Position, Navigation, and Timing SME, S4S

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Duties

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The United States Space Force (USSF) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA is searching for a Position, Navigation, and Timing SME to support S4S (NH-0301-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:

United States Space Forces-Space (S4S) is searching for a well-qualified candidate to fill the Operations Support Specialist position for 3-star Headquarters staff. Come join our amazing team as we Protect, Defend, Deliver, and Connect together! Serves as a Subject Matter Expert in the (a) Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), (b) Global Positioning System (GPS), and (c) Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) space operations arena, and is tasked with advising the S4S/S3, Director of Operations, on all aspects of operational support to United States Space Command. Conducts, or directs activities, or assists higher levels on challenging and innovative program development with only general guidance on policy, resources and planning; develops solutions to highly complex problems requiring various disciplines.

Ideal Candidate:

Extensive system knowledge of Navigation, and Timing, Global Positioning System , and Navigation Warfare space operations arena with relevant work experience directly related to these space mission systems.

Skills in working with people to maintain effective working relationships with groups interested in or affected by assigned programs and functions.

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel products to develop and present professional technical and management documents at all levels.

Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and provide a comprehensive current operational readiness assessment to the commander.

Meets or exceeds a “Professional Working Proficiency, Plus” (highly nuanced understanding) language competency when preparing and delivering written and oral presentations

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
• Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
• PCS / relocation funding is not authorized.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• Incumbents on this position may need to be removed from their military recall status if alternatives for filling the position during an emergency are not available.
• This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.
• Desired – not required: Inter-agency Language Round-table scale of 2 “Limited Working Proficiency” (can handle most routine situations) for French, or German, or Italian, or Japanese, or Korean, or Norwegian, or Spanish.
• May be required to obtain and retain a US Government official passport as a condition of employment.
• Shall have in-depth knowledge directly related to PNT, GPS, and NAVWAR.

Qualifications

The 0301 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here.

Additional information

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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