Naval Air Systems Command — Patuxent River, Maryland
Pay: $121,785–$189,093 per year
You will serve as a Supervisory Mechanical Engineer or Supervisory Aerospace Engineer in the Air Vehicle Engineering Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. You will also function as a Science and Technology Group Lead in support of assigned aviation weapon systems.
Duties You will be considered an expert in Flight Controls technical discipline and associated tools and processes. You will lead science and technology engineering activities by facilitating technology transfer from science and technology research to programs of record, and supporting flight controls development for assigned aviation weapon systems. You will develop project-planning objectives for engineering development of current and long range programs. You will supervise and perform official supervisory responsibilities for assigned subordinates. You will interpret policies promulgated by authorities to determine their effect on aviation program needs. You will oversee the planning of resources to accomplish major blocks of the engineering endeavor. You will prepare written and oral presentations stakeholders on project status, technical problems, scheduling, and costs for assigned program/project. You will accomplish other duties as assigned.
Qualifications In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience as a Professional Mechanical Engineer and/or an Aerospace Engineer equivalent to the STRL NM-03 Pay Band or equivalent GS Grade Level (GS-9/12) in the Federal Service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Examples of specialized experience for this position include: (1) Performing flight controls research in one or more of the following areas: robust and adaptive control; autonomous systems; control system improvements for legacy aircraft; advanced hardware/software for sensing, actuation, or computation; integrating novel control architectures or algorithms; or verification and certification of advanced control systems; 2) Managing project requirements, objectives, and metrics in support of agency mission; 3) Resolving conflicts among schedules, funding, and resources for a major aviation program; 4) Interpreting policies promulgated by authorities to determine their effect on aviation program needs; 5) Coordinating and assigning work for technical or non-technical personnel based on aviation program initiatives and agency needs; (6) Preparing in-depth written and oral presentations for stakeholders on project/program status, technical problems, scheduling, and costs; and (7) Performing supervisory and administrative responsibilities for assigned subordinates.
Additional education and qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management websites: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series 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).
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