ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): New Orleans, Louisiana, NIWC LANT Charleston, South Carolina, Norfolk County, Virginia

Salary Range: $125776 - $195190 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a ENGINEER/SCIENTIST in theDEPARTMENT HEAD ES (01D00) of NIWC ATLANTIC.

Major Duties:

• You will be an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead/Senior IT Project Manager (PM) in the NIWC Atlantic IPT/Competency Aligned Organization (CAO).
• You will manage the engineering and computer science methods and techniques in assessing the feasibility of new concepts for project/program requirements.
• You will manage the formulation of definition, organization and direction of a major project(s)/program(s) extensive in scope; leveraging theoretical foundations of computer science to resolve a variety of technological problems.
• You will manage high-ranking stakeholder requirements from external agencies which may include highly unstructured settings to justify, defend, negotiate, or settle matters involving significant or controversial issues.
• You will represent the command within high level committees and groups with the responsibility and authority to defend the activity's position, influence resource allocation, and effect major changes to project(s)/program(s) goals.
• You will plan, monitor, control, and report on project activities through the development of Project Management Plans, System Engineering Plans, schedules, Risk Management Plans, Resource Management plans, and Project procurement strategies.
• You will identify and analyze problems; weighing relevance and accuracy of information; seeking and evaluating alternative perspectives/solutions; making timely/effective recommendations, based on potential implications of findings or conclusions.
• You will lead a multi-disciplined, geographically dispersed team in a highly dynamic environment, collaborating internally and with external stakeholders following SAFe Agile methodologies using DEVSECOPs tools and processes.
• You will be articulating and defending facts and technical findings, verbally and in writing, and in negotiating with individuals and groups internally and externally.
• You will be influencing senior decision makers on complex issues and recommended actions.
• You will be accountable for meeting the cost, schedule, and performance expectations of assigned projects with regards to planning, direction, and success of program/systems development and research or technology

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or ND-04 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: leading Project Management experience for program/system development and technology research, ensuring alignment with cost, schedule, and performance goals AND Significant experience in engineering project management and strong strategic, analytical, and communication skills. 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=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.

How to Apply: You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documents are legible and accurate. Human Resources will not modify a resume or change an applicant's answer to a question, even upon request.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-25