As a supervisor/manager, the selectee for this position will be eligible to receive a Manager Performance Incentive (MPI) provided eligibility requirements noted in agency policy are met. The MPI is an annual lump-sum incentive payment that considers agency performance, the manager's individual performance, and available funding.Works as the Manager, Fire Test Section, under the direction of the Manager, Fire Safety Branch in the Aviation Research Division.

Duties

Incumbent is a Supervisory General Engineer responsible for managing work and leading subordinate staff in support of the mission objectives of the Fire Test Section in the Fire Safety Branch. Managerial duties include setting priorities; assigning tasks; monitoring and evaluating performance; coaching and developing employee capabilities, approving leave, and taking or recommending corrective/disciplinary action, as appropriate. Serves as technical advisor to branch manager on laboratory activities in support of the Fire Safety & Research program. Applies comprehensive technical, engineering and policy expertise to provide recommendations on a wide range of research and development activities. Establishes and monitors internal policies and procedures for the safe and efficient use of laboratory space, equipment, resources, and personnel in order to deliver rigorous and thorough research data for FAA policymakers. Provides the necessary information for laboratory and resource requirements for inclusion in FAA budget formulation.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
• This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
• A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for General Engineering Series 0801, please refer to: General Engineering Series 0801 (opm.gov)To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-J, FG/GS-14. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.Basic Requirements: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) 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.Experience includes: Experience leading aviation safety research and development with the safe integration of new technologies into research laboratories for evaluating the significance of technological changes, including new fire threats, new material applications in aircraft, environmental regulations limiting fire safety applications in aircraft, and hazardous materials.Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration ACT Regional HR Services Branch Atlantic City International Airport, Bldg. 300 AHF-N710 Atlantic City, NJ 08405 US
• Name: Danielle Long
• Phone: 1 (609) 485-4323
• Email: [email protected]