CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION SPECIALIST (FIRES)

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the DE-02 (GS-11) grade level or higher in the Federal service which includes:1) conducting reviews, analysis, and evaluations of Field Artillery / Air Defense Artillery systems to determine their effectiveness under projected combat conditions, 2) initiating the acquisition process for Field Artillery / Air Defense systems, and 3) experience with lifecycle engineering and capability development to support and develop future force capabilities with Field Artillery and Air Defense. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (DE-02/GS-11).
About the Position: Serves as a Capability Development and Integration Specialist (Fires) within the Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate (CDID), Futures and Concepts Center (FCC). DE-03 pay band encompasses GS-12 Step 1 to GS-13 Step 10.