SENIOR SCIENTIST AND ENGINEER PROGRAM

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85-00024R000500150007-3
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• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 16, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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DDS?iT-3339-82
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Development and Engineering
Director of Research and Development
Director of SIGINT Operations
Director of Technical Service
Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Director, National Photographic Interpretation
Center
FROM: R. E. Hineman
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
SUBJECT: Senior Scientist and Engineer Program
1. Attached is a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding
concerning the establishment and operation of a Senior Scientist
and Engineering Program (SSEEP) for the DDS&T. As the first step,
each Office, if they have qualified candidates, is requested to
nominate two officers, one against the GS-15 and the other against
the SIS-level position for consideration for the SSFEP. Each
officer recommended should meet the criteria established for the
prograin. In addition, Offices should also identify positions to
accommodate the nominees. Nominations for consideration should be
forwarded to Chief, Administrative Staff, DDS&T, by 12 August.
The Career Service Board, serving as the SS?TEP review group, will
make final recommendations at the 20 August meeting. Although not
needed at this time, position descriptions will be required for
submission to PM4CD/OP at a later date.
2. Please note in paragraph 3g of the attachment that existing
positions already classified at the GS-15 and STS-1/2 levels are
not included in the program.
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cOR7\NDUP?I OF UND RSTTtNDIDI
This Memorandum of Understanding establishes the Senior
Scientist and Engineer Program for the Directorate of Science
and Technology (DDS&T) and the conditions under which senior
scientists and engineers will be selected and assigned. The
purpose of the program is to provide a number of non-managerial
advancement opportunities for scientists and engineers who have
demonstrated exceptional technical expertise and creativity in
advancing the technological capabilities of the Intelligence
Community, and whose contributions merit a vancement without
entry into the managerial ran":-s. (U)
1. The number of senior scientists/engineers in the program
will not exceed 32, with an intended ratio of 20 at the GS-15
level and 12 at the SIS-1/2 level; a change in that ratio within
the total of 32 will be permitted if S&T ?s SIS ceiling restricts
the achievement of SIS status for 12 senior scientists/enai neers.
Selection will be made conservatively, and a full comple::ent is
not anticipated for 1-2 years.
(S)
2. Office directors
..based on criteria agreed
will
upon
nominate candidates to DD/S&T
by DD/S&T and D/OP (see tabs I
& B).
Final selections will be
made
by DD/S&T, who %..ill advise D/OP
of
the appointments. (U )
3. Administrative arranr,ements will be as follo::s:
a. A Senior Scientific/Engineering Officer Group will
be established to review and nominate candidates and positions
for this program. Members of this group will be representative
of the various S&T offices.. (U)
b. When a scientist/engineer position has been selected
for the program, the sponsoring office will transfer a position
of appropriate grade level (GS-14 or above) to a Senior Scientific/
Engineering Officer Group to be located in the Office of the
Director of that office. OP/'E-';.CD and S&T will jointly provide
points when it is not possible to identify existing GS-15 posi-
tions for the program. In vie.: of current constraints, DD/S&T may
request additional SIS ceiling from the DCI when it is required.
- (U)
c. Scientist/engineer and accompanying position will
retain his/her original career service designation, and the
incumbent will remain under the supervision and career develop-
inent cognizance of the sponsoring office director. (U)
d. The duration of an assignment as a senior scientist/
engineer will be indefinite, based on S&T priorities and the
continued availability of each incumbent. (U)
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a senior scientist/engineer position is vacated,
the ceiling will revert to the sponsoring office for appropriate
use, unless a continuing S&T need is identified and a fully-
qualified candidate from the same career service is selected to.
