Summary
This position is part of the Department of War (DoW), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for serving as a General Engineer for Directorate for Test. Salary Ranges are the following unless statutory/regulatory rates prevail. For the Redstone Arsenal, AL Location: $93,216 to $144,102 (includes 21.91% locality)
Duties
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Acq Demo and Technical Management to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. As a General Engineer at the NH-0801-3 broadband level, there are various areas of engineering application within the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD). Duties may include: Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) has multiple positions in various areas of engineering. Duties may include: Digital Engineer: Performs highly systems and software engineering to implement digital engineering solutions for the GM workforce. Use modern DevSecOps methodologies, cloud architectures, and digital engineering ecosystems to drive the secure, efficient, and rapid delivery of critical defense capabilities. Drive the development, deployment, and scaling of the comprehensive digital engineering solutions and GM Integrated Digital Data Environment. Lead the connection of engineering tools and establish automated data pipelines to ensure teams have consistent, real-time technical data throughout the weapon system lifecycle. Architect, manage, and modernize scalable digital infrastructure, leveraging cloud-based platforms, containerization (e.g., Kubernetes), and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC). Recommend infrastructure changes necessary to support evolving GM requirements. Ground System Missile Field Engineer: Provides government oversight for current and future capabilities of GMD Missile Field mechanical systems planning, development, fielding, acceptance testing, and transition to Operations. Review missile field design's to ensure compliance with requirements, Missile Defense System Core Standards, Mission Assurance Plan, Parts, Materials, Processes Procedures, and other agency objectives/processes. Assess technical design reviews and coordinate with stakeholders to identify and resolve Missile field or GWS related-infrastructure issues. Provide recommendations on design acceptance or mitigation of issues. Conduct government technical oversight for missile field construction projects including site planning and preparation, facility, infrastructure, silo, and silo interface vault construction, acceptance testing, and certification and activation actions. Track technical and schedule aspects of projects and provide status reports to GMN Leadership. Investigate anomalies and failures, and participate in failure review boards as required. Provide technical recommendations on improvements of missile field mechanical systems and develop associated inputs to independent government cost estimates and project plans. Software Assessment Engineer: Leads the DevSecOps efforts in the design, execution, and continuous optimization of GM's DevSecOps environment. Responsible for the implementation of automated security testing, compliance checks, and secure software development practices to ensure rigorous system security and rapid capability delivery. Performing highly complex software and firmware engineering at the system and subsystem level for a defense weapon system. Use software development, DevSecOps, Software Assessment, and Firmware Assessment to assess design, development, and fielding of critical defense capabilities. Serve as the lead for the GMD end-to-end Software IV&V framework across critical mission subsystems. Independently evaluate contractor and vendor software artifacts, conduct source code analyses, and assess test execution coverage to identify integration risks, software vulnerabilities, and defects early in the lifecycle. Requirements and Architecture Engineer: Performs systems engineering at the system and subsystem level for a GMD. Use Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools specifically CAMEO and IBM DOORS to drive concept planning, design, development, and verification of critical defense capabilities. Independently develop, update, and assess complex system level architectural models utilizing MBSE methodologies and CAMEO to define, integrate, and trace critical Missile Defense capabilities down to subsystem-level designs. Develop weapon system requirements by establishing and managing authoritative DOORS databases, maintain rigorous bi-directional traceability from top-level requirements to subsystem specifications, and conduct impact analyses on proposed changes across organizational boundaries. Independently develop and execute engineering assessments to evaluate verification artifacts at the system and subsystem levels. Use SE verification methodologies to identify integration risks and recommend necessary changes to ensure requirements closure and the successful fielding of defense capabilities.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
How you will be evaluated
We will review your resume and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and evaluate your relevant work experiences as it relates to fundamental competencies, identified below, required for this position. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Your application (resume and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required as listed on the announcement under qualification requirements. Veterans Preference: If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency. For information on entitlement see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the " Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp)" eligibility. If you are claiming Military Spouse eligibility and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager. Information and required documentation for claiming Military Spouse eligibility may be found at the General Applicant Information and Definitions link below. Appointment of Department of Defense Spouses (NonComp Civ Sp): Are you the spouse of a current Department of Defense, Department of State, or intelligence community employee who is being transferred in the interest of the Government from one official station within the Department to another within the Department for permanent duty? Supporting Documentation: You are required to submit proof of marriage AND permanent change of station (PCS) orders: spouse's PCS orders (showing you as a dependent) and/or copy of marriage certificate. If you are a current or previous Federal employee, please include your most recent SF-50.