About the Position: Serves as the Deputy Division Chief for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), DAMO Aviation, Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) G-3/5/7. Works under the direct supervision of the Division Chief, UAS, and the Director, Army Aviation. Responsible for serving as the UAS user's representative at the HQDA level to the Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Congress.

Duties

Serve as the senior technical advisor for UAS to the Director, Army Aviation (DAMO-AV). Integrate knowledge and application of Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel and Facilities (DOTML-PF) with UAS concepts, capabilities, and requirements. Prepare technical recommendations and/or comments on projects. Review and/or oversee documentation such as Functional Needs Analysis (FNA), Functional Solution Analysis (FSA), Initial Capabilities Document, Capability Development Document, and Capability Production Document. Advise the HQDA G-3/5/7; Commander, USAACE and other senior members of the Aviation General Officer Steering Committee as appropriate. Maintain liaison, coordinates and integrates UAS efforts and initiatives with other service components through the Joint UAS Center of Excellence. Conduct briefings attended by leading technical and functional personnel senior/high ranking government and industry officials, technical and military panels, and committees. Research appropriate literature to keep abreast of DA UAS operational and organizational current and future objectives.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is a testing designated position.
• Personnel are required to sign DA Form 5019-R (Condition of Employment for Certain Civilian Positions Identified as critical under the Department of the Army Drug-Free Federal Workplace Program).
• Up to 10% TDY may be required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 2 YEARS. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. 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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement 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 which includes implementing long term strategic initiatives impacting Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS); developing policy recommendations for senior leaders in support of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS); monitoring budgets and resource allocations; and conducting briefings to higher level personnel. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationTechnical CompetenceWritten Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address HT-W0Z2AA HQDA DCS G-3 DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk