<p>Summary The "Required Documents" section of this announcement identifies all documents that must be uploaded in order to be considered a complete application package. Applicants who do not submit a complete application package will receive an incomplete application rating. Incomplete packages will not receive further consideration. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please reach out to the Executive Consultant listed in the "Agency Contact" section below. Responsibilities The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of the General Counsel and the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) are looking for a dynamic, innovative, seasoned executive to lead and provide legal counsel to the ARPA-E Director and Deputy Directors and associated staff. Serve as a supervisor and senior legal specialist in providing information, counsel, advice, opinions, and determinations to ARPA-E management. As the Chief Counsel you will: Lead and provide legal, policy and business support for ARPA-E's process of competing, awarding, and implementing research awards, including drafting RFIs, Merit Review Plans, R&amp;D Funding Opportunity Announcements. Lead and provide legal support in negotiation and administration of resulting awards (e.g., grants and cooperative agreements). Lead and provide legal support of ARPA-E's Science and Engineering Support Services (SETA) procurement contract. Provide legal advice to ARPA-E leadership and contracting team on contract completion, negotiations, interpretation, conflict of interest affecting contractor employees, and contract amendments. Lead and provide legal support for ARPA-E's Small Business Investment Research (SBIR) Program, including competing and awarding SBIR research projects, ensuring compliance with SBA statutory and policy requirements. Lead legal activities designed to assure adequacy and propriety in ARPA-E activities and documentation, and protection of legal rights of the Government and parties affected by ARPA-E activities on a wide variety of topics. Provide legal support for hiring and on-boarding ARPA-E technical and other personnel using ARPA-E's special hiring authority. Serve as ARPA-E's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Official responsible for addressing and responding to all FOIA requests related to ARPA-E. Serve as ARPA-E Audit Liaison for all audits and investigations related to ARPA-E, including by GAO and IG. Serve as ARPA-E's NEPA Compliance Officer, providing environmental reviews of ARPA-E projects, and leading Environmental Assessments. Requirements Conditions of Employment CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THIS VACANCY: This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM, executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before the appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with a DOE Executive Consultant to finalize your ECQ narrative for OPM submission. CITIZENSHIP: You must be a U.S. Citizen or National. HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE (HSPD-12): A selectee's appointment is contingent upon compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity. PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT (OGE 278): If you are selected for this position, you will be required to file this report prior to entry on duty in accordance with the Ethics of Government Act of 1978. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: An individual's initial SES career appointment becomes final only after the individual successfully completes a one-year probationary period. SECURITY CLEARANCE: You must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance. DRUG TESTING: As a condition of appointment to this position, you will be subject to pre-employment/pre-appointment testing for illegal drug use under the U.S. Department of Energy Employee Drug Plan. If you are selected you will be provided information regarding drug testing. Failure to undergo testing or positive findings resulting from the test will eliminate you from further consideration for this position. If selected for and appointed to this position you will be subject to random drug testing while employed. SELECTIVE SERVICE: All males born after December 31, 1959, must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government. MOBILITY: A mobility agreement may be required based on mission needs. BAR MEMBERSHIP: You must be a current active member in good standing of the Bar of a State or Territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Qualifications The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME BASED method. Applicants must show possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and any technical qualifications via resume. Your resume presented will reflect that you possess the ECQs and give a synopsis of your accomplishments. Although applicants cannot address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) separately, evidence of each must be clearly demonstrated in the five (5) page resume and throughout the entire application package. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed later in this section below must be addressed in a separate narrative. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): The five (5) ECQs described below were designed to assess executive-level experiences and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. 1: Leading Change: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals and establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. 2: Leading People: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals and provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. 3: Results Driven: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations, and make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. 4: Business Acumen: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. 5: Building Coalitions: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): As part of your application package, a supplemental narrative must be uploaded addressing each MTQ listed below. No more than one (1) page per MTQ is allowed; additional informational information will not be considered. MTQs must provide specific examples that address relevant experience and accomplishments. Applicants must reflect superior technical qualifications demonstrated through leadership and management in the following MTQs. Failure to submit a narrative statement addressing each of the MTQs may cause your application to be deemed incomplete and not be considered. MTQ 1: Describe your comprehensive knowledge of law, legal principles, and precedents necessary to handle complex legal and policy issues related to funding high risk research and development (R&amp;D) programs, particularly in energy and energy-related technologies, including a demonstrated understanding of the business perspectives of both public and private sector partners, and the principles necessary to protect the Government's interests in administering such programs. MTQ 2: Demonstrate your knowledge of legal principles and practices including federal financial assistance, federal procurement, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracting, "other transactions" agreements, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), ethics, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act, personnel law, intellectual property, administrative law, finance, and appropriations law. Inherent in this qualification is the demonstrated ability to lead negotiations and execution of highly complex financial assistance agreements and other arrangements, as well as influence senior officials. MTQ 3: Demonstrate your skill in developing a strategy to communicate, interpret, and advocate on complex legal matters arising in a broad range of legal practice areas; provide legal advice to leadership; and assess and prioritize client and organizational needs. Education Must meet the minimum education requirements of successful completion of a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) with a professional law degree (L.L.B or J.D.). You must provide a copy of your transcripts from an accredited institution. Be sure to include those transcripts directly applicable to determining your meeting the education requirements. Failure to provide proof of education will result in non-consideration for this position. OFFICIAL ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTS will be required to be provided prior to entrance-on-duty for individuals selected. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see Department of Education. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Telework: Your position may be eligible for workplace flexibilities which may include remote work or telework options, and/or flexible work scheduling. These flexibilities may be requested in accordance with the DOE Workplace Flexibilities policy. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov E-VERIFY: New employees to the Department of Energy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. OF-306: You may be required to complete an OF-306, "Declaration for Federal Employment" form used to (a) determine your suitability for Federal Employment and/or (b) in conducting an investigation to determine your suitability or ability to hold a security clearance. Applications contain information subject to the Privacy Act (PL 93 579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361. The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by completing the Fair Chance Act Intake Form and submitting it to the Administrative Investigations Program at AdministrativeInvestigations@hq.doe.gov. The selecting official may need to consult Departmental ethics counsel to determine whether any of your former or current employers, affiliations, or financial holdings conflict with your ability to perform the duties of this position. If necessary, ethics counsel will work with you and the hiring office regarding potential mitigation strategies, if available. Hiring incentives may be authorized in accordance with agency policy and if funding is available. This is a non-bargaining unit position.</p>

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Chief Counsel

<p><strong>Who are we?</strong></p><p>ICEYE is an International New Space company headquartered in Finland with colleagues from over 57 countries. Our team is a tight-knit group of experts across many disciplines (e.g., engineering, software development, radar technology, etc.). We’re innovative, driven people who strive for excellence in everything we do. Teamwork, curiosity, and having fun are core values to Making the impossible possible in New Space. Join our team today!</p><p></p><p>ICEYE is building and operating its commercial constellation of small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with SAR data available to customers. Our satellites acquire images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark – providing commercial and government partners with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities. Information derived from our SAR images helps customers make data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges in various sectors, such as maritime, disaster management, insurance, and finance.</p><p></p><p><strong>Who you are:</strong></p><p>The Senior IT Engineer is a key player in the maintenance and advancement of our company's IT infrastructure. This role involves leading multiple IT projects, ensuring effective development, deployment, and maintenance of IT server and network infrastructures, maintaining system security, and spearheading investigations into IT incidents and problems. The candidate will be responsible for incorporating cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to scale and optimize our IT environment.</p><p></p><p><strong>In the role, you will:</strong></p><ul> <li>Take a leading role in multiple IT projects simultaneously, providing regular status reports and updates to stakeholders.</li> <li>Develop, deploy, and maintain robust IT server infrastructure in compliance with internal IT controls and industry best practices.</li> <li>Design, implement, and oversee the maintenance of IT network infrastructure, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and compliance with internal standards.</li> <li>Proactively maintain system security through regular patch updates and systematic lifecycle management of IT assets.</li> <li>Lead thorough investigations into IT problems and incidents, identifying root causes and implementing preventive measures to mitigate future risks.</li> <li>Collaborate with various departments to understand IT needs and provide technical guidance and support.</li> <li>Stay abreast of the latest IT trends and technologies, recommending improvements to enhance system performance and security.</li> <li>Participate in the creation and review of IT policies, procedures, and documentation to ensure alignment with best practices and compliance requirements.</li> <li>Optional: Participate in an on-call rotation schedule to provide critical support outside of standard business hours, addressing urgent IT issues as they arise.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>The Process</strong></p><ul> <li>TA Screen (45min)</li> <li>Hiring Manager Interview (60min)</li> <li>Technical assessment</li> <li>VP IT &amp; Security Interview (60min)</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>Proven experience (5+ years) in IT infrastructure development, deployment, and maintenance.</li> <li>Experience operating within IT projects with a track record of participating in successful IT projects.</li> <li>In-depth knowledge of server and network infrastructure, including hardware, software, and protocols.</li> <li>Experience with system security practices, including patch management and lifecycle management of IT assets.</li> <li>Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to lead investigations into IT incidents.</li> <li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.</li> <li>Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.</li> </ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p><strong>Benefits (Poland)</strong></p><ul> <li>Personal day</li> <li>Bank holiday (Dec 24th)</li> <li>Training</li> <li>Polish lessons</li> <li>Family leave benefit</li> <li>Occupational and private healthcare</li> <li>Private life insurance</li> <li>Office away policySign</li> <li>ificant Other &amp; Family Benefit</li> </ul>

ICEYE is building and operating its own commercial constellation of radar imaging satellites, with SAR data already available to customers. ICEYE empowers others to make better decisions in governmental and commercial industries by providing access to timely and reliable SAR satellite imagery. The company is tackling the current crucial lack of actionable information with world-first aerospace capabilities and a New Space approach. ICEYE’s radar satellite imaging service, designed to deliver very frequent coverage, both day and night, helps clients resolve challenges in sectors such as maritime, disaster management, insurance, and finance.


Senior IT Engineer

<div><b>Senior Platform Engineer - AEDT Time Zone</b></div><div><br></div><div>Team: Platform Engineering</div><div>Location: Remote - AEDT Time Zone</div><div><br></div><div><b>​​Who We Are</b></div><div><br></div><div>We are a climate tech company committed to reversing climate change. How do we reach this lofty goal? By ushering the agriculture industry into the new era!</div><div><br></div><div>Founded by globally recognized innovators in science and ag technology, Regrow is unlocking the power and profitability of resilient agriculture across the supply chain — supporting industry leaders, from growers to global food brands. Regrow combines best-in-class agronomy, soil and carbon modeling, remote sensing and AI to deliver customized, site-specific, scalable solutions to the agri-food industry.</div><div><br></div><div>Our customers are frontrunners in agri-food and agtech (Cargill, General Mills, Nutrien, Unilever), ranging from global market operators, project developers, global food brands, and independent farmers. We help partners measure their impact on the environment, model and implement changes that will be environmentally and financially sustainable, and track partners’ progress against sustainability goals. </div><div><br></div><div>We're backed by leading investors, such as Galvanize Climate Solutions, Microsoft's Venture Fund, Cargill, The Grantham Environmental Trust (NCO), TIME Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures (MSEQ), and more, all of whom believe in our vision to change the world through resilient agriculture.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Our Mission</b></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Agriculture has the power to reverse climate change. We believe science and technology can help us get there. Our goal is to use farmland to cool the earth. We are currently monitoring </span><a href="http://1.2B" style="font-size:10pt;">1.2B</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> acres of land (10% of global arable land). This year alone, with just one project, our carbon emissions reductions are equivalent to taking 17,000 cars off the road! We are already on our way to a more sustainable planet.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10.5pt;">How you'll make an impact at Regrow</b></div><div>Regrow is looking for a <b>Senior Platform Engineer </b>to assist in the design and implementation of our Internal Developer Platform. This role will work closely with our Engineering, Data Science, and Product teams to ensure that we provide golden paths, standards, and consistent toolchains that drive reliability, security, scale, and cost awareness in meaningful ways. The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in Platform Engineering, SRE, or DevOps methodologies and understands the process and value of enabling developers to successfully build and operate their own services in production.</div><br><br><h3>What you will do:</h3><ul><li>Operate and manage our existing cloud infrastructure through a period of high-scale growth</li><li>Improve our observability stack</li><li>Provide consistent, standardized toolchains in CI and Delivery</li><li>Mentor and assist Engineering with identifying and tracking SLOs and other key service metrics</li><li>Enhance and maintain our security posture and footprint</li><li>Participate in an on-call rotation and incident management processes</li></ul><h3>Qualifications: </h3><ul><li>Demonstrable experience with  Public Cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure) best practices (networking, security,  cost reporting, operational excellence, etc)</li><li>Deep experience architecting and operating containerized infrastructure (Kubernetes, Nomad, etc)</li><li>Experience building out Observability systems (metrics, logs, traces with dashboarding and alert configuration)</li><li>Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, etc)  or Infrastructure-as-Software (Pulumi, CDK, etc)</li><li>Experience managing a CI/CD platform (e.g. Github Actions) and supporting developers to own their pipelines</li><li>Experience with MLOps and Data Pipelines is preferred</li><li>Experience or understanding of modern web technologies (API Gateways/HTTP/TLS//PKI/Proxies/CDN)</li></ul><br><div><b>Envision Yourself Here</b></div><div><br></div><div>Does this sound like your dream job? If so, go ahead and apply for the position and we’ll be in touch. We appreciate your interest in Regrow. </div><div><br></div><div>While it may go without saying once you see the diversity on our current team, we encourage diversity on our team at all levels of the company. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment and to encourage these values in everyone on our team. We provide an environment of mutual respect where opportunities are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion for people from all walks of life is key to our success as a company. </div><div><br></div>

Transforming agriculture to combat climate change and restore the environmental balance with science and technology. Join Regrow's global team.

Senior Platform Engineer - Australia

<div><p><strong>About </strong><strong>constellr  </strong></p></div><div><p>We are operating in the NewSpace and Agri-Tech sectors, combining engineering, Earth Observation, and agronomy to address one of the biggest challenges of our time: how to ensure global food security! </p></div><div><p>With offices in <strong>Brussels</strong>, <strong>Freiburg</strong>, and <strong>Munich</strong> we are a diverse team, comprised of highly motivated and passionate professionals who share a common vision to revolutionise decision-making in tomorrow’s smart farming industry. </p></div><div><p><br></p></div><div><p><strong>Our Mission </strong> </p></div><div><p>constellr is at the forefront of precise temperature monitoring from space. Our technology delivers the market's most accurate and dependable thermal data with our Land Surface Temperature model excelling in precisely measuring temperature for organizations that depend on highly accurate insights. Join us in advancing impactful initiatives, particularly in agriculture, where our expertise contributes to transformative projects in global food production. </p><p><br></p><div><div><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>As our<span> senior remote sensing engineer within the product team, you will be responsible for supporting the team with scientific development, writing research projects and leading their implementation as well as supporting internal research projects. Reporting to the Head of Product, you will be part of the dynamic and pivotal product team whose mission is to deliver state-of-the-art LST data adapted to the needs of our customers as well as to support their use of that data through education, pilot projects and demonstration activities.</span> Responsibilities will include:</p></div><div><ul><li>Applying your expertise in remote sensing, to develop thermal-based data products (Level 1 to Level 3). </li><li>Develop and apply tools &amp; algorithms for remote sensing applications and statistical analysis. </li><li>Stay up to date with the latest advancements in remote sensing, data science, and machine learning, and contribute to the development of innovative approaches and methodologies. </li><li>Scientific Project PI<strong> </strong>(principal investigator)– Scientific responsibility for R&amp;D and publicly funded projects, scientific coordination, and representation. </li><li>Provide technical expertise and guidance. </li></ul></div><div><p><br></p><p>Location – Our product team is based in Brussels, our Munich office and Berlin hub. You will need to be based in Germany for this role, we offer flexible remote working with occasional team meet-ups in our Brussels and Munich offices.<br></p></div><p><br></p><div><p><br></p></div><div><p><br></p></div></div></div><p><strong>About you</strong></p><ul><li>A PhD or MSc with equivalent research experience related to the field of Satellite Remote Sensing (VNIR/SWIR/TIR). </li><li>Extensive professional experience in remote sensing and data science.  </li><li>Experience working with satellite imagery and meteorological data, including preprocessing, feature extraction, and interpretation. </li><li>Proficiency in programming languages: Most importantly Python and relevant libraries and frameworks (e.g. scikit-learn rasterio, geopandas, rioxarray).  </li><li>Capacity to relate remote sensing derive information to physical reality and processes. </li><li>Thematic background in one or several fields of interest: vegetation, soil, urban/infrastructure, water monitoring.  </li><li>Experience in conducting rigorous statistical analysis and validation. </li><li>Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. </li><li>Fluent in English and German languages.</li></ul><p>Nice to have</p><ul><li>Thermal satellite or airborne thermal imagery for environmental monitoring.</li><li>Expertise in machine learning and deep learning techniques on satellite imagery datasets backed by strong statistical analysis skills.  </li><li>Proficient in French, Portuguese or Spanish languages.  </li></ul><p><strong><br></strong><strong>Why constellr?</strong></p><div><div><div><div><ul><li>Join a fast-growing, diverse and motivated team with a strong drive for positive change   </li><li>Autonomy to set and deliver against your own goals, develop new skills and capabilities, and lead others to do the same.   </li><li>Directly influence your contribution to achieving several of the UN's sustainable development goals, including Zero Hunger, Clean Water, No Poverty and Climate Action   </li><li>Be part of a multi-disciplinary, and diverse team with a strong desire to change the world.  </li><li>Be a formative part of the team delivering the world’s first commercial infrared constellation into orbit, enabling an unprecedented understanding of our planet and its resources.</li></ul></div><div><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Our Benefits </strong> </p></div><div><ul><li>An attractive virtual shares package (Virtual Share Option Program) </li><li>A company pension scheme (bAV) in cooperation with WWK Lebensversicherung (20% subsidy) for German employees </li><li>Flexible working: we support remote or semi-remote working for many of our roles </li><li>Work-life balance: we value everyone’s time and respect family or personal commitments. We support you to be as productive as you can in the time you have </li><li>Lovely offices in <strong>Brussels</strong> situated between the attractive Etterbeek and Watermael districts; in <strong>Freiburg, </strong>southwest Germany, bordering the Black Forest, France and Switzerland; a brand-new office in central <strong>Munich</strong>, a stone’s throw from the beautiful German Alps and lakes and soon we are opening our office at the heart of <strong>Toulouse’s </strong>aerospace cluster and the thriving Occitania food and drink scene.</li></ul></div><div><p><br></p><p>At constellr, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We are an equal-opportunity employer and believe that diversity fuels innovation, creativity, and the ability to tackle complex challenges effectively. We encourage individuals from all walks of life to join us on our mission to reduce global food insecurity. </p></div><div><p><br></p></div></div><br></div></div>

ConstellR is a space tech startup with a technology that can monitor land surface temperatures from space.


Senior Remote Sensing Scientist

<p><strong>Who are we?</strong></p><p>We are a Finnish-based international New Space company with employees from more than 57 countries in Finland, the US, the UK, Spain, Luxembourg, and Poland. Our team is a tight-knit group of experts from areas including engineering, software development, and radar technology. We’re innovative, driven people who strive for excellence in everything we do. Being advocates of our corporate culture, we value teamwork and curiosity, and we know how to have fun!</p><p><strong>What do we do?</strong></p><p>ICEYE is building and operating its commercial constellation of small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with SAR data available to customers. Our satellites acquire images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark – providing commercial and government partners with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities. Information derived from our SAR images helps customers make data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges in various sectors, such as maritime, disaster management, insurance, and finance.</p><p><strong>What are we looking for?</strong></p><p>As a Senior QA Engineer, you will be a Commercial Missions Ground Segment team member, helping the whole team ensure that the software we deploy to our customers meets our quality standards. You will work with other QAs, Software Engineers, Product Managers and client representatives to successfully deliver SAR Satellite Missions. You will communicate with different development teams, create test scenarios based on requirements (manual and automated), execute tests (manual and automated), and report verification and validation results. Our team is striving for a remote-first approach, and hence the role can be up to 100% remote in the EU (since our team is distributed in Europe, we would like our new joiner to be in the same time zone).</p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul> <li>Ensure the quality of feature requirements by analyzing and verifying them with the development team and product owner as part of an agile team.</li> <li>Keep track of the customer requirements defined in the contract by creating a test matrix and make sure that those requirements are fulfilled.</li> <li>Ensure the quality of released features by developing detailed test plans, creating test scenarios, executing test scenarios, assessing test results, creating test result reports and reporting bugs.</li> <li>Executing end-to-end test scenarios in various environments and delivering the required quality reports.</li> <li>Keeping our test automation technologies and approach up-to-date through the integration of automated testing tools and test harnesses as required.</li> <li>Creating automated test scripts for new features, end-to-end (E2E) scenarios, and so on.</li> <li>Communication with developers, QAs and project owners on various business requirements.</li> <li>Support development team in issues reproduction and root cause analysis.</li> <li>Report work progress continuously through attendance of daily &amp; weekly project internal meetings.</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>Solid understanding of QA principles and practices.</li> <li>Ability to work independently and lead QA development activities as part of the development team.</li> <li>Ability to communicate effectively with the Product Manager, Team members and Business stakeholders.</li> <li>Experience in developing project-specific Test Strategies and Test Plans.</li> <li>Experience in creating and executing requirement-based and product-based test cases.</li> <li>Experience with Linux/Unix OS platforms.</li> <li>Proven experience in Test Automation frameworks (Robot Framework, Pytest, etc.) and advanced knowledge of automated testing tools and procedures.</li> <li>Experience in automation of RESTful APIs and UI using Selenium, Playwright etc.</li> <li>Good coding skills [preferred Python as our automation is written in Python]</li> <li>Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins etc. </li> <li>Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS environments.</li> <li>Good to have experience in performance testing using tools like locust, K6 etc.</li> </ul><p><strong>Preferred skills and experience:</strong></p><ul> <li>ISTQB certification.</li> <li>Experience in a working environment following the Infrastructure as Code (IAC) approach and related technologies (e.g. Ansible, Terraform).</li> <li>Experience with different kinds of non-functional testing (e.g. performance, security, etc.).</li> <li>Experience of working with ISO 9001 and/or ISO27001. </li> </ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p><em><strong>What we offer:</strong></em></p><ul> <li>A job that matters in a dynamic New Space environment with a scale-up approach</li> <li>An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment</li> <li>A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, wellness, lunch, etc.)</li> <li>Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation buddy program)</li> <li>Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes</li> <li>Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enabling you to focus</li> <li>Regular internal events for employees (e.g. sports events, team-building events, parties, etc.)</li> <li>A wide variety of best coffee, tea, snacks, and sweets to accompany your daily space mission</li> </ul><p>Diversity &amp; inclusion are core values at ICEYE. We are passionate about building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.</p><p>Could this be the role for you? Apply now to start your journey with ICEYE. We are looking forward to receiving your application in English as soon as possible.</p><p>We are making the impossible possible together.</p>

Senior QA Engineer

<div><b>Senior Platform Engineer - US Time Zones</b></div><div><br></div><div>Team: Platform Engineering</div><div>Location: Remote - US Time Zones</div><div><br></div><div><b>​​Who We Are</b></div><div><br></div><div>We are a climate tech company committed to reversing climate change. How do we reach this lofty goal? By ushering the agriculture industry into the new era!</div><div><br></div><div>Founded by globally recognized innovators in science and ag technology, Regrow is unlocking the power and profitability of resilient agriculture across the supply chain — supporting industry leaders, from growers to global food brands. Regrow combines best-in-class agronomy, soil and carbon modeling, remote sensing and AI to deliver customized, site-specific, scalable solutions to the agri-food industry.</div><div><br></div><div>Our customers are frontrunners in agri-food and agtech (Cargill, General Mills, Nutrien, Unilever), ranging from global market operators, project developers, global food brands, and independent farmers. We help partners measure their impact on the environment, model and implement changes that will be environmentally and financially sustainable, and track partners’ progress against sustainability goals. </div><div><br></div><div>We're backed by leading investors, such as Galvanize Climate Solutions, Microsoft's Venture Fund, Cargill, The Grantham Environmental Trust (NCO), TIME Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures (MSEQ), and more, all of whom believe in our vision to change the world through resilient agriculture.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Our Mission</b></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Agriculture has the power to reverse climate change. We believe science and technology can help us get there. Our goal is to use farmland to cool the earth. We are currently monitoring </span><a href="http://1.2B" style="font-size:10pt;">1.2B</a><span style="font-size:10pt;"> acres of land (10% of global arable land). This year alone, with just one project, our carbon emissions reductions are equivalent to taking 17,000 cars off the road! We are already on our way to a more sustainable planet.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:10.5pt;">How you'll make an impact at Regrow</b></div><div>Regrow is looking for a <b>Senior Platform Engineer </b>to assist in the design and implementation of our Internal Developer Platform. This role will work closely with our Engineering, Data Science, and Product teams to ensure that we provide golden paths, standards, and consistent toolchains that drive reliability, security, scale, and cost awareness in meaningful ways. The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in Platform Engineering, SRE, or DevOps methodologies and understands the process and value of enabling developers to successfully build and operate their own services in production.</div><br><br><h3>What you will do:</h3><ul><li>Operate and manage our existing cloud infrastructure through a period of high-scale growth</li><li>Improve our observability stack</li><li>Provide consistent, standardized toolchains in CI and Delivery</li><li>Mentor and assist Engineering with identifying and tracking SLOs and other key service metrics</li><li>Enhance and maintain our security posture and footprint</li><li>Participate in an on-call rotation and incident management processes</li></ul><h3>Qualifications: </h3><ul><li>Demonstrable experience with  Public Cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure) best practices (networking, security,  cost reporting, operational excellence, etc)</li><li>Deep experience architecting and operating containerized infrastructure (Kubernetes, Nomad, etc)</li><li>Experience building out Observability systems (metrics, logs, traces with dashboarding and alert configuration)</li><li>Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, etc)  or Infrastructure-as-Software (Pulumi, CDK, etc)</li><li>Experience managing a CI/CD platform (e.g. Github Actions) and supporting developers to own their pipelines</li><li>Experience with MLOps and Data Pipelines is preferred</li><li>Experience or understanding of modern web technologies (API Gateways/HTTP/TLS//PKI/Proxies/CDN)</li></ul><br><div><b>Envision Yourself Here</b></div><div><br></div><div>Does this sound like your dream job? If so, go ahead and apply for the position and we’ll be in touch. We appreciate your interest in Regrow. </div><div><br></div><div>While it may go without saying once you see the diversity on our current team, we encourage diversity on our team at all levels of the company. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment and to encourage these values in everyone on our team. We provide an environment of mutual respect where opportunities are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion for people from all walks of life is key to our success as a company. </div><div><br></div>

Senior Platform Engineer

<p><strong>Who are we?</strong></p><p>We are a Finnish-based international New Space company with employees from more than 57 countries in Finland, the US, the UK, Spain, Luxembourg, and Poland. Our team is a tight-knit group of experts from areas including engineering, software development, and radar technology. We’re innovative, driven people who strive for excellence in everything we do. Being advocates of our corporate culture, we value teamwork and curiosity, and we know how to have fun!</p><p><strong>What do we do?</strong></p><p></p><p>ICEYE is building and operating its commercial constellation of small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with SAR data available to customers. Our satellites acquire images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark – providing commercial and government partners with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities. Information derived from our SAR images helps customers make data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges in various sectors, such as maritime, disaster management, insurance, and finance.</p><p><strong>About the role?</strong></p><p>As a System Engineer (Kubernetes), your job is to make sure that our on-premise Kubernetes clusters and products running on it are configured and maintained so that downtime is minimized, security is ensured and SLAs are met. </p><p>For example, a customer might want to utilize their own existing ground station network to have the data downlinked to and processed on-premise. How do we ensure fast recovery from incidents and efficient monitoring? How do we configure the different layers of the software stack so they are resilient and highly available? How do we make sure that customer data is safe at any time? These are the kinds of questions that you will help to answer and then, together with the product software teams, deliver and maintain the system at the customer site.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul> <li>Installation, configuration, maintenance and administration of production-grade Kubernetes clusters.</li> <li>Automation of deployments on the services level - GitOps approach.</li> <li>Participate in designing, implementing, and maintaining our on-premise products.</li> <li>Response and management of production incidents.</li> <li>Work with the customers to form a mutual understanding of their needs, capabilities and constraints.</li> <li>Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers (mostly Software Engineers) to build the features that this customer needs in our product.</li> <li>Work with our customer deliveries team to make sure that the system gets delivered and will be maintained.</li> <li>These deliveries require you to be very hands-on, e.g. running demos and pilots to meet customer requirements and cooperating with customer’s technical teams, ensuring a successful deployment.</li> <li>Right now, you will be one of the first people to take this role in our company. As our business grows, you have the opportunity to affect the role and processes used.</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul> <li>Strong expertise in maintenance and administration of production-grade Kubernetes clusters.</li> <li>Expertise in DevOps and CI/CD implementation (deployments automation).</li> <li>Experience with Linux system administration in production.</li> <li>Understanding of microservice design and architectural patterns.</li> <li>Experience in coding/scripting for automation (“Infrastructure as Code” -mindset).</li> <li>Experience with Configuration Management / Deployment tools.</li> <li>Experience with orchestration tools – e.g. Hashicorp Terraform, Packer, Ansible.</li> <li>Experience with logging and monitoring solutions.</li> <li>Emphasis on security in your actions.</li> <li>Readiness to occasionally visit customer premises around the world.</li> <li>Ability to learn quickly in both technical and business domains in an ever-evolving startup environment.</li> <li>Strong English communication skills (our company’s official language is English).</li> <li>Ability to explain issues clearly and concisely and establish effective working relationships in a distributed team.</li> <li>Ability to multitask, shift gears quickly, work independently and collaboratively, adapt easily to shifting priorities, process changes, and schedule changes.</li> <li>Readiness to participate in an on-call rotation providing 24-hour, 7-day support and off-hours maintenance windows</li> </ul><p><strong>Preferred skills and experience:</strong></p><ul> <li>Being <a href="https://www.cncf.io/certification/cka/">Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)</a> will be a plus.</li> <li>Hands-on experience with VMWare virtualization.</li> <li>Good general understanding of software development practices (e.g. The Twelve Factor App).</li> <li>Quality Assurance skills.</li> <li>A background in earth observation, satellites or ground stations.</li> <li>Experience with Storage arrays administration.</li> <li>Experience with VMware vSAN administration.</li> <li>Experience with cabling for industrial/rugged deployments.</li> <li>Experience with networks administration and common network protocols will be a plus.</li> </ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p><em>What we offer:</em></p><ul> <li>A job that matters in a dynamic New Space environment with a scale-up approach</li> <li>An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment</li> <li>Occupational healthcare, occupational and private insurance</li> <li>A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, wellness, lunch, etc.)</li> <li>Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation buddy program)</li> <li>Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes</li> <li>Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enabling you to focus</li> <li>Regular internal events for employees (e.g. sports events, team-building events, parties, etc.)</li> <li>A wide variety of best coffee, tea, snacks, and sweets to accompany your daily space mission</li> </ul><p>Diversity &amp; inclusion are core values at ICEYE. We are passionate about building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.</p><p>Could this be the role for you? Apply now to start your journey with ICEYE. We are looking forward to receiving your application in English as soon as possible.</p><p>We are making the impossible possible together.</p>

Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

<p><strong>Who are we?</strong><br></p><p>We are a Finnish-based international New Space company with employees from more than 57 countries in Finland, the US, the UK, Spain, Luxembourg, and Poland. Our team is a tight-knit group of experts from areas including engineering, software development, and radar technology. We’re innovative, driven people who strive for excellence in everything we do. Being advocates of our corporate culture, we value teamwork and curiosity, and we know how to have fun!</p><p><strong>What do we do?</strong></p><p>ICEYE is building and operating its commercial constellation of small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with SAR data available to customers. Our satellites acquire images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark – providing commercial and government partners with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities. Information derived from our SAR images helps customers make data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges in various sectors, such as maritime, disaster management, insurance, and finance.</p><p><strong>About the role?</strong></p><p>As a Software Engineer (Kubernetes), your job is to make sure that our on-premise Kubernetes clusters and the products running on it are configured and maintained so that downtime is minimized, security is ensured and SLAs are met. </p><p>For example, a customer might want to utilize their own existing ground station network to have the data downlinked to and processed on-premise. How do we ensure fast recovery from incidents and efficient monitoring? How do we configure the different layers of the software stack so they are resilient and highly available? How do we make sure that customer data is safe at any time? These are the kinds of questions that you will help to answer and then, together with the product software teams, deliver and maintain the system at the customer site.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul> <li>Installation, configuration, maintenance and administration of production-grade Kubernetes clusters.</li> <li>Automation of deployments on the services level - GitOps approach.</li> <li>Participate in designing, implementing, and maintaining our on-premise products.</li> <li>Response and management of production incidents.</li> <li>Work with the customers to form a mutual understanding of their needs, capabilities and constraints.</li> <li>Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers (mostly Software Engineers) to build the features that this customer needs in our product.</li> <li>Work with our customer deliveries team to make sure that the system gets delivered and will be maintained.</li> <li>These deliveries require you to be very hands-on, e.g. running demos and pilots to meet customer requirements and cooperating with customer’s technical teams, ensuring a successful deployment.</li> <li>Right now, you will be one of the first people to take this role in our company. As our business grows, you have the opportunity to affect the role and processes used.</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><p><strong>Must have:</strong></p><ul> <li>Strong expertise in maintenance and administration of production-grade Kubernetes clusters</li> <li>Experience in programming languages [Python or Go] with strong ability to debug code.</li> <li>Expertise in DevOps and CI/CD implementation (deployments automation)</li> <li>Experience with Linux system administration in production.</li> <li>Understanding of microservice design and architectural patterns.</li> <li>Experience in coding/scripting for automation (“Infrastructure as Code” -mindset).</li> <li>Experience with Configuration Management / Deployment tools.</li> <li>Experience with orchestration tools – e.g. Hashicorp Terraform, Packer, Ansible.</li> <li>Experience with logging and monitoring solutions.</li> <li>Emphasis of security in your actions.</li> <li>Readiness to occasionally visit customer premises around the world.</li> <li>Ability to learn quickly both technical and business domains in an ever evolving startup environment.</li> <li>Strong English communication skills (our company’s official language is English)</li> <li>Ability to explain issues clearly and concisely and establish effective working relationships in a distributed team</li> <li>Ability to multitask, shift gears quickly, work independently and collaboratively, adapt easily to shifting priorities, process changes, and schedule changes</li> <li>Readiness to participate in an on-call rotation providing 24-hour, 7-day support and off-hours maintenance windows</li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Nice to have:</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li>Being Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) will be a plus</li> <li>Good general understanding of software development practices (e.g. The Twelve Factor App).</li> <li>Quality Assurance skills.</li> <li>A background in earth observation, satellites or ground stations.</li> </ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><ul> <li>A job that matters in a dynamic New Space environment with a scale-up approach</li> <li>An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment</li> <li>Occupational healthcare, occupational and private insurance</li> <li>A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, wellness, lunch, etc.)</li> <li>Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation buddy program)</li> <li>Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes</li> <li>Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enabling you to focus</li> <li>Regular internal events for employees (e.g. sports events, team-building events, parties, etc.)</li> <li>A wide variety of best coffee, tea, snacks, and sweets to accompany your daily space mission</li> </ul><p>Diversity &amp; inclusion are core values at ICEYE. We are passionate about building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.</p><p>Could this be the role for you? Apply now to start your journey with ICEYE. We are looking forward to receiving your application in English as soon as possible.</p><p>We are making the impossible possible together.</p>

Senior Software Engineer (Kubernetes)

<p></p><p><strong>Who are we?</strong></p><p>We are a Finnish-based international New Space company with employees from more than 57 countries in Finland, the US, the UK, Spain and Poland. Our team is a tight-knit group of experts from areas including engineering, software development, and radar technology. We’re innovative, driven people who strive for excellence in everything we do. Being advocates of our corporate culture, we value teamwork and curiosity, and we know how to have fun!</p><p><strong>What do we do?</strong></p><p>ICEYE is building and operating its commercial constellation of small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with SAR data available to customers. Our satellites acquire images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark – providing commercial and government partners with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities. Information derived from our SAR images helps customers make data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges in various sectors, such as maritime, disaster management, insurance, and finance.</p><p><strong>What are we looking for?</strong></p><p>To support the company’s growth, we continue to scale our Satellite Communications Network team and are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join us in the Helsinki area, Finland. ICEYE Satellite Communications Network is responsible for creating high reliability and high throughput communication between the ground systems and the satellites in ICEYE fleet globally. Various teams are working on contact planning and configuration, TT&amp;C chain, payload downlinking and ground station infrastructure around it. We are looking for an engineer who can develop tools which can analyze our satellite communication contact quality.</p><p><strong>About the role?</strong></p><p>As a Senior Data Engineer  at ICEYE, you will build services and platforms which analyze our satellite communication links on a global scale. You develop software services which can read data from internal and external data sources, such as ICEYE in-house satellite operations services, third-party ground stations and ICEYE satellites, and generate actionable metrics and data about monitoring satellite communication reliability. You identify different data sources, create tools to gather this information and generate ways to display it to internal stakeholders. You will work closely with QA engineers and Operations &amp; Maintenance Support Engineers, who help define the metrics, and alongside Software Engineers who have developed the software services used for the mission. You will also work closely with UI/UX engineers to define ways to visualize data. Most of the services are written with Python and/or Go and running on Kubernetes clusters e.g. on AWS cloud, so it is expected that you are familiar with those tools.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul> <li>Create tools and platform to analyze and monitor satellite contact quality and reliability</li> <li>Identify different data sources, create tools to collect the relevant information and generate clean ways to display it for internal stakeholders</li> <li>Provide data-driven solutions for contact quality for both S and X-bands during both nominal operations and testing phases</li> <li>Collaborate with QA and O&amp;M Support Engineers to evaluate metrics for monitoring, and other internal engineers while developing the tools</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li>Data driven mindset and and knowledge of data visualization types and methods.</li> <li>Good understanding of the pros/cons of data transfer options such as ETL, push/pull and event trigger models and when to use which.</li> <li>Hands-on experience on building efficient data pipelines.</li> <li>Experience of the GNU/Linux, AWS cloud computing, microservices and software security.</li> <li>Understanding of Python and/or Go languages.</li> <li>While prior knowledge of spacecraft communication links is not required at the start, you must be eager to learn and become proficient in this area.</li> </ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li>A job that matters in a dynamic New Space environment with a scale-up approach</li> <li>An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment</li> <li>A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, wellness, lunch, etc.)</li> <li>Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation buddy program)</li> <li>Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes</li> <li>Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enabling you to focus</li> <li>Regular internal events for employees (e.g. sports events, team-building events, parties, etc.)</li> <li>A wide variety of best coffee, tea, snacks, and sweets to accompany your daily space mission</li> </ul><p></p><p>Diversity &amp; inclusion are core values at ICEYE. We are passionate about building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.</p><p>Could this be the role for you? Apply now to start your journey with ICEYE. We are looking forward to receiving your application in English as soon as possible.</p><p>We are making the impossible possible together!</p>

