Description

The Associate Director of Research for Systems is in the Senior Executive Service (SES).  It is responsible for the broad conception, planning and formulation of the scientific and technological programs of the Systems Directorate, in addition to the overall administration of activities throughout the Directorate.  The Systems Directorate is comprised of the following: the Signature Technology Office, Radar Division, Information Technology Division, Optical Sciences Division, and Tactical Electronic Warfare Division.  The total scientific, technical and administrative staff of the Directorate exceeds 700 government employees.

Duties:

      Formulates general policies and objectives necessary to carry out the Directorate’s scientific and technological programs.

      Reviews and evaluates the Directorate's output and achievements in order that programs be coordinated to achieve the desired goals and to ensure that high scientific and technology standards are maintained.

      Establishes priorities for work within the Directorate, taking into account Naval and Department of War (DoW) potential, the relative importance of the work to other work carried out by the Directorate, its usefulness in other fields of research, the cost in terms of money and resources, and the potential value in relation to increasing scientific knowledge and Naval and DoW capabilities.

      Responsible for developing both long-term and short-terms plans, and assists the Division Heads/Office Head as appropriate in marketing proposed programs.  

      Participates with the Director of Research in developing the overall NRL research program and the establishment of Laboratory wide administrative policies.

      Provides consultative and advisory services to officials of the Navy, the Marine Corps, DoW, and to officials of other government and private agencies. Such services frequently relate to vital immediate and long-term matters of national defense.

Requirements

Applicants will be assessed against Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications (see USAJOBS vacancy announcement), the Executive Core Qualifications (see USAJOBS vacancy announcement, and the below Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). Resumes are limited to two (2) pages and must address the ECQs and show evidence of the below MTQs:  

Mandatory Technical Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated competence in engineering or physical sciences to include personal participation in research and development programs pertinent to the Navy in areas such as radar, optical sciences, information technology/cyber, and tactical electronic warfare.

2. Demonstrated ability to assume final technical responsibility for, and to plan, organize and administer complex and significant research and development programs of major magnitude and national importance and to confer, negotiate and appraise the effectiveness of large and complex research and development programs.

3. Ability to develop and analyze technical program proposals, advanced concept studies, and analyses and then to market those proposals to sponsoring activities and executive level managements.