About the Position: The pay band NH-03 includes the General Schedule grade equivalent to GS-12 to 13. Other initiatives under the Acquisition Demonstration Project include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process and expanded developmental opportunities.

Duties

Serves as a Lead Technical Writer-Editor (Electronics) assigning work to the team based on priorities and difficulty of assignments to support organizational mission. Serves as a Staff Project Officer concerned with the development, preparation and processing of the US Army Communications-Electronics Equipment and Systems Publications Program. Develops and maintains technical and procedural guidance to insure assigned program publication documents are commensurate with the equipment/systems development and modification programs. Performs the life cycle management of publication documents, developing sources of information pertaining to assigned commodities and verifying and synthesizing such information prior to releasing for publication. Utilize extensible Markup Language (XML) and Portable Document Format (PDF) to edit and manage electronic documents. Respond to field inquiries and requests from other agencies for CECOM technical publications assistance to resolve complex or controversial problems.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a Non-Critical Sensitive SECRET clearance.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement up to 25% of the time.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for LIFE CYCLE LOGISTICS certification within 48 months as of entrance on duty.
• One-year probationary period may be required.

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 EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized experience: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience AND individual occupational requirement described below which prepared you to do the work in this job. Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-02). Specialized Experience: (1) Interpret regulatory guidance to develop equipment publications, for all levels, that articulate highly technical/complex information for communications systems; (2) Analyze and evaluate raw engineering source data to develop practical procedures for inclusion in equipment publications; AND (3) Develop, edit and publish technical and procedural publications utilizing extensible Markup Language (XML). AND Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Must have included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above the introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school. ***NOTE: TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED even if you are a current federal employee.*** OR Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that required substantial subject-matter or technical knowledge of the field. This experience must have demonstrated the ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods. Such experience may have been acquired as a writer or editor of technical reports, articles, manuals, or specifications. Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Managing Human ResourcesOral CommunicationTechnical CompetenceWriting

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-W4GVAA USA HQ COMM ELECTRONICS CMD DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk