This position is located in US Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Division (CG-7114), Office of Aviation Forces (CG-711), Assistant Commandant for Capability (CG-7), Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO), detached-duty at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Mobile, Alabama.

Duties

You will serve as the subject matter expert and training coordinator for the Coast Guard's Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems program – The Short-Range UAS (SR-UAS) program.  As Training Specialist, you will plan, develop, implement, coordinate and review Coast Guard (CG) workforce development solutions.

Requirements

• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Willing to travel up to two weeks of each month to deliver training.

Qualifications

Selective Factor: Must have a current FAA Part 107 License. AND Basic Individual Occupational Education Requirement: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. AND Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.  Specialized experience:  Applicant MUST Meet Condition number 1 and the applicant must meet 3 out of the 5 remaining conditions.   Condition #1 - Operating or managing UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System); AND Developing and managing a training program, AND Writing and/or editing training materials, according to written standards and guidelines; AND Delivering oral presentations or trainings in classroom or hybrid settings; AND Delivering operational manned flight or operational UAS flight training: AND Serving as a liaison for training and development. NOTE: Education is not a substitution for specialized experience at this grade level. Quality Factors are competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) that are expected to enhance performance of a position. The following quality factors below are preferred but will not be used to disqualify applicants. Knowledge of FAA and Department of Defense UAS regulations in the National Airspace System. Knowledge of the National Institute for Standardization and Technologies training methods. Knowledge of the current and future technological capabilities of the UAS industry. Ability to operate Small Unmanned Aerial Systems for the United States Federal Government;  National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington, District of Columbia 20593 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]