AEROSPACE ENGINEER

Full Job Description

You will serve as an Aerospace Engineer in the Fleet Support Team (FST) Engineering Division of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) 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) Planning, coordinating, and solving specific air vehicle engineering issues requiring substantial analysis and evaluation of causes and effects; (2) Defining air vehicle engineering problems that require modification or adaptation of methods or techniques, which require special consideration of in-service engineering planning, scheduling, and coordination; (3) Identifying and prescribing corrective action for air vehicle deficiencies/ incidents of significant proportions reported through appropriate reporting systems to improve reliability, maintainability, survivability, and interchangeability; (4) Providing technical professional expertise and oversight to ensure the latest advancements in engineering technology are implemented in work planning, as well as anticipating technological changes on assigned weapon system programs; and (5) Directing, leading, and managing an assigned team to ensure products and services are delivered on schedule within budgeted costs and in accordance with technical requirements.

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. Major Duties:

• You will coordinate the technical research of the most serious and complex air vehicle engineering issues, which usually requires many technical fields and engineering/scientific disciplines.
• You will apply a thorough knowledge of a variety of standard guides, precedents, methods, techniques, and practices as well as innovative processes in order to solve air vehicle engineering problems.
• You will maintain communication with superiors, peers, and subordinates throughout the NAVAIR team, along with other government agencies and private industry contacts regarding various engineering issues.
• You will provide technical professional expertise and oversight to ensure the latest advancements in engineering technology are considered and implemented in work planning.
• You will develop team planning objectives for current and long-range tasks (5-10 years), as well as providing overall technical planning for the development, engineering evaluation, and support of the team.
• You will monitor and review progress/products of team members to ensure the completion of decisions and work on assigned projects.
• You will anticipate problems and develop innovative solutions to resolve more difficult and challenging situations, along with providing leadership, direction, and guidance necessary to produce quality products in a timely manner.