Information regarding opportunities, how to submit your resume and your contact information is located on the Air Force Civilian Careers LinkedIn site. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a consultant to Directorate scientific and engineering personnel in mechanical engineering, facility engineering and project management.

Duties

For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please click here. Embedded support engineering role serving the Turbines division R&D facility plant spanning 18+ buildings, ensuring reliable operations, streamlined maintenance, critical repair project execution, and advanced planning for all manner of mechanical infrastructure systems enabling research capabilities. Performs plans, studies, analyzes and technical evaluations of concepts and designs for Directorate RDT&E equipment, real property mechanical systems and research and R&D support equipment, capabilities and facilities. Serves as a consultant to Directorate scientific and engineering personnel in mechanical engineering, facility engineering, facility operation, and project management. Performs design, specification, configuration, programming and checkout of mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, specialty lab utility, and instrumentation systems associated with aerospace systems research, and associated control and automation systems. Applies engineering theory, practices and principles to improve system performance, accuracy, safety and reliability. Provides technical direction to resolve field-related process and mechanical system problems. Prepares long and short-range plans for providing research and real property mechanical systems and research and R&D support equipment, capabilities and facilities.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Telework may be authorized.
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• Security clearance requirements are based upon actual position being filled.
• Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website.
• Random drug testing may be required depending upon the position being filled.
• Supervisory requirements may be required depending upon the position being filled.
• Promotion potential may be authorized depending upon position being filled.
• For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please go to https://afciviliancareers.com/find-a-job/
• Telework options can be negotiated and implemented after entrance on duty.
• Recruitment incentives may be authorized (may require a service agreement)
• Male must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• This position may require travel.
• Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
• This an Aquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) requiring Level/Tier 2 (Practitioner) Non-Critical certification in Engineering and Technical Management (N).
• This position has been designated as an acquisition position and is covered by the Aquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
• The employee must meet or be capable of meeting Defense Aquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
• Must work 100% on site/in-person with only the potential for situational telework approval.
• The selectee will have 24-months to meet APDP requirements or a waiver must be obtained. Applicants for this position must list any acquisition certifications and status as an acquisition corps member in their resume.

Qualifications

For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please click here. Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Individual Occupational Requirements for all Professional Engineering Positions, 0800 and the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: A professional engineering degree. The curriculum must 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 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. Applicants must meet the Basic Qualification Requirements for engineering positions. To view the OPM qualification standard, click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf . NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS. OR A combination of experience and education that is 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 ; 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 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 courses specified in the basic requirements or (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 at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. To view general information on qualifying educational requirements and/or combination of education and specialized experience click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF . NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS. Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the 0800 Series can be found here: Mechanical Engineering Series 0830 (opm.gov) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: DR-02 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must or will have at least one year (52 weeks) within 120 days of closing of this announcement of specialized experience at the next lower grade DR-01 (GS-11), or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include performing plans, studies, analyzes, and technical evaluations of concepts and designs for Directorate RDT&E equipment, real property mechanical systems and research and R&D support equipment, capabilities, and facilities. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. Desired Qualifications: Three+ years' experience in the engineering field applied to facility heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) design, construction, or operations. Skilled trade background in HVAC, building automation systems, electrical, plumbing, or other related career field is a plus.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address EHA DHA 550 C Street West JBSA Randolph AFB, TX 78150 US
• Name: Samantha Post
• Email: [email protected]