Senior Data Engineer

<p>Summary These positions are to be filled under the OPM Government-Wide Direct Hire Authority Certain STEM Positions for grades GS 11-15. This serves as a public notice for the use of the Direct Hire Authority in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3327 and 3330 and 5 CFR 330. Under this recruitment procedure, applications will be accepted for each location/ installation identified in this Public Notice. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. Responsibilities The Department of Energy is seeking motivated and highly-qualified candidates for exciting positions available in multiple locations throughout the United States. The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. This series covers interdisciplinary 0801/1301 General Engineer/Physical Scientist positions which are managing, supervising, leading, and/or performing professional engineering work or work in the physical sciences and may include work in a combination of physical science fields. As an interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist, at minimum you will perform one or more of the following: Use sound technical judgment and initiative to resolve the challenges of changing conditions and other problems relative to the assigned projects and programs. Use physics or mechanical, nuclear, electrical, chemical, civil, or industrial engineering theories, principles, and practices. Analyze situations, identify problems, probe causes, and recommends courses of action or solutions. Work closely with a team, perform assessments, clearly and concisely document assessment results, and present findings orally and in writing to the approval authority. Coordinate with related engineering and physical science fields adequate to effectively discuss technical points and to recommend acceptable engineering solutions to problems. Perform and interpret calculations, analyses, and computations for unknown factors or relationships primarily in the matters of factual nature of involving well understood mechanisms. Provide scientific advice and guidance to officials, managers, scientists, and engineer. Serve as an expert for a significant segment of a specific area in one or more of the following: advanced scientific computing research; basic energy sciences; biological and environmental research; fusion energy sciences; high energy physics; nuclear physics; and workforce development. Provide technical guidance on proposed research projects and programs of interest. Coordinate, implement, and evaluate segments of research programs in the assigned area of responsibility. Assemble essential information on topics of assigned segments of research through various source materials. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You must meet both the Basic Requirement and the Specialized Experience to qualify for this series as described below. See the Education section for the Basic Requirement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for these positions are defined as: GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-09). Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 2 of 4 of the following: Utilizing basic engineering or scientific techniques, procedures, and methods to provide support in the planning, development or implementation for components of assigned programs/projects; Carrying out, interpreting, and explaining basic studies, computations, or calculations to evaluate program or project performance; Preparing parts of reports or written evaluations to explain and convey findings related to engineering or scientific programs, projects, or processes; Assisting in identifying and resolving engineering or scientific issues which could have an impact on the program/project. OR Three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree, or Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree; your education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For this position, this is defined as a degree in physical science, engineering, mathematics or a similarly related major. OR Combination of education and experience as described above. Less than one year of specialized experience may be combined with graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (i.e., credit hours beyond the first two years of full-time study may be credited). GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11). Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 2 of 4 of the following: Applying engineering or scientific practices to research, analyze, interpret, and evaluate results of programs, projects, or processes; Planning and conducting engineering or scientific studies to evaluate and recommend ways to improve program or process efficiency; Performing and interpreting calculations, analyses, and computations to develop recommendations for coordinating projects or programs in an efficient and cost-effective manner; Drafting reports or written evaluations to explain and convey findings related to engineering or scientific programs, projects, or processes. GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12). Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 2 of 4 of the following: Applying advanced engineering or scientific practices to research, analyze, interpret, and evaluate results of programs, projects, or processes; Planning and conducting complex engineering or scientific studies that included determining the relevancy and use of aesthetic, factual, economic/financial, engineering, or scientific information, in order to evaluate and recommend ways to improve program or process efficiency; Performing and interpreting calculations, analyses, and computations that involved unknown factors or relationships to develop recommendations for coordinating projects or programs in an efficient and cost-effective manner; Reviewing engineering or scientific reports or written evaluations to ensure quality and accuracy. GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-13). Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 2 of 4 of the following: Analyzing the application of experimental engineering or scientific theories and/or new applications and developments for research and development; Devising, customizing, overseeing, and/or evaluating specialized engineering or scientific systems, processes, and applications related to the energy industry; Developing requirements, long term goals, objectives, and schedules for the accomplishment of applied research and development, and deployment of technologies or methodologies; Preparing, presenting, and evaluating engineering or scientific plans, designs, reports, presentations, and briefings to convey the status of research projects or programs. GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-14). Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 2 of 4 of the following: Developing and documenting engineering or scientific research plans that involved applying experimental theories or new applications or developments; Managing and successfully executing significant projects impacting an important segment of the company or agency's mission; Providing expert engineering or scientific advice to senior colleagues or company or agency officials responsible for broad program operations in order to advance programs or methods; Evaluating complex technical issues and research results associated with the integration of technologies or methodologies to recommend future program research needs. NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 through GS-15 levels. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-0801 series can be found at the following website: OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-0801 series. OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-1301 series can be found at the following website: OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-1301 series. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. This public notice will be used to fill multiple positions as needed, therefore referral lists may be issued daily. Applications must be submitted and qualification requirements met by 11:59 p.m. ET each day in order to be referred on any certificates issued the following day. Education BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 0801 SERIES: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 1301 SERIES A. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible". If substituting education for specialized experience you must submit proof of your qualifying education. Failure to provide college transcripts may result in a rating of 'Ineligible'. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This public notice is to gather applications for current and future vacancies that may or may not result in a referral or selection. Applications will expire 90 days after receipt. Applicants are limited to 4 geographic locations. There may or may not be promotion potential depending upon the actual position filled. Many positions require successful completion of a background investigation. Positions may be filled at varying levels of leadership, ie Team Lead, Manager, Supervisor. Supervisory positions may require a 1-year probationary period, if not yet completed. Hiring incentives may be authorized in accordance with regulation and policy. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov Status and Non-Status applicants from outside DOE selected under this authority are required to serve a mandatory one (1) year probationary period. A DOE career status employee selected for this position may be required to serve a new one (1) year probationary period, pursuant to 5 CFR 315.802. If you believe that you are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), please visit the OPM ICTAP/CTAP website for more information. In order to be considered under the ICTAP program, your application must score within the pre-established "well qualified" category as stated in the Qualifications section. New employees to the Department of Energy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the links at the bottom of this page or visit the FedsHireVets website. All males born after December 31st 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government. Position may require you to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08). For additional information and to obtain the form, please visit the Office of Government Ethics. EEO Policy: https://www.energy.gov/justice/eeo-complaint-process Reasonable Accommodation Policy: https://www.energy.gov/hc/department-energy-reasonable-accommodation-program Veterans Information: https://www.energy.gov/careers/veterans-military-spouses Selective Service Registration: http://www.sss.gov/ The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged noncompliance by completing the Fair Chance Act Intake Form and submitting it to the Administrative Investigations Program at AdministrativeInvestigations@hq.doe.gov.</p>

Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist

<p></p><ul><li><strong>Product Manager </strong></li></ul><ul> <li><strong>Full Time </strong></li> <li><strong>Espoo, Finland (Hybrid), or Europe (Remote)</strong></li> <li><strong>Permanent </strong></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Who are we?</strong></p><p>We are a Finnish-based international New Space company with employees from more than 57 countries in Finland, the US, the UK, Spain, and Poland. Our team is a tight-knit group of experts from areas including engineering, software development, and radar technology. We’re innovative, driven people who strive for excellence in everything we do. Teamwork, curiosity, and having fun are core values to Making the impossible possible in New Space. Join our team today!</p><p></p><p><strong>What do we do?</strong></p><p>ICEYE is designing, building and operating its commercial constellation of small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with SAR data available to customers. We are also the leading supplier of new-space SAR satellite missions to governments and large organizations. Our satellites acquire images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark – providing commercial and government partners with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities. Information derived from our SAR images helps customers make data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges in various sectors, such as maritime, disaster management, defense &amp; security, insurance, and finance.</p><p></p><p><strong>What are we looking for?</strong></p><p>ICEYE, the leading new-space Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite company, is looking for a world-class Product Manager enhance the Product Management in Europe, based in Finland, or across Europe. </p><p></p><p><strong>About the role? </strong></p><p>We're seeking a Product Manager to elevate our NatCat products. Join our Solutions team as a Product Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our NatCat products. You'll collaborate closely with analytics, sales, and marketing teams to define product direction and priorities.</p><p></p><p>At ICEYE, our Solutions Product team focuses on developing applications that mitigate natural catastrophe damage, quantify their impact, and manage their aftermath. We partner closely with sales, analytics, and engineering teams to identify and plan solutions that address customer needs and drive sustainable business growth. We determine the algorithms and processes to research, develop, and deploy as cloud-scalable products, utilizing SAR and other geospatial data as input.</p><p></p><p>If this sounds interesting to you, we’d love to meet you — maybe you’ll become our next product manager. You could become the voice of the customer for our next analytics product and own the product execution roadmap for it.</p><p></p><p>ICEYE development teams work in cross-functional agile teams, exploring how geospatial data, data science, machine learning, computer vision, and deep understanding of user needs can create entirely new products that give novel insights about what is happening on earth, especially during natural catastrophes. Our pioneering products empower our customers to answer critical questions in a timely manner, from forecasting flood events to assessing fire damage.</p><p></p><p>We’re looking for a skilled Product Manager for agile development in a field that’s so new, it requires fearless application of creativity, ingenuity, and business judgement. You’ll be partnering with engineers, machine learning engineers, and data scientists to enhance our already impressive product line.</p><p></p><p>This position will be based in our office in Espoo, Finland.</p><p></p><p><strong>Responsibilities </strong></p><p></p><ul> <li>You will be the voice of the customer for our newest analytics products. This means you’ll bring deep expertise about what our true customer needs are – not just what they ask for, but what they really need and will value highly.</li> <li>Define the product roadmap and ensure product delivery, working closely with the development team on feature specifications, representing the voice of the user, and making decisions about implementation and resource trade-offs.</li> <li>You’ll lead a cross-functional business team, partnering and coordinating all functional areas to ensure not just that the product meets its goals, but that the entire business vertical meets its goals.</li> <li>Talk to customers and translate their needs into product requirements, and be sure that everyone on the product team knows the customers’ true needs and your intent for the product, so they can make great, agile decisions in the moment.</li> <li>Learn our full technology stack and identify how we can leverage our tech to better meet customer needs. Help the team avoid over-engineering a solution in order to speed time to market, learning, and iteration.</li> <li>Communicate in detail about requirements and technical trade-offs with Analytics leads. Present at all levels, up to our very technical head of product and CEO. This requires a strong technical background.</li> <li>Keep the backlog groomed, prioritized, and well understood. Help the team identify bottlenecks, and quickly identify and address schedule risks for product delivery.</li> <li>As a new member of the product management team at ICEYE, you’ll help define associated processes and methods to set up the function and enable continuous improvement. You will likely define new processes, and get them adopted by setting a good example of its use.</li> <li>Promote and demonstrate an iterative, experimental, Lean Agile approach to rapidly testing hypotheses, and speeding up our ability to respond to learnings.</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><p></p><p>Required:</p><ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., engineering, computer science, data science, economics, statistics).</li> <li>5+ years of experience in product management on products requiring novel technology development.</li> <li><strong>Proven experience in successfully transitioning R&amp;D projects into production.</strong></li> <li>Expertise in <strong>rolling out solutions involving geospatial data</strong>, or transferable experience in another sector.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn a new sector – you will likely be asked to lead projects that span multiple sectors within your first year.</li> <li>Must be highly self-motivated and driven to get results even when no-one is watching.</li> <li>Experience with data-driven products – a product where the data is the product, and the quality of the data is paramount.</li> <li>Statistics/Economics/Computer Science degree, or equivalent technical experience sufficient to be credible with expert quantitative customers and peers.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to figure out solutions to hard problems with many constraints, using sound judgment to assess risks, and to lay out your argument in a well-structured, data-informed, written narrative.</li> <li>Proven ability to engage with engineers, designers, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship.</li> <li>Clear and crisp communicator: we are looking for someone who loves to listen and can foster effective dialogues between developers, users and leadership teams.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Preferred:</p><ul> <li>Startup experience</li> <li>Experience in insurance and/or government verticals, especially involving NatCats</li> <li>Experience with converting the result of R&amp;D efforts into successful products</li> </ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><ul> <li>A job that matters in a dynamic New Space environment with a scale-up approach</li> <li>An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment</li> <li>A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on Bupa, Auntie, language learning, coaching, Reward Gateway)</li> <li>Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes</li> <li>Inspiring and collaborating offices</li> </ul><p> </p><p>Diversity&amp; inclusion are core values at ICEYE. We are passionate about building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all staff. Every team member enriches our diversity by exposing us to various ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.</p><p></p><p>Is this the role for you? Apply now to start your journey with ICEYE.</p><p></p><p>We are making the impossible possible together.</p><p></p><p>Contact</p><p>Jonathan Glibbery</p><p></p>

Senior Product Manager

<p>Summary The "Required Documents" section of this announcement identifies all documents that must be uploaded in order to be considered a complete application package. Applicants who do not submit a complete application package will receive an incomplete application rating. Incomplete packages will not receive further consideration. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please reach out to the Executive Consultant listed in the "Agency Contact" section below. Responsibilities The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy, Idaho Operations Office, is looking for a dynamic, innovative, seasoned executive to provide executive level guidance and leadership to the Idaho Operations Office organizations responsible for providing programmatic support to the Office of Nuclear Energy. As the Deputy Manager for Nuclear Energy Facilities Programs and Partnerships you will: Provide leadership to nuclear energy research programs and projects to enhance U.S. security and economic growth through transformative science, technology innovation, and market solutions to meet energy, nuclear security, and environmental challenges. Assure the effective management of programs, activities, and resources by developing, implementing, monitoring, and communicating organization and Department of Energy-wide policies and systems. Provide leadership in dealing successfully with high level officials within and outside Federal Government, local and Tribal government, key community stakeholders, and in representing the organization to Congress, other departments and agencies, industry leaders, senior executives, advisory panels, and others. Be responsible for managing the day-to-day execution of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Idaho Operations Center (NE-ID) missions that relate to INL operations and NE program support. Oversee and manage programs and projects at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) consistent with NE Headquarters objectives. Advance sustainable energy solutions, ensure secure &amp; resilient critical infrastructure, equip the defenders of our nation, protect Idaho's natural resources, and fulfil legacy environmental commitments. Determines the financial and personnel resources needed to achieve mission objectives and support mission operations; identifies the need for organizational improvements and develop the requisite plans and direct implementing actions for programs under their purview. Represent and speak authoritatively for ID in an official and public capacity at conferences, meetings, and negotiations with other Departmental elements, including program and offices, and other Federal agencies on matters of assigned responsibility. Requirements Conditions of Employment CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THIS VACANCY: This is a career position in the SES. Unless you are already a member of the SES with career status or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM, your executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before your appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with a DOE Executive Consultant to finalize your ECQ narrative for OPM submission. CITIZENSHIP: You must be a U.S. Citizen or National. HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE (HSPD-12): Your appointment is contingent upon compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity. PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT (OGE 278): If you are selected for this position, will be required to file this report prior to entry on duty in accordance with the Ethics of Government Act of 1978. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Your initial SES career appointment becomes final only after you successfully complete a one-year probationary period. SECURITY CLEARANCE: You must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance DRUG TESTING: As a condition of appointment to this position, you will be subject to pre-employment/pre-appointment testing for illegal drug use under the U.S. Department of Energy Employee Drug Plan. If you are selected you will be provided information regarding drug testing. Failure to undergo testing or positive findings resulting from the test will eliminate you from further consideration for this position. If selected for and appointed to this position you will be subject to random drug testing while employed. SELECTIVE SERVICE: All males born after December 31, 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government. MOBILITY: A mobility agreement may be required based on mission needs. E-VERIFY: New employees to the Department of Energy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. Qualifications The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME BASED method. You must show possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and any technical qualifications within ns via your resume. Your resume presented will reflect that you possess the ECQs and give a synopsis of your accomplishments. Although you cannot address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) separately, evidence of each must be clearly demonstrated in the five (5) page resume and throughout the entire application package. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed later in this section below must be addressed in a separate narrative. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): The five (5) ECQs described below were designed to assess executive-level experiences and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether you have the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. 1: Leading Change: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals and establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. 2: Leading People: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals and provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. 3: Results Driven: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations, and make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. 4: Business Acumen: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. 5: Building Coalitions: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): As part of your application package, a supplemental narrative must be uploaded addressing each MTQ listed below. No more than one (1) page per MTQ is allowed; additional informational information will not be considered. MTQs must provide specific examples that address relevant experience and accomplishments. You must reflect superior technical qualifications demonstrated through leadership and management in the following MTQs. Failure to submit a narrative statement addressing each of the MTQs may cause your application to be deemed incomplete and not be considered. MTQ 1: Describe your knowledge of, and executive level experience in managing in a multi-program, multiple customers, multiple fund source organization, with specific experience with nuclear energy, environmental liabilities, and national security (i.e. homeland, defense, intelligence). MTQ 2: Describe your experience in providing leadership in establishing and implementing measures to successfully manage and/or oversee large complex commercial and/or government enterprises with nuclear high hazard facilities; and skill to direct operations and maintenance for developing and maintaining safe, environmentally sound, and economical facilities to support national priorities. MTQ 3: Describe your ability to work effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders (general public; public interest groups; local, state, and national bodies; political delegations and staff; etc.) to achieve mutually acceptable solutions to complex and contentious issues. Education Degree: Engineering. A. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1 , or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional You must provide a copy of your transcripts from an accredited institution. Be sure to include those transcripts directly applicable to determining your meeting the education requirements. Failure to provide proof of education will result in non-consideration for this position. OFFICIAL ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTS will be required to be provided prior to entrance-on-duty for individuals selected. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see Department of Education. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Telework: Your position may be eligible for workplace flexibilities which may include remote work or telework options, and/or flexible work scheduling. These flexibilities may be requested in accordance with the DOE Workplace Flexibilities policy. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov OF-306: You may be required to complete an OF-306, "Declaration for Federal Employment" form used to (a) determine your suitability for Federal Employment and/or (b) in conducting an investigation to determine your suitability or ability to hold a security clearance. Applications contain information subject to the Privacy Act (PL 93 579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361. The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by completing the Fair Chance Act Intake Form and submitting it to the Administrative Investigations Program at AdministrativeInvestigations@hq.doe.gov. The selecting official may need to consult Departmental ethics counsel to determine whether any of your former or current employers, affiliations, or financial holdings conflict with your ability to perform the duties of this position. If necessary, ethics counsel will work with you and the hiring office regarding potential mitigation strategies, if available. Hiring incentives may be authorized in accordance with agency policy and if funding is available. This is a non-bargaining unit position.</p>

Deputy Manager for Nuclear Energy Facilities Programs and Partnerships

A global research organization turning big ideas into action for a sustainable future, addressing critical challenges.

