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Announcement #879935400

GENERAL ENGINEER

Naval Air Systems Command · Patuxent River, Maryland
Federal transitionIndividuals with disabilitiesInternalLand managementMilitary spousesVeteransTelework eligible

What you'd do

You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Air Platform Systems Engineering Division PEO(A) Program Branch of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. You will serve as the V-22 Assistant Program Manager for Systems Engineering (APMSE) assigned to the Air Vehicle Integrated Product Team (IPT) within PMA-275. Primary responsibility is for the technical management and direction of all Air Vehicle IPT systems engineering development for the V-22.

Major duties

You will serve as the V-22 Assistant Program Manager for Systems Engineering (APMSE) assigned to the Air Vehicle Integrated Product Team (IPT) within PMA-275. You will be responsible for the technical management/direction of all Air Vehicle IPT systems engineering development for the V-22 to include nacelle improvements, major structural and electrical changes. You will also be responsible for the technical management/direction of all Air Vehicle IPT systems engineering development for the V-22 to include navigation upgrades, software development, and follow-on digital interoperability upgrades. You will support the V-22/PMA-275 for lead systems engineering activities. You will serve as the focal point for all new Air Vehicle IPT development efforts to include nacelle improvements, major structural and electrical changes, navigation upgrades, software development, and follow-on digital interoperability upgrades. You will be responsible for the technical management and direction of the entire V-22 requirements structure and system engineering processes (inclusive of Airworthiness, SETR, Verification Management, Interface Management, and System Integration). You will integrate cost estimates with program plans (schedules, development requirements), test and evaluation requirements, projected problems, etc.,) into a total acquisition POM and budget. You will manage and coordinate the technical planning, budgeting, scheduling, and evaluation aspects of proposed/authorized in-service aircraft and aircraft equipment product improvement efforts, including the Operational Safety Improvement Program. You will act as the engineering planning and management representative for assigned systems at program reviews, contact reviews, briefings, budget hearings etc.

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 (DP-04) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Serving as a Lead Systems Engineer or as a Lead Technical Domain Subject Matter Expert for assigned systems providing authoritative systems engineering or senior-level engineering technical domain input and advice to systems engineering and to the program management leadership; 2) Leading the development and incorporation of Systems Engineering work products or technical domain work products required to satisfy, complement and inform program management process milestones, artifacts, strategic planning, risk characterization and decision making on major weapon systems; 3) Leading the incorporation and use of the various resources to support engineering development, planning and testing for assigned systems; and 4) Leading engineering, technical, acquisition, and sustainment support personnel and teams. 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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