Interdisciplinary Engineer

Who May Apply: US Citizens

We have various senior engineering positions available within the ESI Readiness Engineering Portfolio, Fielded Systems Engineering, Command, Control, Communications Tactical (C3T) Division.

Available positions include:

1. Senior Radio Frequency Engineer

2. Science and Technology (S&T) and Prototype Systems Engineer


The incumbent positions require strong oral and written communication skills, ability to lead government technical reviews, provide briefings to high-level government personnel, and think critically to deliver desired results with minimal guidance. Responsibilities include oversight of assigned program(s)/system(s) to assist with technical issues related to the technical cost, schedule and performance.

Incumbent shall possess the following technical competencies knowledge, skill sets and experiences specific to the above available positions.

Technical Project Leadership and Acquisition Expertise: Acquisition and Life Cycle Management, including program/project management, acquisition strategy requirements planning, operation and maintenance, technology transfer/insertions, Acquisition Requirements Package (ARP) development, Proposal evaluation/negotiations, requirements analysis, cost/cost-performance trade-off analysis, feasibility analysis, regulatory compliance support, Contracting Officer Technical Representative functions, logistics planning, requirements determination, policy standards/procedures development, long-term reliability and maintainability, supplier partnerships, Pre and Post Award Surveys, Strategic Planning for Technology Programs/Activities including analysis of mission, program goals and objectives, organizational performance assessments, special studies and analyses.

Production/ Manufacturing Engineering Expertise: Includes Manufacturing Readiness Assessments, requirements determination, Acquisition Requirements Package (ARP) documents preparation, Proposal evaluation/negotiation, Pre and Post Award Surveys, monitoring of Production contractual deliverables, Technical Data Reviews, Industrial Base monitoring and development. Obsolescence/DMSMS management, Reverse Engineering, Production and Quality Assessments, Total Ownership Cost Reduction, Technology Transfers, Refresh, Insertion Initiatives and Material Release. Configuration Management and Document Control process utilizing Windchill, Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), establishment and maintenance of Product Technical Baselines.

Maintenance Concept Engineering Expertise: Includes Maintenance Concept Development (LORA, COMPASS, & SESAME), Long-Term System Reliability (MTBF, MTTR) Analyses, System Maintainability Assessments, Technical Manuals (TMs) reviews, TM Verifications/Validations, Maintenance Demonstrations, Logistics Demonstrations, Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIRs), Demilitarization (DEMIL) Challenges, Provisioning Management, Core Logistics Analyses, Core Depot Analysis and overall Sparing Concepts, Material Releases, Requirements Determination, and fielded system problem resolution. Organic Depot Facilitation. Development of contractual Maintenance requirements and monitoring of contractual Maintenance deliverables.

Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement, Test and Evaluation Expertise: Includes development of contractual Quality/Testing requirements deliverables and monitoring of contractual Quality/Testing deliverables. Review of Test Plans and Test Reports. Test Monitoring/Witnessing, Independent Verifications and Validations; System Safety; Reliability and Quality Engineering/Assurance, Product Quality Deficiency Reports (PQDRs), Failure Trend Analysis, Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS). Quality Assurance Letter of Instructions (QALIs); Quality Planning; Quality Assessments; Detailed Test Planning; Data Collection, Analysis and Evaluation, Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM), Product and Process Improvements development and implementation, Value Engineering management.

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade or band is required. It is defined as one year of specialized experience equivalent to the DB-02 pay band (GS-11 grade level) in the Federal Service which includes experience in one or more of the following areas:

1. Supporting the development of products and technologies related to wireless telecommunications applying RF and mixed signal capabilities.
   
2. Analyzing vendor provided designs, modeling and prediction, and compatibility with existing or proposed systems.
   
3. Analyzing engineering/scientific data for use in program/project improvements, systems integration, and/or troubleshooting.
   
4. Providing lifecycle systems engineering support to the acquisition process including requirements decomposition, technical planning, specification preparation, technical analyses, risk management, decision support, and acquisition milestones.