Interdisciplinary Physical Scientist - General Engineer

Defense Threat Reduction Agency • Fort Belvoir, VA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and is being filled under the Department of Defense Direct Hire Authority for certain personnel. The incumbent applies engineering and physical science expertise to develop and assess concepts, methods, and applications for combating weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The role plans, evaluates, and executes engineering programs addressing national and international WMD issues and serves as a recognized technical expert in this area.

Working with a supervisor, the incumbent develops objectives, interprets higher-level policies, and determines their effects on assigned programs. The employee works independently as a technical authority, providing expert advice and assistance to scientists and officials across a wide range of matters in their area of expertise. Work is expected to be of high technical quality and normally accepted without minor changes.

This is an in-person position at facilities located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Limited, situational telework may be available with supervisory approval and within agency guidelines. The position requires a TS/SCI security clearance, drug screening and subsequent testing, and participation in the Acquisition Workforce Engineering and Technical Management functional area. The incumbent must obtain Practitioner-tier certification within five years and meet continuous learning point requirements. Temporary assignment travel may be required up to 20% CONUS/OCONUS, including compliance with Combatant Command travel medical requirements and vaccinations; a valid passport is required.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in Federal service.
• Experience developing long-range program or project goals, plans, and objectives.
• Experience providing scientific and engineering judgment on nuclear and conventional weapons effects, equipment fragility, and battle damage assessments related to strategic C4I and WMD facilities.
• Experience conducting scientific and technical research in seismic, acoustic, electromagnetic, multi-spectral, and hyper-spectral disciplines to identify, characterize, target, and assess battle damage to adversary C4I and WMD facilities.
• Experience managing scientific and technical research and mission-critical component analysis to identify and quantify foreign system vulnerabilities.
• Experience using U.S. intelligence systems to develop and execute national collection strategies for identification, characterization, targeting, and battle damage assessments of C4I and WMD facilities.
• Meet the individual occupational requirements for the 0801 Engineering or 1301 Physical Scientist series, including applicable education, coursework, registration, examination, or education-and-experience pathways described in the announcement.
• Provide required transcripts when relying on education to meet occupational requirements.
• Obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
• Consent to and pass pre-employment drug testing and be subject to periodic or random testing thereafter.
• Become certified in the Acquisition Workforce Practitioner tier within five years and acquire at least 40 continuous learning points annually as a goal, with 80 CLPs mandatory within two years.
• Be willing to comply with Combatant Command travel medical requirements, including vaccinations, and possess a valid passport.
• Be a U.S. citizen and meet suitability requirements for Federal employment, including a background investigation.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or be exempt.
• Submit all application materials by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering and physical science expertise to formulate, evaluate, and support the development of concepts, methodologies, methods, and applications to combat weapons of mass destruction.
• Plan, evaluate, and execute engineering programs addressing national and international WMD issues.
• Serve as a recognized technical expert in combating WMD affecting national and international interests.
• Develop objectives with the supervisor, interpret higher-level policies, and determine their impact on assigned programs.
• Work independently as a technical authority and provide expert advice and assistance to scientists and officials in the assigned area of expertise.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

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