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Summary You will serve as an Operations Research Analyst in the Warfare Effectiveness Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. Responsibilities You will serve as the Maritime Analysis Lead with responsibility to oversee mission effectiveness analysis efforts across a wide range of naval aviation systems and customers. You will direct complex modeling and mathematical analysis to quantify warfighter gaps in the context of naval operations and assess impacts of systems capabilities. You will conduct cost-analysis for aviation systems in order to meet program objectives. You will collaborate with program stakeholders to define cost and additional resource requirements. You will lead a task team to analyze results of mathematical models and simulations to identify requirements, support methodologies, determine results or summarize findings. You will serve as a senior technical expert and consultant to department analysts, NAVAIR engineering subject matter experts, and Navy headquarters managers for maritime mission analysis. You will build and maintain positive work relationships and interface with customers. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12/13) or pay band (DP-04) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional Operations Research Analyst. Examples of Qualifying Specialized Experience include: (1) Utilizing in-depth working knowledge of air weapon systems/ship systems, modeling and simulation, and mathematical analysis techniques for investigating, evaluating, and projecting the cost and/or economic impact of the acquisition and operation of new and/or improved weapon systems or components; (2) Performing cost analyses using data, both performance and cost, acquired and developed from government and contractor sources, to establish the estimated cost or budgetary requirements of air weapon systems under a variety of acquisition or programmatic strategies; (3) Utilizing quantitative and qualitative measures of system life-cycle cost, performance, cost effectiveness, affordability, etc., to air weapons system program objectives; and (4) Providing technical support and coordinating work assignments for engineering or non-technical personnel based on assigned program initiatives and agency needs. Additional education and qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management websites: 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/1500/operationsresearch-series-1515/ 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. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: -Applicants must have a bachelor’s or higher degree in operations research. OR -Applicants must have successfully completed a bachelor’s or higher degree with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics and at least 3 of the 24 semester hours are in calculus. Additional qualification and education information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management Websites: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-OccupationalSeries https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operationsresearch-series-1515/ Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy’s Employment Information Center. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
