You will serve as an Equipment Specialist (Corrosion) in the Naval Air Technical Data and Engineering Services Center (NATEC) in either Camp Pendleton, CA or Jacksonville, NC. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will provide technical advice, support, and instruction to internal and external contacts on the acceptance, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, and documentation of aviation systems. You will advise technicians on methods of inspection, identification, mitigation, repair, and research and analysis to resolve problems with corrosion on aircraft systems. You will propose changes, additions and recommendations for improvement of weapons systems, their support equipment and associated logistics issues. You will assist, train and demonstrate the best methods of prevention, inspection, treatment and documentation of corrosion.

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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.
• You will be required to sign a mobility agreement to accept relocation to other geographic locations if required by the employer.

Qualifications

FOR GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying advanced knowledge of a wide range of airframe and airframe sub-system operations and maintenance concepts, principles, and practices; 2) Providing expertise and training on the inspection, identification and repair of corrosion, not limited to structures, control surfaces, engine controls, landing and arresting gear, fuel systems, fire extinguishing systems, hydraulic systems, and environmental control systems; 3) Analyzing and resolving complex corrosion problems on a variety of aircrafts, and related equipment and systems, for corrective actions; and 4) Serving as a technical expert/advisor for aviation systems, equipment, support equipment and any related logistics matters. FOR GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing assistance on the detection, inspection, and maintenance of corrosion on aircrafts/weapon systems and related equipment; 2) Proposing recommendations for improvement of corrosion prevention, inspection techniques, and repair; and 3) Assisting others on methods of resolving corrosion prone areas, new inspection/detection/repair procedures, research and analysis, and resolving corrosion problems to improve material. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1600/equipment-services-series-1670/ 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify based on the following education:

FOR GS-11:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
or
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.M., if related

FOR GS-09:
Master's or equivalent graduate degree
or
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.B. or J.D., if related.

Education Substitution: If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Contacts

• Address NV AIR TECHNICAL DATA AND ENGRG SVC Naval Air Systems Command San Diego, CA 92135 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]