fill the vacated position. The grade level of the position is to
be determined by PMCD using traditional position classification
methodology. (U)
f. PMCD will conduct periodic surveys of the senior
scientist/engineer positions for validation. Discrepancies
will be brought to the attention of S&T management, and if they
can not be resolved informally, will be subject to the -e i sting
classification appeals system. (U)
g. Existing CS-15 and SIS--1/2 senior scientist/engineer
positions, having been classified on their on merits, are not
included in the total 32 positions covered by this Memorandurt-,
of Understanding. They are subject to normal review and evalu-
ation. during office surveys. New GS-15 and SIS--1/2 positions
identified in normal. surveys will be b, ought to the attention of
S&T management. (S)
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Senior{ ~ntific/Engineering Non e .c_:gerial Officer
Senior Scientific/Engineering Officer, GS-15
JOB SULMMARY:
The incumbent is a recognized authority throughout the
Intelligence Community, serves as the scientific or engineering
officer directly responsible for conceptualization, hands-on
development of prototype production, and follow on production
or system analysis of complex state-of--the-art technologies to be
used exclusively by the Intelligence Community in order to obtain
data/information of significant interesi_ to policymakers. The
position is organizationally treated at the division or higher-
level, however, work effort crosses directorate lines requiring
incumbents to use diverse scientific skills while interfacing with
senior officials in both the private and public sector to produce a
final product. These completed products may have a significant
directly on the collection, exploitation or G,~al~~si _, of ~ data d,-Y~ y
effecting national policy. (S)
DUTIES:
Performs or directs independent in-depth research,- systems
evaluation or analyses of highly technical state-of-the-art tech-
nologies for use in developing new intelligence collection methods
in support of the Intelligence Community. This includes repre--
senting the specific office and the S&T Directorate with direct
and cross-directorate interfacing with senior Agency officials,
officials of other federal organizations, members of the academic
community, and a variety of external contractors to establish .
specific program needs, requirements, anticipated results, pro-
jected costs, and anticipated benefits to the Intelligence
Community. (S)
EVALUATION' FACTORS
Factor 1. Knowledge Required by the Position
Authoritative knowledge of a hard science or engineering
specialization with extensive knowledge of several other scien-
tific and engineering disciplines. A comprehensive understanding
of the area of specialization sufficient to independently perform
research, analyze or conceptualize an existing or proposed technical
:activity that will improve/alter present technologies or advance
the state-of-the-art for a particular product using all available
and relevant sources for development of technologies to collect
data of intense interest to senior government officials. Knowledges
required would generally be greater than the substantive knowledge
required of an S&T Branch Chief, and are validated by outstanding
achievements of the following kind in field of science: (U)
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a) M in?..u of twelve years experience in a substantive
field of scientific or engineering research and development,
including at least two years of clearly demonstrated exceptional
performance at the GS-14 level or equivalent outside the federal
sector. (U)
b) Mastery of a specific scientific or engineering field
of technology sufficient to propose and/or develop new theories,'
concepts, procedures, nethcdoloyies, etc., as evidenced by author-
ship of publications, as well as being a recognized authority in
am area of specialization by academia or professional organizations.
(U)
c) A post-gracduate degree in a related scientific or
engineering field accompanied by academic research sustaining
the expertise and/Cdr Slav? ng com feted t o S&T tours Of duty (not
less then four years combined) in separate offices at branch chief
level or non-supervisory equ._f v lent or comparable work time and
experience with a nothei: federal Agency or private sector organi-
zation in an acceptable field. (U)
- Demonstrated ability to assume total and independent respon-
sibility for conceptualizing, draftin g, initiating, discussing,
defending and implementing highly technical state-or-the-art
theories, plans and programs to succ=essful completion. (U)
- Demonstrated written Cnii oral presentation skills critical
to the presentation and defense of highly technical proposals or
evaluations. (U)
Factor 2. Supervisory Controls
The incumbent is required to report to an S&T division chief
or higher-level organizational official. Assignments are made in
terms of broad program areas requiring the incumbent to act with,
total technical independence, and the widest latitude in fulfilling
assignment objectives. Reviews are for overall conformance to
collection policies and budgetary constraints. (U) _
Factor 3. Guidelines
The incumbent is provided broad and non-specific parameters
to address a particular technical issue as he/she determines.
