for a Naval Architect/Technical Warrant Holder for Surface Ship Hydrodynamics. Responsibilities You will serve as the Technical Warrant Holder for Surface Ship Hydrodynamics for Architecture Division (05P3) of the Ship Integrity and Performance Engineering Group (SEA 05P) in the Naval Systems Engineering and Logistics Directorate (SEA 05). You will identify and secure commitment of program funds needed to provide field activity and contractor technical support and headquarters oversight. You will develop and implement experimental theories and new capabilities including those pertaining to surface ship mobility capability and performance assessment resulting from operations in open ocean to confined and shallow water. You will establish and maintain technical policy, standards, tools, requirements, and processes, including certification requirements, ensuring consistency with higher authority policy, requirements, architectures, and standards. You will ensure safe and reliable surface ship operations in performance areas directly affected by hydrodynamics, including the development and approval of seaway operator guidance. You will manage, perform and integrate the hydrodynamic performance aspects of naval surface ship components and mobility capability and performance assessment disciplines in various sea conditions into naval surface ship requirements. You will advise others based on experience and knowledge of large amplitude seakeeping and maneuvering in extreme seas based on the design and performance assessment principles and practices of advanced naval surface ship integrated design concepts. You will develop innovative approaches where precedents are lacking and anticipate and plan in order to accommodate significant technological advancements. You will convince top managers, expert engineers and other specialists to accept a recommended course of action despite strong reservations about or disagreements with the proposal. You will resolve controversial or highly complex naval architectural problems not susceptible to standard treatment that may involve applying new theories and new technical developments. You will lead stewardship of engineering and technical capabilities for the surface ship hydrodynamics technical domain. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the Basic Education requirement described below, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band, NH-03 (GS-13 Equivalent), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer managing the execution of ship or submarine system design projects to identify risks for shipbuilding or major modernization programs. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) 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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR 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 more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org OR 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, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. OR Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR 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 bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one 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. Additional Information Desired Qualifications: Experience as an expert in assessing and predicting hydrodynamic performance of naval vessels and characterizing any potential operational impacts and risks Knowledge of and experience in executing technical authority Experience in setting technical standards, requirements, and policy for naval vessels Experience managing, leading, and/or coordinating a team across multiple projects simultaneously Self-starter equipped with critical thinking, leadership, and creative problem-solving skills Exceptional oral and written communication skills with experience presenting complex problems and solutions Ability to handle technical conflicts and develop and reach compromises where requirements conflict Forward leaning thinker with the ability to anticipate and mitigate upcoming challenges Desire to learn with strong attention to detail This announcement uses the Acquisition Demonstration Project Business & Technical Management direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. This position is part of the DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). The NH-04 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS 14-15 grade levels. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf. Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.