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Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Operations Research Analyst

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$91K/yr - $141K/yr

1+ years exp

The Missile Defense Agency, part of the Department of Defense, is seeking an Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Operations Research Analyst. The role involves coordinating planning and readiness of resources for ground test events, verifying asset availability, and leading communications infrastructure implementation.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Be accountable to the Ground Test Mission Management Team to coordinate for the planning, availability, and readiness of event resources to include conduct of test readiness reviews as necessary

Verify with appropriate asset managers that test assets and resources are reserved and operationally available to support each event

Coordinate laboratory facility requirements with appropriate asset managers

Coordinate, schedule, and co-host Communications Working Group to identify communications requirements (e.g., tactical data, truth data, test data, tactical voice, test voice, tactical instant messaging)

Implement required communications infrastructure and/or verify it is operationally available to support each event

Lead detailed planning associated with obtaining operational asset participation in ground test events

Qualification

Engineering degreeOperations researchTest program managementProfessional Engineer licenseAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Occasional Travel

Work Schedule: Full-time

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service

Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation

May be required to successfully complete a probationary period

Overtime: Occasionally

Tour of Duty: Maxi Flex

Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt

Financial Disclosure: Required

This position may be eligible for part-time or situational telework at the discretion of management

This is an acquisition position coded Practitioner in Test and Evaluation. Incumbent must obtain mandatory Back to Basics (BtB) certification within 60 months of entry into position

Incumbent must acquire 80 Continuous Learning Points every 24 months

This is a drug testing designated position

Must obtain/maintain Non-critical Sensitive/Secret security clearance

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-02/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Applicants must meet 2 of the 4 specialized experience statements: Managing engineering test programs of complex weapon systems for organization; Consulting on complex weapons systems testing, sub-systems, and components; Advising on the integration of complex weapon systems; Developing test concepts, policies and standard to support the verification, validation, and accreditation of core models

0801 Series: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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

OR 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

For the 1515 series: Degree in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus

Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.