General Engineer

Naval Air Systems Command • Jacksonville, FL

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About The Position

You will serve as a Systems Engineer (Airframe L&S) in the F-35 Airframe Integrated Product Team of FLTREADCEN SOUTHEAST. You will oversee the cost, schedule, performance, and risk of the air system contractor’s development, production, and sustainment activities. The position evaluates contractor proposals and work on airframe hardware and software, and directs development of program plans that meet requirements, maintain fiscal adequacy, and support planned progress.

The role participates in airframe design, development, and testing to ensure airframe features support the air vehicle’s reliability, maintainability, and supportability requirements. It also assesses airframe design features and processes against established metrics and identifies risks caused by conflicts or inconsistencies with other F-35 designs and processes.

The position requires at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level, as well as meeting the professional engineering education or alternate qualification requirements described in the announcement. The role may require travel to domestic and international locations, including remote or isolated sites, and travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in direct deposit and successfully complete the E-Verify employment verification check as a new Department of the Navy employee.
• Current federal employees applying for GS jobs generally must meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement by the announcement closing date.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit an OGE-450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment.
• Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering on duty; failure to maintain the required clearance may result in withdrawal of an offer or removal.
• Must obtain the assigned DAWIA certification and required Continuous Learning points within established timeframes.
• Must be able to travel from the normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS locations, potentially including remote or isolated sites, and travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
• At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level performing work that demonstrates major contributions to Naval Air Vehicle Engineering through significant aircraft maintenance and engineering issues. Contributions may involve Reliability Centered Maintenance or other maintenance-effectiveness activities and should have produced measurable improvements such as enhanced safety, increased fleet readiness, reduced turnaround times, meeting critical deadlines, greater operational efficiency, or substantial cost savings.
• Must meet the professional engineering education or alternate qualification requirements, such as an appropriate engineering degree, qualifying engineering registration or licensure, passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination, qualifying engineering coursework, or an appropriate scientific degree combined with professional engineering experience under professional engineering supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage the performance and risk of the air system contractor’s development, production, and sustainment activities in terms of cost, schedule, and performance.
• Analyze and evaluate the contractor’s airframe efforts and solutions, including hardware and software, and make recommendations.
• Direct development of comprehensive program plans to ensure requirements are fulfilled, funding is adequate, and progress is planned.
• Participate in airframe design, development, and test activities to ensure airframe features and capabilities support air vehicle reliability, maintainability, and supportability requirements.
• Analyze, compare, and appraise airframe design features and processes against reliability, maintainability, and supportability requirements and established metrics.
• Identify potential risks arising from conflicts or inconsistencies between airframe design or processes and other F-35 designs or processes.
• Contribute to significant aircraft maintenance and engineering issues, including maintenance optimization practices such as Reliability Centered Maintenance, with measurable improvements to safety, readiness, turnaround time, deadlines, efficiency, or cost savings.

Benefits

• The announcement states that federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package. Specific benefits depend on position type; applicants are directed to review federal benefits information and contact the hiring agency for details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior