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The primary purpose of this position is to test and evaluate state-of-the-art weapon systems and cyberspace capabilities, provide quality installation and mission support, and serve as responsible stewards of our resources to deliver war-winning capabilities.
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- Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities at least 25% of the time.
- Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the unit.
- Serves as a consultant and expert in engineering work involved in the application of advanced theories, concepts, and principles related to development or sustainment of systems.
- Represents the organization with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
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Conditions of employment- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guidance
- If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: ;/li>
- This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
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- Position may require an appropriate security clearance
- Employee must maintain current certifications
- Position may be subject to random drug testing
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
- All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
- This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.
- Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
- Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- A professional engineering degree at the bachelor's level from an ABET accredited institution in Engineering or a closely related field is required.
- This position has been designated as a Non-Critical Acquisition Position. Category- Test and Evaluation. Level 2- Practitioner and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
- The employee must meet or be capable of achieving the APDP certification designated on the position description within the defined grace period for that certification level after assignment.
QualificationsIn order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, ;br>
Basic Qualifications: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
ORB. Combination of education and experience college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensure Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written Test Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
3. Specified academic courses Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculum Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.)
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is equivalent to Federal experience at the next lower grade (GS-11), level, pay band (NH-02), or equivalent (pay schedule, pay band, etc). Specialized experience is described as performing multidisciplinary professional engineering work, applying a number of diverse engineering practices, techniques, and processes in the field of engineering to perform work involving the application of electronics, mechanical, aerospace, and/or other engineering disciplines.
IDEAL CANDIDATE: - Forward-thinking, mission-driven engineering leader to serve as the Chief of the Systems Engineering Section. Our ideal candidate is an innovator who looks beyond the status quo. We are looking for a leader who will champion digital modernization-leveraging modern technology and Artificial Intelligence to elevate our training programs, protect our team's engineering focus, and streamline project execution. If you are passionate about mentoring the next generation of engineers and want to shape the future of airborne test and evaluation, we encourage you to apply.
Desired Experience & Skills:
- At least 5 years of progressive experience in the following:
- particular emphasis on applying modern technology such as AI or other digital tools to elevate team training and qualification processes.
- particular emphasis on balancing employee workloads, minimizing multitasking, and aligning day-to-day task execution with overarching program schedules.
- particular emphasis on leading lessons-learned programs and utilizing modern database or AI search tools to make historical technical data accessible to junior engineers.
- specifically within high-performance fighter aircraft or airborne instrumentation systems.
- specifically coordinating across flight-test operations, maintenance personnel, and external defense contractors
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
- Knowledge of a wide range of advanced multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles,
practices, standards, methods, and techniques to apply experimental theories and new developments to
problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods, and to plan and execute specialized programs of
marked difficulty, responsibility, and significance. - Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structure, and operation of the DoD, Air Force, and
organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence systems acquisition, development, and/or
sustainment; and knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles, financial systems, and restrictions
on expenditure of funds. - Knowledge of and skill in evaluating state-of-the-art and advancements in theory, application, technology, and
policy affecting systems being developed, and in planning, organizing, and directing the functions and staff in
critical aspects of development, production, and/or support of systems, subsystems, or equipment. - Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, building consensus and coalitions, negotiating, and
resolving conflicts with a variety of individuals and organizations as well as communicating effectively, both orally
and in writing.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
EducationARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you
MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Additional informationThis public notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in selection.
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This is an acquisition demonstration project position NH-03 equivalent to a GS-12 to GS-13.Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
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