You will serve as a Human Systems Lead V-22, General Engineer and Interdisciplinary Scientist in the Human Systems Engineering Department Systems Engineering & Integration Division of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Duties

You will develop and manage a comprehensive program for substantial modifications or updates of assigned less than major systems which require development efforts equivalent to the engineering and manufacturing development phase. You will ensure that state of the art systems engineering practices are being employed by both contractor and government team members in the execution of the program. You will be a critical element in support of NAVAIR program offices (PMAs) with capacity to ascertain technical truth and apply best engineering/technical judgment in all aspects of product design, development, acquisition, and maintenance.

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.

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 DP-04 (GS-13) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Functions as program/project expert or coordinates support for Human Factors Engineering (HFE); Manpower, Personnel, and Training (MP&T); health hazards; safety factors; medical factors; personnel (or human) survivability factors; and habitability considerations. As such, applies those elements of human systems integration during design, development, prototyping, integration, acquisition, production, and in-service support of transformational technologies for Training, Aviation Life Support and Survival Systems. 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.

Education

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

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study or specific course requirements generally as stated in paragraph A in the individual occupational requirements OPM qualification standard. Where specific course requirements are not indicated in paragraph A, the number of semester hours required to constitute a major field of study is the amount specified by the college or university attended. If this number cannot be obtained, 24 semester hours will be considered as equivalent to a major field of study. The nature and quality of this required course work must have been such that it would serve as a prerequisite for more advanced study in the field or subject-matter area. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major.

OR

Combination: Education and Experience. Bachelor of Science Degree and/or Master of Science Degree (desired) with coursework in Aeronautics, Aerospace Science, and Engineering and/or Technical Management disciplines. Additionally, employee must have experience performing duties in an assignment and scope as traditionally performed by employees who have been classified in Engineer or Scientist job series, e.g., 1301, 0180, 1515, 0413, etc.

Contacts

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