Serves as a General Engineer within one of the multiple Power and Environmental Systems (AJW-1510) Sub-Teams providing advanced engineering expertise in support of one or more (National Airspace System) NAS systems. Plans and accomplishes highly complex programs and other work activities under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, or experienced engineer.

Duties

Provides national level guidance and technical direction on complex, multi-year' projects relating to in-service improvements; analysis, design, and implementation of system-wide hardware and/or software/firmware modifications; service life extension; failure analysis/support in response to NAS related problems beyond the assigned repair capability of the field; NAS configuration management; quality assurance; development and issuance of associated national technical directives and maintenance guidance; development and evaluation of the operational readiness and/or supportability of new NAS systems for deployment; and technical support to new system acquisition efforts.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
• This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
• Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Please review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:(A) Degree: Professional Engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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 & 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.OR(B) 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 professional 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 a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.2) Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for the professional registration which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners 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 in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A above.4) Related Curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had a least one 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. (Above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE BASIC REQUIREMENTS:To qualify at the FV-J (FG/GS 14) level, you must demonstrate in your application you possess one (1) year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the FV-I (FG/GS 13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled.Specialized Experience includes: experience utilizing engineering principles, theories, and concepts in providing operations & maintenance support for one or more National Airway Systems (NAS); designing and implementation of system-wide hardware and/or software/firmware modifications; experience developing and issuance of associated national technical directives and maintenance guidance; development and evaluation of the operational readiness and/or supportability of new NAS systems for deployment; and technical support to new system acquisition efforts; analyzing system performance and fault information from field facilities to identify causes of system failures, defines and takes correction action; reviewing work of assigned personnel on exceptionally complex projects for technical accuracy and adequacy.Applicants should provide examples of Specialized Experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement. In addition to the above qualifications, the following has been determined to be a Quality Ranking Factor (QRF). This means applicants who possess this factor are considered to be Well-Qualified.Quality Ranking Factor (QRF): Well-qualified candidates will demonstrate knowledge involving design characteristics, construction practices, and/or operational/maintenance support on a national level for National Aerospace System (NAS) green, standby, and/or critical power or monitoring systems, and must demonstrate having experience in three of the following subject areas: Electrical Safety, Breaker Coordination, Arc Flash studies, National Electric Code (NEC) compliance, Switchgear (GE or SqD), Engine Generators, Automatic/Static Transfer Switches, Batteries, Uninterruptable Power Systems (UPS), fuel cells, Photovoltaic (PV/solar), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) and/or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

KSA INFORMATION:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a HR Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSA listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration AAC Regional HR Services Branch 6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155 AHF-S210 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 US
• Name: Tia Bagby
• Phone: 1 (405) 954-8019
• Email: [email protected]