About the Position: Serve as an Engineer within the Aviation Integration Directorate (AID) supporting the Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO) with responsibilities for the technical and engineering management of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) A/MH-6 Little bird helicopter and associated equipment. This is a pay banded position. The NH-03 band encompasses grades 12 and 13 under the General Schedule (GS) system.

Duties

Working directly with SOF users to develop unique, innovative and effective modifications to the platform that improve aircraft payload, survivability, lethality and sustainability in austere expeditionary environments. Responsible for all engineering oversight functions that facilitate and ensure that the A/MH-6 and associated systems meet stringent flight safety, reliability, sustainability, and schedule requirements. Responsible for the accuracy and justification of engineering decisions or recommendations rendered as they pertain to configuration changes to the A/MH-6 platform. Extensive working knowledge of digital tools to perform management and execution of assigned projects. Keeps TAPO and key stakeholders apprised of all conditions and issues affecting or impacting individual or organizational program goals and objectives. Work under the A/MH-6 Product Manager and Deputy Product Manager (DPM), leading the supporting offices' engineering efforts in order to develop, test, and field A/MH-6 platform modifications to SOF users. Responsible for procurement package preparation for all SOF unique platform modifications, to include Statements of Work (SOW), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), contract data requirements list (CDRL) and proposal evaluations. Work as part of a highly empowered and capable SOF team to plan, direct, administer, and manage technical and programmatic functions associated with the fielding of highly specialized rotary wing aircraft. Considerable skill in written and verbal communications to succinctly provide timely project updates, explain project risks and issues and explain recommended courses of action for successful project completion. Responsible for rapidly developing material solutions that meet the critical requirements of SOF operators of the A/MH-6 aircraft. Directly coordinate and interface with key staff and command personnel from the conventional Services and Special Operations organizations essential to conduct the execution, and successful accomplishment of assigned projects and programs. Mastery of the full range of engineering principles, concepts, and methodologies associated with the management and fielding of Rotary Wing systems. Comprehensive knowledge of aerospace engineering theory to field cutting edge material solutions and capabilities to the A/MH-6 platform. Responsibilities include the engineering and flight verification / validation of material solutions, the implementation of appropriate processes and practices, considerations of human factors engineering, and the test plan preparation and execution. Knowledge should encompass the design, development, flight operation, test/evaluation, airworthiness, fabrication, and integration of solutions onto the A/MH-6 helicopter.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This position requires submission of the Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually thereafter.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Engineering and Technical Management certification within 60 months as of entrance on duty.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Educational Requirement for Engineering (0800 Series): 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR 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.) In addition to meeting the basic education requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the specialized experience requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience at the next lower grade NH-02/GS-11 or equivalency which includes:1) Applying systems engineering skills to manage the development and integration of systems on military vehicles; 2) Conducting testing, analysis and performance evaluations of systems; and, 3) The ability to plan, direct, or manage multidimensional engineering functions associated with the fielding of weapons systems. All Current Federal Employees MUST attach a current SF-50 for consideration. Without a SF-50, your application WILL NOT be considered. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Acquisition StrategyMechanical EngineeringSelf ManagementTeamworkWritten Communication

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address AD-APF-W0H9AA US ARMY AVN AND MISSLES CMD DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk