You will serve as a SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER (Test Methods & Facilities Division Head) in the Test Methods & Facilities Division (AB44000) and the Propulsion and Power Engineering Department (AB4) Department of the Air Systems Group of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. The Test Methods & Facilities Division Managers provides resources for the execution of Test & Facilities Engineering. The duty location of this position is Patuxent River, Maryland.

Duties

You will serve as the Test Methods and Facilities Division Managers provides resources for the execution of Test and Facilities Engineering. You will provide specific engineering specialties needed to adequately evaluate designs and design problems as well as translate operational needs into technical requirements and technology development plans. You will have responsibilities including the definition of technical requirements, monitoring performance, engineering investigations/evaluations, test and evaluation, engine/aircraft integration, in-service engineering and technology transition. You will develop and maintain budget for the organization and for various test project support work and controlling organizational expenditure. You will plan, direct, and control all the activities of the division and will be responsible for managing personnel skills, processes, and resources, as well as the overall technical conduct of the division. You will develop the processes and provides the required resource skills to support Integrated Product Teams, Externally Directed Teams and Enterprise Teams.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS 13/14) grade level or pay band (NM-04) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing long-range plans and establishing specific program objectives to meet current and future customer requirements; 2) Carrying out the full range of combined technical and administrative supervisory duties including effective personnel conflict resolutions, mentoring, performance evaluations, and award recommendations; 3) Evaluating designs and design problems as well as translating operational needs into technical requirements and technology development plans; 4) Demonstrating a thorough understanding of electronic warfare principles and practices, aircraft power systems, and aircraft weapon systems; 5) Providing expert technical leadership and direction (expert technical leadership including propulsion system test procedures, hardware, methodology and overall test philosophy) to project teams, engineering, other technical personnel for test planning and execution. 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/chemistry-series-1320/ 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 positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

A bachelor's degree or higher in physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.

OR

Course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Contacts

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