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Mission Systems Engineer - Full Performance Level

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jul 2024

💰 $168,015/yr($114,639/yr – $168,015/yr)

About the role

WE ARE THE NRO

For sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America’s advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet.

Learn more at NRO.gov.

Basic Eligibility For A Position With The NRO

You must be a U.S. Citizen
You must be 18 years of age or older
You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations

Where You Will Work

The NRO Signals Intelligence Systems Acquisition Directorate (SIGINT) is preparing for significant advancements in the collection, prosecution, and exploitation of SIGINT via a new generation of overhead collectors. Discovery Systems Program Office (DSPO) is focused on programs that expands overall capability and capacity, distributes capability across orbital layers, disaggregates functions across systems, and enables Enterprise elements to work collectively in peacetime and conflict to accomplish a wide variety of missions.

The DSPO Mission Systems Integration (MSI) Division has an exciting opportunity that is responsible for overseeing the work of a large government and contractor team conducting space systems engineering and integration activities which includes major design reviews, requirement management and verification, risk identification and mitigation, technical analysis supporting design trades, CONOPs development, advanced studies, pre-acquisition and acquisition activities, system activation and calibration, ground segment integration and interface management with external segments. Incumbent will guide technical aspects of contract actions, proposal evaluation, specification changes, technical tradeoffs, corrective actions, workarounds, and the evaluation of contractors' performance. Incumbent will also interface with industry and government team members to resolve space segment system engineering issues.

NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities for Full Performance (GG-12/13), General Engineer, and occupational series 0801. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, click here.

Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.

This is a full-time position that is open from July 22, 2024 to August 5, 2024. Resumes must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on August 5, 2024.

Who May Apply

This position is open to the public.
Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level or higher as indicated in this announcement. This is NOT a promotion opportunity for current Federal government employees. If selected for the position, Federal government employees will transition laterally at their current grade level and step.
Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.
The NRO is only accepting external applicants for this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply internally.
This position does not qualify for the appointment of a reemployed federal annuitant IAW DoDI 1400.25 Volume 300.