This Supervisory General Engineer position is located with the Rotary Wing Propulsion & Subsystems Branch of NAVTESTWINGLANT NWCF. The purpose of this position is to support the Division Head, Senior Propulsion & Subsystems Test Engineer, multiple program offices and test teams, and squadrons. Additionally, this position will be responsible for leading and managing between 10 and 25 flight test engineers to accomplish agency mission and assigned program objectives.

Duties

You will function as a technical expert in the area of rotary wing propulsion and subsystems test and evaluation for the Command. You will review test plans, reports, and correspondence for projects to ensure policy and technical requirements are met. You will provide technical direction and guidance for the planning, designing, directing, coordinating, conducting, and reporting of test and evaluation work assigned to subordinates. You attend meetings to maintain cognizance of current and future long-range technologies in the area of technical expertise. You will provide technical review on all aspects of assigned test programs. You will maintain and foster working relating relationships with stakeholders to accomplish program requirements. You will be responsible for staffing assigned teams and projects. You will oversee the recruiting, training, retention, and career development of assigned subordinates. You will perform other duties as assigned.

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 GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade 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.
• 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.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13/14) or pay band (NM-4) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a Supervisory Professional Engineer. Examples of specialized experience include: 1) Applying advanced concepts, principles, and practices of propulsion and mechanical subsystems to serve a technical authority and advise on aspects of aircraft test and evaluation; 2) Demonstrating working knowledge of propulsion systems testing, which includes evaluating engine/airframe and engine/propeller compatibility, installed propulsion system performance and operability, engine and propeller controls, and engine diagnostic/ monitoring systems. 3) Demonstrating working knowledge of subsystems testing, which includes the assessment of the following systems as installed in the aircraft for inter-systems influences/effects: hydraulics, fuel systems, auxiliary power units, gearboxes, environmental control systems, aerial refueling systems, fire detection systems, internal and external cargo systems, ram air turbines, and other integrated mechanical systems. 4) Employing job-related experience and understanding of acquisition and contract policies, rules, and regulations to support assigned aircraft program; 5) Utilizing independent and sound judgment to resolve technical and administrative issues; and 6) Providing technical direction and guidance for the planning, designing, directing, and reporting of aircraft test and evaluation work assigned to subordinates. Additional education and 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org

OR

Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.

OR

Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)

OR

Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

Contacts

• Address NAVTESTWINGLANT NWCF NAVTESTWINGLANT NWCF Patuxent River, MD 20670 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]