Standard or establis.hed guidelines, approaches or procedures are
not applicable, thus requiring the incumbent to ascertain the
most appropriate methods to be employed. Sound judgment, ingenuity
and creativity in assessing various approaches for each project are
_a must. (U)
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The wog ,.3uires a critical and non-`raditional technical
approach to a variety of intelligence collection problems of an
in-depth and complex technical nature that may require changes
to present state-of-the-art technologies. Decisions require
exte:?sive support data and critical evaluations of problem areas,
approaches and methodologies, to successfully fulfill requirements_
The incumbent provides a high degree of imagination, creativity
and conceptual ability to extend present scientific methods and
applicat-ions for new technological development and application-
(S)
Scope and Effect
The nature of work being performed involves the independent
planning, concep?tu`lizing, developing and producing of new tech-
.nologi es or hardc?; are/software to r:eet the needs and requirements
of the Intelligence Corrmmunity. The completed product has a
direct effect on the intelligence gathering and/or exploitation
capabilities of the Agency. (S)
Factor 6. Personal Contacts
There are regular internal contacts across directorate lines,
with officials in other agencies of the Inteliic ence or Defense
Community, with senior management personnel level in contractor
organizations with members of_- Congress or their staffs and members
of they scientific or academic community as required. (C)
Factor 7. Purpose of Contacts
The incumbent has direct contact/interface with the Intel-
ligence Community and/or members of Congress or their staffs,
to present and defend highly technical state-of-the-art programs
and projects of national significance that have interagency impact.
The incumbent is sought out by colleagues within the community
for advice, guidance, and technical review in order to justify
and defend specific estimates of program capabilities of the _
highest interest to policymakers. Incumbent may be required to
assess the state-of-art activity in. commercial and/or government
laboratories. (S)
Factor 8. Physical Demands
Work is sedentary requiring little physical exertion. (U)
Factor 9. Work Environment
The work is generally performed in an office or laboratory
environment requiring minimal risks and discomforts. Occasional
domestic travel is required. (U)
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Senior Scientific/Engineering Officer, SIS-1/2
The incumbent serves as the technical advisor and/or
coordinator for product/project conceptualization, establishment
ana production of highly complex state-of-the-art technologies at
the office level in DDS&T, under the administrative direction of
the office director. He/she may at times be detailed to other S&T
offices or the directorate level or another intelligence staff at a
senior level, to accomplish a specific scientific objective. The
incumbent is a recognized authority throughout the Intelligence
Community in one or more technical fields and is responsible for
the presentation/defense of ne-%,ly conceived technical concepts and
hypotheses, proto=type products and systems analyses on behalf of
the office director for critical technical requirements of major
interest to policymakers. The highly specialized work effort
usually has inter-directorate and often interagency iplications
and requires a multi--disciplinary approach and expertise to arrive
at a conclusion that will significantly impact on the intelligence
collection or analysis capabilities of the Agency and the Intel-
ligence Community. The scope of work being performed requires the
incumbent to perform independent analysis and evaluation of programs
while making projections as to resource needs, program/project
costs, time factors, impact and probability of success while
coordinating the work of other scientific or engineering officers
to meet established goals. (S)
Provides technical guidance and direction to project/program
efforts within the S&T Directorate while coordinating independent.
analysis, concepts, and evaluations with other scientists and
engineers in the development of technologies of a multi-discip--_
linary and technically complex nature which will fill a critical
requirement deficiency in the collection or analytical capabilities
of, the Agency and Intelligence Community. In addition to indepen-
dently performing in-depth research and systems analysis, he/she
provides technical guidance to other scientists, across office and
directorate lines, working on similar/related projects. (S)
Authoritative expert and spokesperson to, senior S&T, CIA,
Intelligence Community officials and external contractors for a
.specific project/projects of a highly technical nature-. (S)
Represents the Agency in interagency forums, with full
authority to commit or designate highly technical resources to a
course of action. (U)
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EVALUATION FA
Factor 1. Knowledge Required by the Po-..it-ion -
The incumbent has authoritative knowledge of a science or
engineering specialty with extensive multi-disciplinary know-
ledge of a broad range of scientific and engineering disciplines.
