You will serve as a Engineering Technician in the Mechanical Systems branch (AB24400) of the Subsystems division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Air Vehicle Engineering department, specifically within the Cargo and Special Operations (CSO) lab of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Duties

You will coordinate, conduct, and direct feasibility studies to effectively assess adaptability of proposed engineering design changes and or modifications. You will lead a project team containing both government and contractor engineers and technicians. You will coordinate with engineering technical high grades and branch manager regarding all facility operations involving technician support. You will be responsible for excessing, retiring, or disposing of obsolete and unused equipment. You will facilitate training for technicians as required.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following. Examples of specialized experience include: 1) Supporting and planning for hiring of temporary employees to support large-scale test effort. 2) Facilitating all operator level reporting and data reduction assignments. 3) Leading a project team containing both government and contractor engineers and technicians. 4) Knowledge of related engineering and scientific discipline practices and procedures 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=List-by-Occupational-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.

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]