Capability Manager (Electronic Warfare)

Duties
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• Reviews Electronic Warfare (EW) systems to integrate them with Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms and to identify materiel requirements that ensure they meet user operational needs.
• Develops and trains Electronic Warfare (EW) tactics, techniques, and procedures for Special Operations Forces (SOF) EW specialists to enhance operational effectiveness.
• Leads EW research and development efforts across the Interagency and briefs senior Intelligence Community personnel to inform and align the command's EW initiatives.
• Advises and assists in developing EW training requirements and curricula to ensure system operators are properly prepared for mission execution.
• Participates in the command's EW Integrated Product Team to identify and prioritize development requirements, ensuring they account for emerging and future communications technologies.
• Coordinates intelligence community efforts to ensure collection management, analysis, and production effectively support operational planning.
• Prepares and revises materiel requirements documents, program management materials, test plans, and training plans to support the development and fielding of chartered systems.
• Oversees contractor personnel and project execution by assigning tasks, providing policy and technical guidance, evaluating performance, and ensuring all deliverables meet requirements to sustain mission readiness.

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top-Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment urinalysis screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 30% of the time.
• In the event of severe weather conditions or others such emergency type situations (natural or man-made disasters, the incumbent may be required to report to work or remain at work to support the mission operation.
• May be subject to short notice recall. Must reside within a 50-mile radius of duty location.
• In conformance with AR 600-500. Standard of Conduct for DA personnel, Paragraphs 3-1 and 3-2A, must file a Statement of Employment and Financial Interest.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described 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). 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 .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) Developing or providing complex electronic warfare systems to integrate with joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms in order to ensure they meet user defined operational needs; AND 2.) Leading or participating in electronic warfare integrated product teams to collaborate with subject matter experts in identifying requirements and prioritizing capability development: AND 3.) Serving as a subject matter expert on electronic warfare doctrine, policies, concepts, tactics, techniques, and procedures to support the development and application of effective operational practices. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some 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.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• 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 U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or 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(n) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT Career Field position.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Incentives such as student loan repayment, advance in hire, relocation, and recruitment MAY be authorized for qualifying selectee.
• The selecting official has requested a competitive and non-competitive candidate list for this vacancy. If you are eligible for the non-competitive list, you will be evaluated on basic and/or minimum qualifications, as applicable. While required to answer the assessment questions, non-competitive candidates will not be evaluated against the competitive rating and ranking criteria. The selecting official may selection from any of the candidate lists.