Research Analyst, Corporate Water Stewardship

<p>Summary DOE is looking for a dynamic, innovative, experienced executive to lead the Water Power Technologies Office, a research, development, demonstration &amp; deployment (RDD&amp;D) organization focused on hydropower and marine energy, with a $200 million annual budget. The mission of WPTO is to accelerate U.S. deployment of clean, affordable, and reliable renewable power from the full range of the nation's water power resources to promote national security, economic growth, and environmental quality. Responsibilities This position serves as Director of DOE's Water Power Technologies Office, which is a key member of the EERE senior leadership team. The Director oversees research and development of advanced technologies to transform U.S. hydropower and marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) water resources into clean, affordable, and domestically-produced power. The incumbent directs Office activities, frames strategic plans based on broad organizational assessments and evaluations of long-term organizational objectives. The determines the financial and personnel resources needed to achieve mission objectives and support mission operations; identifies the need for major organizational improvements and develops the requisite plans and directs implementing actions. The Director reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy (DAS-RE) and serves as an expert advisor to EERE leadership on hydropower and MHK technologies. Duties include: Lead the planning, research, development, demonstration, and deployment strategies for a national water power technologies program. Provide technical expertise and all programmatic direction related to DOE-sponsored hydro power and MHK activities. Manage the formulation and integration of the scientific, engineering, and technical requirements and market analyses necessary to structure an effective water power research and development program. Oversee the development and implementation of multi-year program plans and annual operating plans and manage the application of assigned resources to effectively achieve planning objectives. Develop out-year budget justifications for Congress, defend these budgets, and approve and manage the use and distribution of funds. Identify and interpret legislative requirements for water power technologies and manage the implementing activities that satisfy these needs. Oversee the development and implementation of water technologies transfer plans; the review, evaluation, and modification of technology transfer performance; and coordination with the DOE Power Administrations, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Interior, and other Federal and State agencies to develop deployment and regulatory strategies for new hydropower and MHK sites. Oversee development of water power technology assessments and analyses, including environmental, scientific, engineering, and programmatic considerations for support of policy development, legislative proposals, Administration initiatives, and industry/stakeholder collaborations. Provide policy and analytical support to the DAS-RE and other senior management. Manage the transfer of new water power technologies to industry and other private sector partners via public-private partnerships to which all parties contribute to the cycle of strategic input, technical concepts, funding for and participation in research and development projects, including project review, oversight, and feedback. Oversee hydropower and MHK research performed by DOE national laboratories, universities, and industry partners. Establish critical peer review processes to provide feedback regarding a DOE water power vision, technical approach, and strategic program goals. Integrate and coordinate activities of WPTO with activities of other DOE offices to meet national needs and program priorities. Oversee development of responses to queries from DOE senior leadership, White House, Office of Management and Budget, Congressional committees and subcommittees, and others for assigned technologies. Serve as the U.S. representative for participation in matters related to the international water power community, including cooperative research and development, exchanges of technical information, conferences, workshops, and summit meetings. Maintain close contact with domestic and international water power technology developers and stakeholders to keep abreast of current issues, trends, and needs. Build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Direct the internal organization, staffing, policies, and personnel authorities required to carry out Office responsibilities, including the recruitment of senior managers and technical experts necessary to ensure the success of the programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THIS VACANCY: This is a career position in the SES. Unless you are already a member of the SES with career status or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM, your executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before your appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with a DOE Executive Consultant to finalize your ECQ narrative for OPM submission. CITIZENSHIP: You must be a U.S. Citizen or National. HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE (HSPD-12): Your appointment is contingent upon compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity. PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT (OGE 278): If you are selected for this position, will be required to file this report prior to entry on duty in accordance with the Ethics of Government Act of 1978. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Your initial SES career appointment becomes final only after you successfully complete a one-year probationary period. SELECTIVE SERVICE: All males born after December 31, 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government. MOBILITY: A mobility agreement may be required based on mission needs. E-VERIFY: New employees to the Department of Energy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. Qualifications As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications listed below. The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME-BASED Method. The applicant must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) within their resume. Resumes must not exceed eight (8) pages. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the complexity of the position, situation, or programs you've managed, and scope and breadth of the results or outcomes of your actions. You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required for the position and on the extent your application demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): YOUR RESUME MUST CLEARLY DOCUMENT AND DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) EVIDENCE WITHIN YOUR RESUME NOT TO EXCEED EIGHT (8) PAGES: 1. Leading Change: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals and establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity &amp; Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision 2. Leading People: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals and provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building 3. Results Driven: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations and make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility 4. Business Acumen: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management 5. Building Coalitions: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating Detailed information on each ECQ, the underlying and fundamental competencies, sample narratives and a tips sheet for writing effective ECQs are available in the "Guide To Senior Executive Service Qualifications" Senior Executive Service Executive Core Qualifications and Senior Executive Service Qualifications &amp; Fundamental-Competencies. MANDTORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): IN ADDITION, YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): Your responses to the MTQs should be embedded/addressed within your resume, not to exceed eight (8) pages. MTQ 1: In-depth knowledge of the theories and practices related to water power technologies, through direct programmatic, academic or industry experience in hydropower and/or marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy technologies (wave, currents, and tides). MTQ 2: Senior-level management experience that includes managing, directing, and implementing an innovative, impactful multi-disciplinary research, development, demonstration and deployment program that advances water power, renewable power, or national clean energy goals. A sample 8-page resume that incorporates ECQs and MTQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 29-37) http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf. Education There are no education requirements for this position. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Telework: Your position may be eligible for workplace flexibilities which may include telework options and/or flexible work scheduling. These flexibilities may be requested in accordance with the DOE Workplace Flexibilities policy. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov OF-306: You may be required to complete an OF-306, "Declaration for Federal Employment" form used to (a) determine your suitability for Federal Employment and/or (b) in conducting an investigation to determine your suitability or ability to hold a security clearance. Applications contain information subject to the Privacy Act (PL 93 579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361. The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by completing the Fair Chance Act Intake Form and submitting it to the Administrative Investigations Program at AdministrativeInvestigations@hq.doe.gov. The selecting official may need to consult Departmental ethics counsel to determine whether any of your former or current employers, affiliations, or financial holdings conflict with your ability to perform the duties of this position. If necessary, ethics counsel will work with you and the hiring office regarding potential mitigation strategies, if available. Hiring incentives may be authorized in accordance with agency policy and if funding is available. This is a non-bargaining unit position.</p>

