General Engineer

Naval Air Systems Command • Lakehurst, NJ

10d • Onsite

About The Position

You will serve as a ALRE CHIEF TEST ENGINEER in the PROTOTYPE MANUFACTURING & TEST DEPT SE & ALRE TEST DIV of NAVAIRWARCENADLKE. Duties You will be responsible for planning, preparing and orchestrating testing in support of major Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) programs including steam catapult, legacy arresting gear. You will be responsible for planning, preparing and orchestrating testing in Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and the ship motion platform. You will assist the test division head and branch managers by providing input regarding operational/procedural/ financial resource requirements for test programs. You will provide technical leadership to the PMT department personnel and regarding all aspects of ALRE Test and Evaluation.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade.
• Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA).
• Certification in the Functional Area and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
• You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DP -0801-04 or comparable GS-12/13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
• Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Specialize experience as a professional GENERAL ENGINEER performing duties:
• Successful completion of a professional engineering degree.
• To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); 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 of 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 or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
• Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
• OR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), 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.
• OR Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) 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.
• OR Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above).
• The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)
• OR 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 one 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.

Nice To Haves

• For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org
• The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.
• For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Responsibilities

• Planning, preparing and orchestrating testing in support of major Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) programs including steam catapult, legacy arresting gear.
• Planning, preparing and orchestrating testing in Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and the ship motion platform.
• Assisting the test division head and branch managers by providing input regarding operational/procedural/ financial resource requirements for test programs.
• Providing technical leadership to the PMT department personnel regarding all aspects of ALRE Test and Evaluation.
• Demonstrate comprehensive, senior-level engineering experience in Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Test and Evaluation (T&E) for major systems.
• Leading the planning, preparation, conduct, and reporting of complex developmental, in-service, and certification tests for ALRE systems, sub-systems, and components, as well as overseeing the management, operation, and maintenance of specialized ALRE test sites and equipment.
• Developing test concepts and requirements; authoring and reviewing test plans, setups, and procedures; executing test events; and producing technically rigorous test reports that clearly address test objectives and customer requirements.
• Serving as the "technical conscience" for major test programs, chairing or participating in technical review boards and SETR/SET events (e.g., Test Readiness Reviews) and providing authoritative engineering guidance and risk assessments throughout all phases of test programs.
• Leading strategic initiatives to improve test efficiency and "speed to the fleet," while enhancing safety, test capabilities, data quality, and cost-effectiveness.
• Establishing, refining, and enforcing T&E standards (such as SWPs, SOPs, SSPs, and JQRs); effective leadership and coordination with internal division personnel, external stakeholders, and host activities (e.g., Joint Base partners) to ensure integrated, efficient test execution.
• Analyzing complex technical and operational issues in ALRE T&E, resolving test and system integration challenges across multi-disciplinary teams, and developing innovative, compliant solutions that enhance test capabilities and fleet readiness.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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What This Job Offers

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