NAVAL ARCHITECT (Combatant Craft Ship Design Manager)

US-Naval-Sea-Systems-Command; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command seeks a highly qualified AT&L professional for a DAWIA-certified role requiring engineering and technical management expertise.

The candidate must demonstrate experience in Navy ship design, total ship systems engineering, and acquisition processes, with ability to develop options and mitigate risks. Applicants should meet education, experience, and training requirements within the required time frame and possess a Practitioner certification in the Engineering &

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in Navy ship design and total ship systems engineering, communications and electrical engineering.
• Experience with acquisition processes and program authorities.
• Experience developing options and conducting risk mitigation for complex design integration challenges.

Skills

Navy Ship Design & Total Ship Systems

Communications

Electrical Engineering

Acquisition processes & Program

Systems integration

Risk mitigation

Job description

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-3 pay band (GS-13 grade level equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: knowledge and experience with Navy Ship Design & Total Ship Systems Engineering, Communications, Electrical Engineering, Acquisition processes & Program Authorities; experience with the development, integration and evaluation of boat and craft designs and related mission subsystems, and their incorporation into construction processes; familiarity with conducting engineering studies, developing technically acceptable options, identifying risks & developing risk mitigations; experience handing complex design integration challenges and other systems engineering issues. This is a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) AT&L position requiring Practitioner certification in the Engineering & Technical Management Career field. Applicants must be able to meet education, experience, and training requirements for certification within the required time frame.

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/0800/naval-architecture-series-0871/

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.