JOB SUMMARY: This position is located in the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Satellite & Product Operations (OSPO), Mission Operations Division (MOD), Operations Branch, with 2 vacancies in Suitland, MD. This position is also announced under vacancy number NESDIS OSPO-24-12516040-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. MAJOR DUTIES: This is an open continuous announcement. The open period is 12 months. Applications will be reviewed on the established cut-off dates: 09/16/2024, 10/15/2024, 11/15/2024, 12/16/2024, 01/15/2025, 02/17/2025, 03/17/2025, 04/16/2025, 05/15/2025, 06/16/2025, 07/15/2025, 08/15/2025, 09/02/2025. NOTE: The period of eligibility for applications is through each cut-off date. The agency will issue a list of eligible applicants at each cut-off date to hiring officials within the period of eligibility. Applicants will not need to reapply to be considered. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', or 'not qualified'. If this occurs, you are eligible to reapply to a future cut-off date. As a Supervisory Physical Science Technician, you will perform the following duties: Provide technical oversight, guidance and expertise of Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) being the point of contact lead for satellite controllers, aerospace technicians and product operators as well as contract staff who provide monitoring of full production/distribution of time critical satellite data. Review and revise technical standard, routine and contingency operational procedures (SOPs, ROPs, and COPS) as provided by engineering to ensure completeness and accuracy. Supervise satellite operations crew; comprised of approximately 15 environmental satellite and product operators, and provide on-going feedback on crew performance to the Operations Branch Chief, including providing performance feedback to employees. Serve as the technical point of contact between satellite crews and external stakeholders such as other government agencies, international partners and private sector that utilize NOAA data or ground assets for completing mission objectives. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.