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PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST FOR MARITIME SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR

NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
Naval Research Laboratory, DC Other
POSTED ON 4/27/2026 CLOSED ON 6/18/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST FOR MARITIME SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR position at NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY?

You will serve as the Principal Scientist for Maritime Synthetic Aperture Radar, a Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) position, located in the Radar Division at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory located in Washington DC.

Qualifications:

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume must show that you possess the Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications:

TQ 1. Demonstrated competence in understanding, planning, and conducting independent research and leading multi-disciplinary, multi-organizational research on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) remote sensing technologies, including low level data processing and extraction of nonliteral features relevant to the maritime domain.

TQ 2. Demonstrated ability to develop, plan, guide, execute, and maintain multi-disciplinary research programs having national and international impact, including coordinating across US government agencies, research laboratories, academia, and international partners, and to acquire, on an ongoing basis, funding for these programs.

TQ 3. Ability to provide subject matter expertise as a senior advisor on maritime target detection and characterization, automated image feature extraction, data integrity, and bistatic SAR processing to the Navy, DoW, other government agencies, and international partners.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF
AND
0801 Professional Engineering series
1301 General Physical Science series

1515 Operation Research Series
1520 Mathematics Series

1550 Computer Science Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Salary : $194,671

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