A diverse yet complete understanding of an area of specialization
sufficient to independently conduct in-depth research, analyze or
conceptualize existing or proposed technical activity in advancing
the state-of-the-art in technologies applicable to collecting or
analyzing intelligence data of major interest to policy .makers- (S)
Deei:onstrat d leadership abilities sufficient to plan,
direct, review, coordinate and consolidate the work efforts and
conclusions of other scientists or' engineers. Knowledges required
would generally be greater selective areas than the substantive
knowledge required of an S&`l, Division Chief, and are validated by
..outstanding achievement of the following kind in the field Of
science. (U) -
.a) Minimum of fourteen years experience in . a substantive
field of science or engineering research anal develop, ment, in-
cluding two years of clearly demonstrated exceptional. performance
at the GS-l5 level or equivalent outside the federal sector. (U)
b) mastery of a specific scientific or engineering field
cf 'technology sufficient to propose, develop and review new
theories, concepts, procedures, methodologies, etc., as evidenced
by authorship of publications, as well as being a recognized
authority in the area of specialization by academia and profes-
sional organizations. (U)
c) A post graduate degree in a related scientific or
engineering field accompanied by academic research sustaining the
expertise and/or having completed two S&T tours of duty (not less
than four years combined) in separate offices at division chief
level or non-supervisory equivalent or comparable work time and
experience with another federal Agency or private sector organ i
elation in a required field. (U)
Demonstrated written and oral presentation skills critical
--to presentation and defense of highly technical proposals or
evaluations. (U)
Factor 2. Supervisory Controls
The incumbent is required to work in a DDS&T office or
higher-level organization. Assignments are made in terms of broad,
program areas requiring the incumbent to act with total. technical
independence and a wide latitude in fulfilling assignment/program
objectives. Reviewws.are to assure that an intelligence collection
or analysis deficiency is satisfied and that overall Agency objec-
tives are net. (U)
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As the r~l6g.,ized authority in the fie,,, the incumbent
is provided general freedom to address numerous technical issues/
requirements as he/she determines. The incumbent has authority
to task resources across organizational lines and to develop
methodologies and guidelines and set goals and approaches to
develop specific technical projects/programs while documenting
and evaluating the findings. Sound judgment, leadership, cre-
ativity and ingenuity are essential to properly assessing project
objectives and maximizing the probability,of success. (U)
Factor 4. Complexitx
The work involves a critical intensive review and develop-
ment of solutions to a variety of highly technical collection
problems and requirements that may. require a joint effort to alter
or advance present state-of-the-art technologies. Evaluations and
proposals require extensive support data and critical evaluations
of problem areas,- approaches and methodologies to ascertain feasible
solutions. The incumbent can independently draw upon- resources
across directorate offices as required to meet program needs. He/
she provides imagination, suggestions, creativity and coordination
of scientific methods and theories for program development and
production. (S)
Factor 5. Scope and Effect
The nature of work being performed involves the independent
planning, conceptualization, development, production and co-
ordination of new technologies or hardware/software to meet the
needs and requirements of the Intelligence Community. The com-
pleted product has direct effect on the intelligence gathering
capability of the Agency and Intelligence Community and will
ultimately provide a broader base of intelligence information to
shape U.S. foreign policy. (S)
Factor 6. Personal Contacts
There are regular internal contacts across directorate lines,
with senior officials in other agencies of the Intelligence or
Defense Community and with senior management and technical levels
in contractor organizations. (C)
Factor 7. Purpose of Contacts
The incumbent has direct contact with the Intelligence
-Community and/or members of Congress or their staffs, to present
and defend highly technical state-of-the-art programs and projects
of national significance that have interagency impact. The incum-
bent is sought out by colleagues within the community for advice,
guidance, and technical review in order to justify and defend
specific estimates of program capabilities of the highest interest
to policymakers. (U)
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Work is tary requiring little phl ical exertion.
(U)
FActor 9. Work Envi r:onrnent
The work is generally performed in an office or laboratory
requiring minimal risks and discomforts. Occasional domestic
travel is required. (U)
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