Summary The incumbent serves as the Test & Evaluation (T&E) Technical Advisor to the Deputy Director for Air Warfare on all matters relating to operational test and evaluation and live fire test and evaluation of DoD systems and services in the Air Warfare portfolio. The T&E Technical Advisor reviews the applied statistics and other science-based and technology-based T&E methods used in the planning, execution, evaluation and reporting of DoD systems and services in the Air Warfare deputate. Responsibilities Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Provides expert technical advice and guidance to the Air Warfare Deputy Director and staff on all matters related to operational test and evaluation (OT&E) and live fire test and evaluation (LFT&E) of DoD systems and services in the Air Warfare portfolio. Advises the deputate on test and evaluation master plans; T&E strategies; and detailed OT&E, LFT&E, and Modeling & Simulation Verification & Validation plans and ensures they are based on the latest advances in science and technology to evaluate operational effectiveness, operational suitability, survivability, and lethality adequately and with scientific rigor in support of acquisition decisions. Supports the Air Warfare Deputy Director and staff with evaluation of T&E of DoD systems and services that are leveraging digital engineering and technologies to manage risk and integrate T&E planning, execution, analysis, and resourcing as the system matures across the acquisition life cycle while meeting the unique OT&E and LFT&E objectives. Supports and advises the development of T&E requirements that need to be included in acquisition contracts to help secure access to contractor tools, support, test articles and expertise needed to mitigate risk to the T&E program and increase T&E efficiency for systems and services in the Air Warfare portfolio. Reviews and advises on the adequacy of the T&E resources including test infrastructure, instrumentation, ranges, tools, threats, targets, interfacing systems, Verification, Validation, and Accreditation of digital tools, test teams, and related support (e.g., friendly and threat operational forces, data collectors), digital technologies (e.g., data repository), training materials, federal/state/local requirements, and similar for OT&E and LFT&E of Air Warfare programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position. You must submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test before you can be appointed into this position. Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required. In order to qualify for this position, you must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). Submit resume and all other required documents online by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on 09/19/2024 The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration). Qualifications To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and other qualifications, if applicable, listed below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. You are required to respond to all of the technical qualifications. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as ineligible. Please limit your written statements to no more than two pages per technical qualification, and must include your name. 1. Demonstrated technical knowledge of operational, live fire, and developmental T&E methods; M&S tools; data collection and analysis challenges; and knowledge of appropriate related technical disciplines. 2. Expert knowledge of DoD acquisition systems or other large-scale acquisition systems, and T&E policies and procedures, including preparation and implementation activities. 3. Current knowledge of U.S. military missions, requirements, and functions with a focus on the Air domain. All qualifications and education (if applicable) must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Education THIS POSITION HAS A POSITIVE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED Applicants must meet one of the following occupational series: 1. General Engineering Series (0801) Basic Requirements: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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. OR B. 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)1, 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 (e.g., 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)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and 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 the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's 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, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.) https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ 2. General Physical Science Series (1301) Basic Requirements: 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. or Combination 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. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ 3. Operations Research Series (1515) Basic Requirements: Degree: in operations research; or 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. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ 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 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 Additional Information Submit resume and all other required documents online by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on 09/19/2024 If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternative application. Please view the following link for information on how to obtain an alternative application https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?%20title=Alternate_Application_Information