GENERAL ENGINEER - Naval Air Systems Command

Summary You will serve as the F-35 Lightning Support Team (LST) Lead Engineer in the FST Engineering DIV of FLTREADCEN EAST. This position is located in Ft. Worth, TX with the F-35 LST and is responsible for managing all aspects of LST engineering efforts. This includes both supervisory and technical leadership of the LST engineering team. Responsibilities You will oversee all engineers and related technical support personnel assigned to the FST. You will budget resources regarding training, workload, and capabilities for multiyear projects. You will analyze and recommend adjustments to specified service life intervals for aircraft/weapons and equipment. You will develop cost analysis tradeoffs for varying degrees to ensure requirements are balanced for affordability. You will design, analyze, prototype and implement comprehensive metrics and models allowing measurement in changes of maintainability and testing of the predictive techniques in order to evaluate program accomplishments, effectiveness and compliance. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1.) Developing solutions to fleet reported issues involving aircraft weapons systems. 2.) Ensuring industrial planning and support of aircraft weapons systems, components, and field team work/maintenance is accomplished efficiently. 3.) Developing cost analysis tradeoffs for varying degrees of capability to ensure requirements are balanced with affordability. 4.) Designing, analyzing, prototyping and implementing comprehensive metrics and models allowing measurement of changes in aircraft maintainability and testing/validation of predictive techniques in order to measure program accomplishments. 5.) Determining the best approach to solve complex technical engineering problems involving aircraft weapons systems. 6.) Budgeting resources regarding training, workload execution and prioritization, and capabilities development of multiyear projections. 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 Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.