Deputy Technical Director - Technical

Naval Sea Systems Command • Panama City Naval Surface Warfare Center, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Deputy Technical Director, Technical (DTD-T) serves as a Navy technical expert at the Panama City Division (PCD), supporting research, development, test and evaluation, and life-cycle sustainment of Littoral Warfare Systems. PCD leads Department of the Navy capabilities related to mine warfare, expeditionary warfare, special warfare, diving and life support, Marine Corps systems, and homeland defense.

The DTD-T provides leadership in the pursuit of technical excellence in support of NAVSEA, Warfare Centers, and NSWC PCD strategic business plans. The position leads cross-department, division, and SYSCOM solutions to complex technical challenges, including cross-Warfare Center analyses, mission engineering, integration, and interoperability. It represents the Command in external technical activities requiring cross-command executive coordination, disciplined engineering and scientific processes, technical review boards, and investigations.

The role coordinates and oversees the program elements, roles, and functions of the Chief Technology Office (00T), Chief Engineer (00E), and Quality Management (00Q). It also manages Division activities supporting Technical Warrant Holders (TWHs), ensuring scientific and engineering policies are implemented consistently with Systems Command (SYSCOM) technical authority guidance and direction.

This is a Senior Scientific Technical Manager position in the competitive service and a designated Critical Acquisition Position. It is a Mission Essential position. The incumbent must meet applicable acquisition workforce certification and continuous learning requirements, sign a three-year tenure agreement unless waived, and obtain and maintain the required security clearance. For the specified 1550 work role, the incumbent must also maintain the required cyberspace workforce qualifications.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in direct deposit and successfully complete applicable employment verification requirements.
• Must complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit an OGE-450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment.
• Must obtain and maintain the required interim and/or final security clearance before entering on duty.
• Must meet DAWIA certification and continuous learning requirements within established timeframes for the assigned functional area and tier.
• Must sign a three-year tenure agreement before assuming the position unless a tenure waiver is approved.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug test and be subject to random testing.
• Must be able to travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations, including remote or isolated sites, and travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
• For the 1550 cyberspace workforce work role code 661 at Intermediate proficiency, must obtain and maintain qualifications under DoDM 8140.03 and Department of the Navy policies.
• Must submit a resume of no more than two pages demonstrating the technical qualifications.
• Technical Qualification MTQ#1: Demonstrated experience leading technical analysis, technical decision-making, or tactics development for naval mine warfare, expeditionary warfare, subsea/seabed warfare, autonomous systems, or other complex defense systems, applying relevant engineering, scientific, systems-engineering, test, operational-analysis, or sustainment principles to resolve a significant technical issue, develop, assess, or validate tactics, or transition a capability toward operational use.
• Technical Qualification MTQ#2: Demonstrated experience establishing or improving a technical workforce-development approach for an organization or major technical function, using competency standards, qualification requirements, training plans, mentoring, succession planning, or workforce analysis.
• Must meet the applicable positive education qualification requirements for the relevant professional series, including the specified degree or combination-of-education-and-experience standards.
• For the 0801 Professional Engineering series, must meet the specified engineering degree or qualifying combination-of-education-and-experience requirements.
• For the 1301 General Physical Science series, must meet the specified physical science, engineering, or mathematics degree/coursework requirements, or qualifying education-and-experience combination.
• For the 1310 Physics series, must meet the specified physics degree/coursework requirements or qualifying education-and-experience combination.
• For the 1515 Operations Research series, must meet the specified operations research or equivalent degree/coursework requirements, including calculus.
• For the 1520 Mathematics series, must meet the specified mathematics degree/coursework requirements or qualifying education-and-experience combination.
• For the 1550 Computer Science series, must meet the specified computer science degree or bachelor's degree and mathematics, statistics, and computer science coursework requirements.
• All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree (master’s or Ph.D.) in one of the listed educational fields is highly desirable.
• Senior Scientific Technical Manager applicants are typically expected to have a graduate degree, significant research or development experience, and a national or international reputation as a recognized expert in their field.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts at NSWC PCD to pursue technical excellence in support of NAVSEA, Warfare Centers, and NSWC PCD Strategic Business Plans.
• Lead development of cross-Department, Division, and SYSCOM solutions to complex technical challenges, including Cross-Warfare Center analyses, mission engineering, integration, and interoperability.
• Represent the Command in external technical activities requiring cross-command executive coordination, disciplined engineering and scientific processes, technical review boards, and investigations.
• Coordinate and oversee program elements, roles, and functions of the Chief Technology Office (00T), Chief Engineer (00E), and Quality Management (00Q).
• Manage Division functions supporting Technical Warrant Holders (TWHs).
• Ensure implementation of scientific and engineering policies consistent with SYSCOM technical authority guidance and direction.
• Ensure organizational or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of mission-essential tasks.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type and other factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive