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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Salary: $119,554.00 - $179,700.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full-Time - Permanent
Phone: 301-713-6333

JOB SUMMARY:

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Unlock secrets in deep oceans, track rapidly moving storms, operate state-of-the-art environmental satellites, chart the Nation's waterways, formulate models to forecast climate trends, protect and preserve our living marine resources...it's all in a day's work at the NOAA! Join a dedicated workforce committed to a vital mission: safeguarding the public, protecting natural resources, strengthening the economy. A career that makes a world of difference!

This position, located in the Office of the Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, provides overall guidance and direction to all NESDIS systems acquisition programs.  The Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems (DAAS) coordinates the acquisition of satellites, including the associated ground systems; provides overall system engineering oversight for the development and implementation of new or modified satellite programs.  The DAAS assess the requirements and goals of the NESDIS satellite programs.  The DAAS provides expert oversight of NESDIS offices relating to the development of major system elements (spacecraft, sensors, communications, ground receipt, and data/produce processing and delivery); and the integration, installation and acceptance of the NOAA civil operational remote sensing satellite systems.  The DAAS provides expert advice to the Assistant Administrator concerning satellite system objectives, performance, acquisition strategies, systems engineering, cost criteria, and interface standards; and provides assessments of contractor performance on a wide variety of systems acquisition contracts, some of which have contract values in the billions of dollars.

 

This position has specific degree requirements.  To determine if you are eligible please refer to the “Qualifications Required” section of this job announcement. 

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Occasional travel will be required.