You will serve as an Engineering Technician in the Rotary Wing & Test Pilot School Instrumentation Branch, (AD4140M), Aircraft Instrumentation Division (AID) of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. 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 be responsible for test instrumentation systems design, development, procurement, fabrication, installation, calibration, operations, and maintenance support of aircrafts at the United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS). You will design, install, maintain, and modify existing flight test instrumentation systems installed in USNTPS aircraft. You will plan and accomplish projects or studies that require independent adaptation of information and data, interpretation and use of precedents, and the ability and knowledge to make sound engineering compromises and decisions. You will coordinate/direct project efforts of team members including supporting shops and laboratories, formulating and overseeing the data analysis of instrumentation tests, calibrations, and instrumentation reports required for USNTPS flight test.

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 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.

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 knowledge of instrumentation test engineering concepts, practices, and procedures; 2) Designing, configuring, documenting, developing and configuring aircraft test instrumentation/instrumentation systems; 3) Troubleshooting electrical/electronic issues in addition to using the related tools; and 4) Reading and interpreting electrical and electronic schematics and drawings. FOR GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 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 broad knowledge of test instrumentation systems design, development, procurement, fabrication, installation, calibration, operations, and maintenance support of aircrafts; 2) Serving as a team/project leader, directing and/or coordinating the work of other engineers and technicians; 3) Providing instrumentation design expertise in order to support flight test operations; and 4) Mastery of specialized data acquisition systems, instrumentation and video recorders utilized for aircrafts. 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/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]