Supervisory Interdisciplinary (Engineering/Science)
DutiesServe as Branch Chief, within the Virtual Prototyping Branch, Modeling and Simulation Division, Research & Technology Integration Directorate, leading research and development efforts related to modeling and simulating of electro-optic infrared (EO/IR) imaging sensor system performance (Ultraviolet (UV) through Long Wave Infrared (LWIR), active/passive) that address all contributions (eg target, environmental, imager technology, human perception).
Provide strategic direction and technical leadership for the advancement of the Night Vision - Toolset by formulating, researching, implementing, and assessing new and/or improved EO/IR simulation methodologies; and improving breadth, robustness, and flexibility of the tools to accommodate non-linearities, image processing algorithms, as well as conceptual, experimental, and production EO/IR imager systems.
Explain the methods, assumptions, ranges of applicability, and approximations used at a detailed technical level, as well as the justifications for the modeling and simulation approaches using an understanding of Night Vision Model - Integrated Performance Model (NV-IPM), Night Vision Image Generator (NV-IP) and other toolsAssess the limits of imager performance and/or applications using first principles mathematical and physical understanding, to include error propagation and statistic confidence.
Provide expertise in existing and emerging EO/IR imaging sensor system, component, and processing technologies to reliably predict the benefits of such technologies (eg performance, form factor, efficiency, human performance).
Interact with both research and systems-level Divisions across C5ISR Center, providing EO/IR imaging modeling, simulation, sensor stimulation, and wargaming leadership recognized across the Research & Technology Integration Directorate.
Provide technical assessment and support to RTI Directorate Senior Leadership in developing courses of action in EO/IR imaging technology and advocating such to outside parties.
Prepare peer-reviewed technical papers and reports for publication in technical journals and presentations at conferences and symposia.
Provide expertise and direction in EO/IR modeling, simulation, and human performance to academia, industry, and defense components through leadership of technical forums and collaboration with outside researchers and test facilities, both domestic and international.
Assess and advise other Government and industrial developers on the use of augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality (AR, VR, MR) technologies and the applicability to Army modernization priorities and conducting human perception studies to inform the operational benefits of emerging EO/IR sensor systems.
Requirements Conditions of EmploymentAppointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Must obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
A pre-employment and recurring comprehensive background investigation is required.
This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random drug testing thereafter.
This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position.
Selectee must meet position requirements for Practitioner Engineering and Technical Management certification within 60 months as of entrance on duty.
This position requires a 3-year tenure agreement.
Must sign DD Form 2888 (Critical Acquisition Position Service Agreement) and execute, as a condition of employment, a written tenure agreement.
Appointment to this position is subject to an extended three year probationary period for the Engineer and Scientist Occupational Family.
While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08).
Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually.
One year supervisory probationary period may be required.
QualificationsWho May Apply:
US CitizensIn order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (eg, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (eg, professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Education Requirement for an Engineer (800 Series):
A.
Degree:
Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering.
To be acceptable, the program must:
(1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics:
(a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
ORB.
Combination of Education and
Experience:
College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.
The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1.
Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (eg, State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.
For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2.
Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
3.
Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above.
The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
4.
Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, eg, engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, eg, in interdisciplinary positions.
To view the OPM education requirement for the Engineering (800 Series) go to:
Requirements for Physical Scientist (1301):
Degree:
physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
orCombination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Basic Requirements for Physicist (1310):
Degree:
physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics.
orCombination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Basic Requirements for Chemist (1320):
Degree:
physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.
ORCombination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Basic Requirements for Mathematician (1520):
Degree:
mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics.
orCombination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Basic Education Requirement for a Computer Scientist (1550 series):
Degree:
Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in computer science or bachelor's degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.
At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.
To view the OPM education requirement for the Computer Science (1550 series) go to:
year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade or band is required.
Specialized experience is defined as having (1) Knowledge of Electro Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) Image Sensor Modeling, Simulation, and Human Perception Testing; (2) Ability to apply engineering principles, physics, and mathematical methods to improve EO/IR image simulations; (3) Ability to initiate, lead, and manage research and development programs through EO/IR related virtual prototypes and perception testing; (4) skill developing new customers and communicating technical programmatic results.
EducationSome federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job,you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
FOREIGN EDUCATION:
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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 US education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a US accredited college or university.
For further information, visit:
Additional informationThis announcement uses direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of US Citizenship.
Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
This is a Career Program (CP) 16 - Engineering and Scientific position.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.
Visit for more information.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture.
If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area.
Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within a designated time frame identified by the organization.
At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency's telework policy.
Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols.
For more information, visit.
This is a testing designated position.
Personnel are required to sign DA Form 5019-R (Condition of Employment for Certain Civilian Positions Identified as critical under the Department of the Army Drug-Free Federal Workplace Program).
Personnel must pass drug screening prior to hiring and will be subject to periodic and random drug testing, thereafter, in accordance with AR 600-85 and Department of Defense Directive 2010.
