SUPERVISORY MATERIALS ENGINEER
What you'd do
You will serve as a SUPERVISORY MATERIALS ENGINEER in the Materials Engineering Department, located within MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul)-Engineering of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST.
Major duties
You will serve as a Division Lead tasked by and providing support to the Materials Engineering Department Director in the leadership/direction and management of the Materials Engineering organization. You will coordinate and manage the personnel, equipment, resources, and technical processes associated with the functional groups that perform in-service support for aircraft systems, subsystems, components, and equipment for maintenance and repair. You will develop and/or maintain collaborative working relationships with the Fleet Support Teams (FSTs), Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), MRO Production Program Managers for FRCSW and with their counterparts at other FRC- NAVAIR activities. You will ensure continuity, efficiency and effectiveness of the overall operational efforts of the Division, and its Branch and Technical/Project Leads. You will serve as the local civilian authority accountable for ensuring that the application of materials engineering policies, processes, methods and techniques are consistent, efficient and effective. You will manage the technical and administrative efforts of the Materials Engineering Divisions at the local site and serve as a resource and subject matter expert for the Materials Management Board. You will develop resource management data, justify requests regarding special/additional support and recommend changes in position classifications or functions to ensure the optimum technical capability, communications, and efficiency.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must 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 includes: 1) Supervising, managing, and technically directing materials engineering & industrial processes and resources; 2) Sustaining teams with appropriate administrative and technical processes, adequate resources, and fully trained and certified personnel that satisfy operational requirements; 3) Demonstrating knowledge and experience with budgetary/fiscal process and responsibilities, planning, execution and reporting; 4) Demonstrating knowledge of materials/industrial processes, maintenance concepts, and operational plans and their impact on logistics, fleet and production maintenance programs. 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.
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