Aerospace Engineer (Systems) - Direct Hire

National Transportation Safety Board•Washington, DC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Aviation Safety (OAS) in Washington, D.C.. OAS examines various areas relating to the accident aircraft including powerplants, structures, systems, & maintenance records. Aviation engineering investigators serve as group chairman in major aviation investigations & conduct an objective technical investigation of the accident in order to prepare reports used to develop the final report & safety recommendations.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be regi or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
Resume and supporting documents (see "How to Apply" section.)
Suitability for Federal employment
Financial Interest in transportation enterprises will be evaluated on a case by case basis
Bargaining Unit Position: YES - Bargaining unit represented by NTSB-AFGE Local 2211.
Direct Deposit is required.
This position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
You may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually.
THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REMOTE TELEWORK.
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework as determined by the agency policy.
A background security investigation will be required for all new hires.
Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
Two-Page Resume Limit: Resumes must not be more than two standard single-sided pages (or one page if submitting a front and back, hard-copy).
Moving expenses associated with permanent change of station (PCS) ARE NOT authorized for this position.
A Relocation or Recruitment Incentive may be offered to highly qualified candidates.
Multiple and subsequent vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
To qualify for this position, you must meet both the Educational Requirements and the Specialized Experience as described below.
You must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as : Executing the engineering evaluation of aircraft systems and components (e.g. aircraft flight controls, avionics, electrical, fuel systems, and pneumatic systems) for root cause failure analysis on major system malfunctions; and Designing, overseeing, or executing comprehensive inspection techniques, functional tests, or hazard analyses to identify systemic aircraft system issues and authoring formal, technical engineering reports used to inform regulatory compliance, airworthiness certification, or industry-wide safety standards; and Acting as a technical authority or organizational representative to communicate aerospace technical information with external stakeholders such as major aircraft manufacturers, national and international aviation organizations, or other federal agencies.
Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies related to this position.
Failure to demonstrate how you possess the education, specialized experience and/or competencies will result in an "Ineligible" rating.
EDUCATION: A. 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength materials (stress-strain relationships);(c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science and physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A above. 4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
You MUST provide either official or unofficial transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
An unofficial transcript; statement from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official; or equivalent documentation is acceptable at the time of application.
Education submitted must be appropriately accredited by an accredited body recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. For additional information, refer to the U.S. Department of Education web site at: http://www.ed.gov
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.
NTSB uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify .
Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments . ( https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information )
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

Support major team launches for national and international investigations.
Serve as Systems Group Chairperson on incidents investigated by the Safety Board by providing authoritative engineering expertise on aircraft flight controls, avionics, electrical, fuel systems, and pneumatic systems design, manufacturing, maintenance, and certification.
Participate in on-site investigations and initial analyses of aircraft system evidence to identify requirements for post-accident examinations, test plans, and investigations to determine root cause.
Coordinate and travel to follow-up examinations of components that may be critical to the accident cause or contributing factors.
Lead examination and document observations in field notes.
Collaborate with the Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) by providing factual notes that summarize the collection of findings from on-site investigation and follow-up testing throughout the investigation.
Prepare factual and analysis reports for most accidents based upon facts, conditions, and circumstances derived from the investigation.
Correlate these findings with those of other Group Chairpersons to assist in identifying the cause(s) of the accident.
Develop safety recommendations for hazardous conditions and prepare comprehensive, factual conclusions for the Safety Board's accident report based on investigation findings.