Department: Department of the Navy
Location(s): Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
Salary Range: $89508 - $116362 Per Year
Job Summary: You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/ OCEANOGRAPHER in the Ocean Projects Department (N9) of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS.
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Qualifications: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1301: Experience implementing environmental survey data collection techniques of high-resolution side-scan sonar imagery data, bathymetric data, and other physical data types for departmental products. Experience coordinating and implementing new and improved methods for more efficient data processing using state of the art, proprietary or commercial software packages to perform data manipulation to achieve correct interpretation. Experience utilizing geographic information system (GIS) technology to perform data processing while developing and adhering to standardized processes for data ingesting into geospatial data sets from other agencies. Experience participating in remote environmental monitoring unit's autonomous underwater vehicles (REMUS AUV) surveys to provide technical data collection assistance, imagery data download and processing support as REMUS watch stander. 1360: Experience collecting data and processing including calibration of systems, navigation, data acquisition with quality control and processing along with handling high resolution seafloor data and imagery from collection systems such as towed side scan systems, UUV and AUV vehicles. Experience performing spatial analysis, geo-processing and geodata development on survey data sets uploaded post mission while at sea. Experience developing environmental survey products by compiling and integrating side scan sonar imagery geotechnical, hydrographic and bathymetric, and oceanographic environmental data sets to find a specific product. Experience developing data products with GIS based analysis by cross referencing new acquired data with previously processed data, validating the quality, reviewing the previous data, and comparing the reports. 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/oceanography-series-1360/ 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: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/11/2026. Applications received after 05/11/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. NOTE: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. 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 and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.
Application Deadline: 2026-05-11