INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER
Naval Air Systems Command
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INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER
Naval Air Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$125,776 - $163,514
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-13 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as an engineer to maintain and support the F-35 aircraft and its systems for the Navy, focusing on technical analysis, repairs, and ensuring everything runs safely and efficiently.
You'll oversee teams, evaluate new ideas, and manage services to keep the planes operational.
It's a great fit for experienced engineers who enjoy problem-solving in a military aviation setting and have a background in sustaining complex equipment.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in federal, private, or public sector
- Expertise in Fleet Support Team (FST) Engineering
- Experience developing program sustainment and acquisition engineering support
- Skills in managing technical and professional services for weapon system sustainment
- Ability to evaluate new approaches, guides, and standards for engineering decisions
- Basic professional engineering qualifications per OPM standards
- Willingness to include volunteer or unpaid experience that builds relevant skills
Full Job Description
You will serve as an INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER in the F-35 TEAM WITHIN THE FLEET SUPPORT TEAM (FST) of FLTREADCEN EAST.
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) Expertise in Fleet Support Team (FST) Engineering; 2) Developing program sustainment and acquisition engineering support; 3) Effectively managing technical and professional services required to sustain a weapon system; 4) Evaluating new approaches, guides and standards to make engineering decisions.
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 ttps://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 be required to sustain the weapon system, associated components, and related support systems.
- You will be responsible with providing objectively based engineering information with a focus on technical analysis, engineering investigations, economic analysis, and support services.
- You will oversee development or evaluation of engineering and logistics documents, engineering change proposals, technical directives, inspection/maintenance requirements, repairs and resigned of the platform's systems and components.
- You will oversee the development and management of products and services required to sustain economic operation and ensure airworthiness.
- You will serve as the technical engineering authority for the FST assigned workload performed by the incumbent as well as subordinates.
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