Research General Engineer
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Research and Development Center (uscg.mil)
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As a Research General Engineer in the Technical Division at the Coast Guard R&D Center, you will join a fast-paced, diverse, and collaborative group of scientists, engineers, computer scientists, and analysts to contribute to research in focus areas. This position will focus on contributing to and/or leading Defense and Safety Systems (DSS) applied research projects. The DSS Research Program aims to ensure the safety of Coast Guard members, the Maritime Transportation System (MTS), and the public now and into the future. Examples of defensive systems that will protect our assets from evolving threats include non-lethal vessel stopping technologies, counter uncrewed systems (C-UxS), directed energy systems, and cybersecurity systems in Operational Technology (OT). Safety systems efforts focus on improvements to mariner safety and increasing the probability of successful search and rescue, as well as assessing modern vessel construction techniques and materials that will ensure that the service knows how to regulate, respond to emergencies, and utilize advancements in ship design.
Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:
- Designing or directing the development of unique or leading-edge technology, equipment, or systems to meet specific mission requirements.
- Conducting systematic research in problem areas that are highly complex, answering important questions in the scientific field that lead to innovation.
- Serving as a senior engineer coordinating and integrating the planning, programming, development, oversight, scheduling, and overall management of resources for multi-phase projects.
- Guiding and evaluating contractor efforts by reviewing plans and cost estimates, reporting problems and/or progress, directing necessary changes and resolving controversial problems, and ensuring contractor efforts are in line with research program objectives.
- Utilizing correspondence with field experts and literature published with the agency, outside agencies, private industry, and research institutions to maintain knowledge of current technology and regulatory developments in the scientific field.
- Conducting analysis and applying findings of technical reviews to recommend changes to existing directives
Starting at $116,510 Per Year (GS 13)
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