9.
Position has a positive education requirement; therefore, Official transcripts MUST be submitted to be considered eligible.
HelpA career with the US government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefitsEligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer.
You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.
If, after reviewing your r sum and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.
Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Provide strategic direction and technical leadership for the advancement of the Night Vision - Toolset by formulating, researching, implementing, and assessing new and/or improved EO/IR simulation methodologies; and improving breadth, robustness, and flexibility of the tools to accommodate non-linearities, image processing algorithms, as well as conceptual, experimental, and production EO/IR imager systems.
Explain the methods, assumptions, ranges of applicability, and approximations used at a detailed technical level, as well as the justifications for the modeling and simulation approaches using an understanding of Night Vision Model - Integrated Performance Model (NV-IPM), Night Vision Image Generator (NV-IP) and other toolsAssess the limits of imager performance and/or applications using first principles mathematical and physical understanding, to include error propagation and statistic confidence.
Provide expertise in existing and emerging EO/IR imaging sensor system, component, and processing technologies to reliably predict the benefits of such technologies (eg performance, form factor, efficiency, human performance).
Interact with both research and systems-level Divisions across C5ISR Center, providing EO/IR imaging modeling, simulation, sensor stimulation, and wargaming leadership recognized across the Research & Technology Integration Directorate.
Provide technical assessment and support to RTI Directorate Senior Leadership in developing courses of action in EO/IR imaging technology and advocating such to outside parties.
Prepare peer-reviewed technical papers and reports for publication in technical journals and presentations at conferences and symposia.
Provide expertise and direction in EO/IR modeling, simulation, and human performance to academia, industry, and defense components through leadership of technical forums and collaboration with outside researchers and test facilities, both domestic and international.
Assess and advise other Government and industrial developers on the use of augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality (AR, VR, MR) technologies and the applicability to Army modernization priorities and conducting human perception studies to inform the operational benefits of emerging EO/IR sensor systems.
Requirements Conditions of EmploymentAppointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Must obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
A pre-employment and recurring comprehensive background investigation is required.
This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random drug testing thereafter.
This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position.
Selectee must meet position requirements for Practitioner Engineering and Technical Management certification within 60 months as of entrance on duty.
This position requires a 3-year tenure agreement.
Must sign DD Form 2888 (Critical Acquisition Position Service Agreement) and execute, as a condition of employment, a written tenure agreement.
Appointment to this position is subject to an extended three year probationary period for the Engineer and Scientist Occupational Family.
While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08).
Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually.
One year supervisory probationary period may be required.
QualificationsWho May Apply:
US CitizensIn order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (eg, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (eg, professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Education Requirement for an Engineer (800 Series):
A.
Degree:
Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering.
To be acceptable, the program must:
(1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics:
(a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
ORB.
Combination of Education and
Experience:
College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.
The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1.
Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (eg, State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.
For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2.
Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
3.
Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above.
The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
4.
Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, eg, engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.
Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, eg, in interdisciplinary positions.
To view the OPM education requirement for the Engineering (800 Series) go to:
Requirements for Physical Scientist (1301):
Degree:
physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
orCombination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Basic Requirements for Physicist (1310):
Degree:
physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics.
orCombination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Basic Requirements for Chemist (1320):
Degree:
physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.
ORCombination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Basic Requirements for Mathematician (1520):
Degree:
mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics.
orCombination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Basic Education Requirement for a Computer Scientist (1550 series):
Degree:
Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in computer science or bachelor's degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.
At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.
To view the OPM education requirement for the Computer Science (1550 series) go to:
year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade or band is required.
Specialized experience is defined as having (1) Knowledge of Electro Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) Image Sensor Modeling, Simulation, and Human Perception Testing; (2) Ability to apply engineering principles, physics, and mathematical methods to improve EO/IR image simulations; (3) Ability to initiate, lead, and manage research and development programs through EO/IR related virtual prototypes and perception testing; (4) skill developing new customers and communicating technical programmatic results.
EducationSome federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job,you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
FOREIGN EDUCATION:
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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 US education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a US accredited college or university.
For further information, visit:
Additional informationThis announcement uses direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of US Citizenship.
Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
This is a Career Program (CP) 16 - Engineering and Scientific position.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.
Visit for more information.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture.
If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area.
Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within a designated time frame identified by the organization.
At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency's telework policy.
Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols.
For more information, visit.
This is a testing designated position.
Personnel are required to sign DA Form 5019-R (Condition of Employment for Certain Civilian Positions Identified as critical under the Department of the Army Drug-Free Federal Workplace Program).
Personnel must pass drug screening prior to hiring and will be subject to periodic and random drug testing, thereafter, in accordance with AR 600-85 and Department of Defense Directive 2010.
9.
Position has a positive education requirement; therefore, Official transcripts MUST be submitted to be considered eligible.
HelpA career with the US government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefitsEligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer.
You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.
If, after reviewing your r sum and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.
Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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