Principal Scientist
Signal Exploitation and Geolocation Division

GS-35F-0533L

QUALIFICATIONS:   Incumbents are a critical division resource in several dimensions, based on their twelve or more years of research and development project and promotional experience, including development of advanced concepts for internal research, proposal efforts, preparation, presentation, and follow-up of large proposals. The Principal-level employee must have satisfied the senior research level requirements and have at minimum five years of experience at the SE-3 level at the Institute or comparable experience with another organization. An advanced degree in a technical field is highly desirable. In addition, the individual is a resource in program development efforts, a contributor to and presenter of research and development efforts to clients and the professional community, and conducts advanced research leading to publications and peer review articles in periodicals. Incumbents should also have led instruction in one of the technical or program/project management courses offered by the Institute and/or have taught a university level technical course or have comparable experience. This position reflects an extraordinary accumulation of experience and accompanying knowledge capability in technology, project promotion, and management. The principal title normally reflects an increased degree of specialization started during the Senior Research-level tenure. Individuals are increasingly recognized throughout their division or department and the Institute for technical creativity, functional expertise, and their contributions to the department's and division's technical and business goals. Their sphere of technical influence is predominant within the division or department and is increasingly recognized and growing throughout the Institute.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  An individual at this level has the following responsibilities supporting Direction Finding, Signal Acquisition, and Electronic Warfare program research and development:

  • Accomplishes advanced scientific and engineering work within organizational activity and discipline, increasingly recognized as highly qualified in a research specialty and possesses similar reputation with clients and the professional community.
  • Takes lead in expanding the division's efforts into new technologies by contributing to the department and division program development activities and contributing ideas for new programs.
  • Consults with technical management in areas leading to the successful promotion and completion of research and development projects.
  • Supervises, advises, and mentors less experienced technical staff.
  • Leads in planning, promoting, and managing projects of significant size and complexity often with staff of varying technical backgrounds and for more than one client, assuming full responsibility for the successful completion within the financial, technical, and the time objectives; is instrumental in acquiring supporting work for a number of junior researchers.
  • Represents the Institute as the primary contact with a client or potential clients and is directly responsible for maintaining good client relations.
  • Works independently in pursuit of technical and promotional objectives.
  • Makes technical assessments on broad perspective of related technologies.
  • Annually presents/publishes technical papers.
  • Maintains leadership position within technical professional societies.
  • Maintains contact throughout the technical community; stays abreast of developments within a technical specialty; seeks opportunity to collaborate on research projects both within the Institute and within the external science and engineering community.
  • Accomplishes special assignments as directed by the technical management.

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