Director of Water Power Technologies Office

<p>Summary These positions are to be filled under the OPM Government-Wide Direct Hire Authority for STEM Positions for grades GS 11-15. This serves as a public notice for the use of the Direct Hire Authority in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3327 and 3330 and 5 CFR 330. Under this recruitment procedure, applications will be accepted for each location/ installation identified in this Public Notice. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. Responsibilities The Department of Energy is seeking motivated and highly-qualified candidates for exciting positions available in multiple locations throughout the United States. The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. The 1102 Acquisitions series includes positions that manage, supervise, perform, or develop policies and procedures for professional work involving the procurement of supplies, services, construction, or research and development using formal advertising or negotiation procedures; the evaluation of contract price proposals; and the administration or termination and close out of contracts. The work requires knowledge of the legislation, regulations, and methods used in contracting; and knowledge of business and industry practices, sources of supply, cost factors, and requirements characteristics. In an 1102 Acquisitions series position, you may be responsible for one or more of the following: Solicit, evaluate, negotiate, and award contracts with commercial organizations, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and State, local or foreign governments for furnishing products, services, construction or research and development to the Federal Government Administer contracts by assuring compliance with the terms and conditions of contracts, including resolution of problems concerning the obligations of the parties Terminate contracts by analyzing, negotiating, and settling claims and proposals Analyze and evaluate cost or price proposals and accounting systems data Plan, establish, or review contracts, programs, policies, or procedures Formulate and administer policies and procedures to ensure achievement of Federal socioeconomic goals, such as those affecting small business, labor surplus areas, and disadvantaged business firms Develop acquisition strategies and direct or manage procurement Provide staff advisory services in one or more of the specializations in this occupation Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You must meet both the Basic Requirement and the Specialized Experience to qualify for this series as described below. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for these positions is defined as: GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-09). Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 2 of 4 of the following: - Assisting with conducting necessary pre-award activities such as ensuring that the bid schedule is properly structured, preparing the solicitation, determining sources to be solicited, conducting prebid conferences, processing protests, determining the responsiveness of bids and determining the responsibility of the apparent low bidder based on an analysis of financial and technical information gained during the preaward survey, and awarding or recommending award of the contract; Preparing determinations and findings of fact relative to negotiations and pricing actions; Analyzing problem situations relating to acquisitions such as incomplete specifications, deficient property, material shortages, or terminations for convenience; Reviewing completed official contract files to determine that all contractual actions are satisfied, that there are no pending administrative actions to be resolved, that all file documents are signed, that there are no litigation actions pending, and that the contract is complete in every respect and ready to be closed. OR 3 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; your education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For this position, this is defined as a degree in accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, organization and management, or similarly related major. OR Combination of education and experience as described above. Less than one year of specialized experience may be combined with graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (i.e., credit hours beyond the first two years of full-time study may be credited). GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11). Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 2 of 4 of the following: Performing market or price analysis to determine availability of products or producers or reasonable of prices; Conducting necessary pre-award activities such as ensuring that the bid schedule is properly structured, preparing the solicitation, determining sources to be solicited, conducting prebid conferences, processing protests, determining the responsiveness of bids and determining the responsibility of the apparent low bidder based on an analysis of financial and technical information gained during the preaward survey, and awarding or recommending award of the contract; Monitoring contractor performance in relation to the completion schedule required by the contract and issuing change orders occasioned by changes in mission requirements, defective specifications, changed site conditions, or changes in furnished property; Reviewing procurement requests to determine whether the procurement can be performed by small businesses and locating and furnishing information on capable small and disadvantaged business firms for consideration as potential sources for current and future acquisitions. GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12). Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 3 of 6 of the following: Independently conducting preaward activities for complex equipment, services, and/or construction including reviewing requests, preparing solicitation documents, analyzing proposals for conformance with the solicitation, and negotiating with potential contractors; Performing industry analysis to identify technological and performance changes in products; Performing various contract administration functions, such as verifying evidence of contractor's progress; reviewing and making recommendations on dicing reports; reviewing and negotiating orders; reviewing and providing recommendations on contractor proposals; negotiating delivery schedule changes; monitoring contractor's compliance, regulatory, and statutory provision; monitoring expenditures on cost, incentive, and certain fixed-price contracts requiring funds control; reporting on anticipated deviations from estimated costs; and performing pre-award surveys; Forecasting price trends, economic factors, and efficiencies in production for future accounting periods using analytical techniques such as random sampling, computerized cost models, statistical graphs and learning curves; evaluates the effects on cost of multiplant operations, fluctuating production volume engineering, tooling, preproduction costs, compensation, pensions, and purchasing practices; Advising management and contracting officers on matters pertaining to contracting policies and procedures; Developing guidance material or conducting training for contracting personnel. GS-14: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-13). Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 3 of 6 of the following: Serving as lead negotiator for contracting activities: including planning the negotiation strategy, coordinating strategy with negotiation team, and leading the negotiations; Serving as advisor to program officials in procurement planning meetings including advising program officials of the procurement objectives to be used, and assisting in the preparation of statements of work; Developing and maintaining systems to evaluate and monitor contractual performance related to such areas as delivery, cost, amount of progress or advance payments, effective use of furnished property, scheduling and usage of facilities, and management of overhaul or maintenance and repair efforts; Analyzing elements such as the various expense pools, labor rates, contractor's business volume forecast, economic conditions, business trends, union agreements, local labor market conditions, and inflation rates. Initiating, developing, and recommending contracting policies and procedures for the guidance and control of subordinate contracting activities; Reviewing, evaluating, and providing specific guidance concerning contracting policies and procedures relative to facilities, special tooling, special test equipment, component breakout, warranties, recovery of nonrecurring costs, high dollar spare parts breakout program, industrial preparedness, production planning, and/or interorganizational coordinated procurements. GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-14). Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 2 of 3 of the following: Directing the full range of contract administration actions required for an acquisition program, including the issuance of contract modifications, negotiation of changes, exercise of options, investigation and resolution of contractor delays, contractor performance appraisal, subcontractor surveillance, disposition of claims, and similar matters; Planning, developing, and establishing the contractual strategy for an overall acquisition program. Serving as principal contracting advisor to the program management office, and represents the company/agency as the program's contractual authority at conferences and meetings. NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 through GS-15 levels. Education BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR GS-11 THROUGH GS-12 A. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; OR B. At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position. BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR GS-13 AND ABOVE A. Applicants must have at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower grade level of the position in federal service, as defined under Specialized Experience below. AND B. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. C. Exceptions: Applicants holding a GS-1102 position in federal service will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupied on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D. D. Waiver: Applicants may request that the senior procurement executive of DOE, at his or her discretion, waive any part of the requirements above. The senior procurement executive must certify that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in DOE on the basis of a waiver, DOE may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within DOE without additional waiver action. This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible". If substituting education for specialized experience you must submit proof of your qualifying education. Failure to provide college transcripts may result in a rating of 'Ineligible'. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-1102 series can be found at the following website: OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-1102 series. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. This public notice will be used to fill multiple positions as needed, therefore referral lists may be issued daily. Applications must be submitted and qualification requirements met by 11:59 p.m. ET each day in order to be referred on any certificates issued the following day. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This public notice is to gather applications for current and future vacancies that may or may not result in a referral or selection. Applications will expire 90 days after receipt. There may or may not be promotion potential depending upon the actual position filled. Pay will be determined based on the duty location; remote employees will receive the locality rate associated with their remote worksite, typically the employee's place of residence. For more information on locality and pay scales, click here. Many positions require successful completion of a background investigation. Positions may be filled at varying levels of leadership, ie Team Lead, Manager, Supervisor. Supervisory positions may require a 1-year probationary period, if not yet completed. Hiring incentives may be authorized in accordance with regulation and policy. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov Status and Non-Status applicants from outside DOE selected under this authority are required to serve a mandatory one (1) year probationary period. A DOE career status employee selected for this position may be required to serve a new one (1) year probationary period, pursuant to 5 CFR 315.802. If you believe that you are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), please visit the OPM ICTAP/CTAP website for more information. In order to be considered under the ICTAP program, your application must score within the pre-established "well qualified" category as stated in the Qualifications section. New employees to the Department of Energy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the links at the bottom of this page or visit the FedsHireVets website. All males born after December 31st 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government. Position may require you to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08). For additional information and to obtain the form, please visit the Office of Government Ethics. EEO Policy: https://www.energy.gov/justice/eeo-complaint-process Reasonable Accommodation Policy: https://www.energy.gov/hc/department-energy-reasonable-accommodation-program Veterans Information: https://www.energy.gov/careers/veterans-military-spouses Selective Service Registration: http://www.sss.gov/ The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged noncompliance by completing the Fair Chance Act Intake Form and submitting it to the Administrative Investigations Program at AdministrativeInvestigations@hq.doe.gov.</p>

Acquisitions Specialist

<p>Summary The "Required Documents" section of this announcement identifies all documents that must be uploaded in order to be considered a complete application package. Applicants who do not submit a complete application package will receive an incomplete application rating. Incomplete packages will not receive further consideration. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please reach out to the Executive Consultant listed in the "Agency Contact" section below. Responsibilities The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science - Headquarters is looking for a dynamic, innovative, seasoned executive to lead the Office of Isotope R&amp;D and Production (IRP) Division (DOE Isotope Program). As the Director, Office of Isotope Research &amp; Development (R&amp;D) and Production you will: Manage and oversee projects, programs and policies regarding the research, development, production, and distribution of isotopes, both radioactive and stable, that are in short supply and that no domestic entity produces. The incumbent will follow program and project management principles and provide strategic direction for current and emerging research and commercial activities, oversight of the research and development needed to establish new isotope production methods to address isotope shortages and fragile supply chains, and production of isotopes at DOE and university partner facilities. Initiate new scientific projects and provides leadership for broad and complex programs/projects that are on the cutting edge of research, science, or technology. Initiatives may focus on previously unexplored areas or solving problems not previously encountered. Translate broad, general policies into specific policy direction and requirements for the IRP. Develop long range plans with intermediate goals and resource requirements, taking into consideration financial and technical constraints. Provide leadership and direction to a world-leading R&amp;D program in innovative isotope production, enrichment, and separations. Requirements Conditions of Employment CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THIS VACANCY: This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM, executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before the appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with a DOE Executive Consultant to finalize your ECQ narrative for OPM submission. CITIZENSHIP: You must be a U.S. Citizen or National. HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE (HSPD-12): A selectee's appointment is contingent upon compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity. PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT (OGE 278): If you are selected for this position, will be required to file this report prior to entry on duty in accordance with the Ethics of Government Act of 1978. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: An individual's initial SES career appointment becomes final only after the individual successfully completes a one-year probationary period. SECURITY CLEARANCE: You must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance DRUG TESTING: As a condition of appointment to this position, you will be subject to pre-employment/pre-appointment testing for illegal drug use under the U.S. Department of Energy Employee Drug Plan. If you are selected you will be provided information regarding drug testing. Failure to undergo testing or positive findings resulting from the test will eliminate you from further consideration for this position. If selected for and appointed to this position you will be subject to random drug testing while employed. SELECTIVE SERVICE: All males born after December 31, 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government. MOBILITY: A mobility agreement may be required based on mission needs. E-VERIFY: New employees to the Department of Energy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. Qualifications The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME BASED method. Applicants must show possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and any technical qualifications via resume. Your resume presented will reflect that you possess the ECQs and give a synopsis of your accomplishments. Although applicants cannot address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) separately, evidence of each must be clearly demonstrated in the five (5) page resume and throughout the entire application package. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed later in this section below must be addressed in a separate narrative. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): The five (5) ECQs described below were designed to assess executive-level experiences and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. 1: Leading Change: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals and establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. 2: Leading People: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals and provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. 3: Results Driven: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations, and make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. 4: Business Acumen: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. 5: Building Coalitions: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): As part of your application package, a supplemental narrative must be uploaded addressing each MTQ listed below. No more than one (1) page per MTQ is allowed; additional informational information will not be considered. MTQs must provide specific examples that address relevant experience and accomplishments. Applicants must reflect superior technical qualifications demonstrated through leadership and management in the following MTQs. Failure to submit a narrative statement addressing each of the MTQs may cause your application to be deemed incomplete and not be considered. MTQ 1: Demonstrated experience in providing leadership and direction to a complex scientific or technical organization, such as the management or oversight of nationally recognized large-scale research and development facilities or programs and production operations related to isotopes. Demonstrates a general understanding of science and technology, as well as a working knowledge of and ability to oversee a wide variety of business and operational management systems such as project management; procurement; financial management; and human resources management. MTQ 2: Demonstrated executive skill in communicating with senior management officials in the public and private sector, scientists and engineers, and the public to develop support for complex or controversial programs and/or respond to concerns. MTQ 3: Demonstrated capabilities in formulating, developing, and executing policies, program priorities, strategic planning, and projects with the application of scientific knowledge, technical expertise, and effective interactions with top level officials regarding the development, production, and distribution of isotopes. Education Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Telework: Your position may be eligible for workplace flexibilities which may include remote work or telework options, and/or flexible work scheduling. These flexibilities may be requested in accordance with the DOE Workplace Flexibilities policy. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov OF-306: You may be required to complete an OF-306, "Declaration for Federal Employment" form used to (a) determine your suitability for Federal Employment and/or (b) in conducting an investigation to determine your suitability or ability to hold a security clearance. Applications contain information subject to the Privacy Act (PL 93 579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361. The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by completing the Fair Chance Act Intake Form and submitting it to the Administrative Investigations Program at AdministrativeInvestigations@hq.doe.gov. The selecting official may need to consult Departmental ethics counsel to determine whether any of your former or current employers, affiliations, or financial holdings conflict with your ability to perform the duties of this position. If necessary, ethics counsel will work with you and the hiring office regarding potential mitigation strategies, if available. Hiring incentives may be authorized in accordance with agency policy and if funding is available. This is a non-bargaining unit position.</p>

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