You will serve as a Branch Head in the RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT GROUP, WEAPONS & ENERGETICS DEPT, APPLIED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY DIV, SYSTEM ASSEMBLY BRANCH of NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE.

Duties

You will be responsible for insuring recruitment, hiring and continued development of branch employees. You will be responsible for addressing all equipment and infrastructure issues including the planning for future capacity and capabilities necessary to meet complex customer requirements. You will provide technical support for the manufacture of customer projects and will be responsible for a variety of projects including unique and one-of-a-kind prototype models while ensuring compliancy and delivery expectations. You will work directly with customers from a variety of backgrounds including engineers, technicians and non-technical individuals in order to ensure product quality, cost and schedule.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for STRL jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower level. This requirement is called time-in-band. Time-in-band requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• 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.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-9/12) or pay band (NM-03) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: 1) Practical experience with quality systems operations; 2) Experience pertaining to at least two of the following: machine tool programming/operation, welding, sheet metal work, heat treat, painting/coating, and/or assembly; 3) Leading and directing others in support of a variety of manufacturing projects, including unique and one-of-a-kind prototype models. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE 1 Administration Circle China Lake, CA 93555-6100 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]