SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Supervisory Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer in the Air Systems Group, Air Vehicle Engineering Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09/12) grade level or pay band (NM-03) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) Reviewing, formulating, and establishing all engineering requirements expressed as specifications, contract addenda, standards, or operating policies/procedures governing the structural life management of the air vehicle; (2) Serving as a principal expert, advisor, and consultant for structural life management matters and representing the agency on appropriate DoD, national, and international panels to address issues pertinent to structural life management and aging aircraft engineering issues; (3) Defining policies and procedures to establish, issue, and maintain aircraft service life limits as well as ensuring policies and peacetime planning factors governing the use of Naval aircraft are consistent with aircraft structural policies, life limits, and usage; (4) Assembling and evaluating all structurally-oriented information, including static and fatigue analyses, static and fatigue test data, airframe maintenance and reliability information, and flight launch/landing using data on specific aircrafts to assess and validate the service life of the air vehicle; and (5) Managing the establishment and execution of well-documented processes for uses throughout the organization and ensuring new technology and lessons learned are incorporated in organization processes.

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 plan work and prepare performance plans covering work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting and adjusting short-term priorities, and preparing schedules for completion of work.
• You will assign work to subordinates based on priorities and evaluate work performance of subordinates to recommend official performance ratings.
• You will give advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters as well as hearing and resolving complaints from employees.
• You will interview candidates for positions in the unit, recommend appointments such as promotions/reassignments, and identify developmental and training needs of employees.
• You will make appropriate distinctions in levels of performance while applying performance standards along with finding ways to improve production or increase the quality of the work directed.