About the Position: This position is located at Fort Eustis, VA. This is a STRL Demonstration Project Position. This position is located at the Aviation & Missile Center, Technology Development Directorate, Flight Test Division. Renewable Terms are eligible to apply for this position in accordance with P.L. 115-232, Section 1112. Please make sure your supporting SF-50 reflects this remark.

Duties

Provide technical, analytical, and program maintenance management services in support of the Technology Development Directorate’s Flight Test Division. This includes technical problem solving via troubleshooting of complex aircraft systems. Responsible for all aspects of aircraft maintenance for flight test program supporting research programs involving the experimental flight testing of emerging aviation technologies on rotary-wing, fixed-wing and unmanned aircraft systems. Plan and track maintenance costs and schedules and manages maintenance resources and performance of the assigned multi-disciplinary team of military, civilian, and contract personnel for both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Communicate with the customer, users, and stakeholders across the Aviation Maintenance Enterprise to help determine supporting objectives and scope. Manage professional development for the aviation maintenance team through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing based on required crew duties.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the DE-04 level in the Federal Service which includes: (1) Serves as aircraft mechanic on rotary wing and/or fixed wing aircraft, providing for the initial installation and modification of non-standard aircraft components, systems, and assemblies on experimental, test or pre-production aircraft serving as testbeds; (2) Skills to coordinate with Information Systems providers, such as Aircraft Classification Number (ACN), Aviation Ground Support Equipment, Aircraft Survivability Equipment, Automated Weight and Balance System; (3) Maintain, disassemble, repair, and reassemble test, pre-production, modified and standard support rotary and fixed wing airframes, systems, assemblies and equipment as project workload dictates; (4) Inspects and identifies discrepancies and performs necessary correction by troubleshooting the source of malfunction and making necessary adjustments, repairs or replacement of defective components or parts; (5) Provides aviation maintenance expertise to the organization and to test teams with review of prototype / test article technical data packages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Aircraft MaintenanceFlight SystemsLeadershipTeaching OthersTechnical Problem Solving

Contacts

• Address FN-W1DFAA US ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEV CMD DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk