You will serve as an Interdisciplinary Engineer in the Modeling & Analysis Division, Propulsion & Power Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. We are seeking an experienced engineer to support structural integrity and fatigue life management for engines in development and sustainment at the Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD. Be part of an exciting team making a difference for the U.S. Naval Air Forces.

Duties

You will serve as a technical expert and team leader for Propulsion and Power Engineering, discussing research and development goals, design concepts/criteria, failure modes, production manufacturing and maintenance aspects to responsible personnel. You will review aircraft mission data to develop engine usage spectra, validate propulsion system advanced lifting algorithms. You will evaluate aircraft / engine original equipment manufacturer (OEM) life prediction methodologies and corresponding results to support airworthiness of systems in development and sustainment of fielded assets. You will establish propulsion system safety critical part life limits to prevent premature failure and develop risk mitigation strategies for field issues based on available engineering and logistical support constraints. You will lead failure investigations including direction and creation of Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and practical failure analysis. You will use fatigue and fracture methodologies including crack growth analysis methods and material properties behavior, including damage tolerance for safety critical parts. You will use turbine engine airfoil Goodman diagram limits establishment, including aeromechanics data plotting, test verification standard/methods, finite element methods and strain gauge instrumentation, FOD limits, and combined stress assessment You will be responsible for the technical development, training, and mentoring of all Structural Integrity and Life Management personnel. You will write and execute proposals to support workforce development, increase organic testing technologies and modeling capabilities and approaches in line with our strategic initiatives. You will prepare work plans detailing work effort and funding requirements, coordinating the programs to ensure that all objectives are being met and satisfactory results are obtained. You will develop new systems and support ongoing sustainment efforts for field aircraft while mentoring journeyman engineers on component analysis and test planning efforts in the Air Systems Group, Propulsion and Power Department organization. You will develop well written presentations for customers explaining the results of workforce development plans and effort. Presenting interests at symposiums and conferences. You will review Navy long-range planning documents to identify/forecast engine structural integrity and life management technology needs and their potential impact on new/uprated propulsion systems. You will assess needs for engine analysis programs and systematically identify the goals/objectives with a high degree of technical insight showing a logical progression of studies, development, and tests. You will evaluate contractor proposals for new/up-rated propulsion systems and structural integrity/durability improvement programs. You will provide technical guidance and recommendations to industry by identifying goals/objectives, problems and solutions,technology thrusts of unique interest to the Navy and scope of adequate demonstration of technology verification requirements. You will identify potential incompatibilities among various Research, Development, Test and Evaluation programs and developing/recommending necessary changes or corrective actions to achieve goals. You will plan, develop, technically direct and manage engine structural integrity and life management tasking on major Research, Development, Test and Evaluation programs for current and advanced propulsion systems. Provide technical support to IPT leaders in the investigation/solution of fleet service problems and service performance evaluations. Discussing the priority, scope, and levels of effort required by each program. You will provide and coordinate program details and justifications to assist project managers during planning and defense of budgets for their area of responsibility.

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
• 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 is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• 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 equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-12/13 or pay band DP-4 in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Demonstrating expertise in aircraft turbine engine engineering, structural dynamics, fatigue life analysis, and engineering project management; 2) Executing research, development, test and evaluation projects; 3) Demonstrating ability to lead and coordinate a team; 4) Evaluating contractor proposals for new/up-rated propulsion systems and structural integrity/durability improvement program; 5) Providing and coordinating program details and justifications to assist project managers during planning and defense of budgets. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf. 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess.

Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR
Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), 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 more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.orgOREvidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) 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 The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.
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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 under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)
OR
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 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.

Contacts

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