GENERAL ENGINEER

You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER - AIR VEHICLE SYSTEMS ENGINEER in the AIR SYSTEMS GROUP, SYSTEM SAFETY AND AIR SYSTEMS INTEGRATION DEPARTMENT, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION DIVISION, AIR VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION BRANCH of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or DP-04 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing comprehensive Systems Engineering expertise across the full lifecycle of air vehicle systems, from design and testing to in-service support; 2) Applying knowledge of the required technical domains (e.g., aerodynamics, flight controls, landing gear, etc.) and in the aviation systems acquisition lifecycle; 3) Familiarity with aerodynamics, store separation, aero performance, simulation, flight dynamics, flight controls, strength and fatigue, loads and dynamics, aircraft structural life surveillance, airframe technology, metals and ceramics, adhesives and sealants, non-destructive inspection, polymers and composites, environmental safety and occupational health, corrosion, environmental control systems and icing, fire protection, hydraulics and pneumatics, fuel containment and aerial refueling, mechanisms, internal and external cargo, transparencies, fasteners, bearings, landing gear, software, and system safety; 4) Ability to support well-reasoned written documentation that clearly presents and defends analyses and positions on technical or management issues for review by leadership; 5) Ability to clearly articulate and defend analyses and positions on technical or managerial issues, and present these conclusions convincingly to leadership; 6) Providing engineering technical and programmatic leadership for the development and qualification of military aviation systems; and 7) Leading multi-disciplinary, joint, and geographically dispersed engineering teams to ensure the successful design, qualification, and lifecycle support of naval air 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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.