General Engineer

Naval Air Systems Command•Patuxent River, MD

13d

About The Position

The General Engineer serves as the Air Vehicle Engineering lead within the Air Systems Group, System Safety and Air Systems Integration Department, Systems Engineering and Integration Division, Air Vehicle Systems Integration Branch of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. The role provides engineering leadership to the Air Vehicle engineering team and coordinates engineering development, requirements adherence, and technical issue resolution. The engineer supports the preparation of program acquisition and technical documents and briefings; performs requirements and functional analyses, allocation, and synthesis; selects preferred product solutions; and identifies, analyzes, and mitigates risk in accordance with the program risk management plan. The position requires comprehensive systems engineering expertise across the lifecycle of air vehicle systems, from design and testing through in-service support, and technical and programmatic leadership for the development and qualification of military aviation systems. The role leads multidisciplinary, joint, and geographically dispersed engineering teams supporting the design, qualification, and lifecycle support of naval air systems. The position requires at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or DP-04 pay band, as well as meeting the basic professional engineering education or qualification standard. The employee must obtain and maintain the required security clearance, meet applicable DAWIA certification and continuous learning requirements, and pass pre-employment drug testing. Travel to other commands, contractor plants, and sponsor headquarters may be required.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering duty.
Must meet applicable DAWIA certification and Continuous Learning point requirements within established timeframes.
Must successfully complete pre-employment drug testing and may be subject to random testing.
Must meet time-in-grade requirements when applicable to current federal employees applying for GS jobs.
At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or DP-04 pay band in federal service or equivalent private- or public-sector experience.
Specialized experience must include comprehensive systems engineering expertise across the full lifecycle of air vehicle systems, from design and testing to in-service support.
Specialized experience must include knowledge of relevant technical domains and the aviation systems acquisition lifecycle.
Specialized experience must include familiarity with air vehicle engineering domains, including aerodynamics, store separation, aero performance, simulation, flight dynamics and controls, structures and materials, system safety, and the other technical areas listed in the announcement.
Ability to prepare clear, well-reasoned written documentation presenting and defending analyses and positions on technical or management issues for leadership review.
Ability to articulate and defend analyses and positions on technical or managerial issues and present conclusions convincingly to leadership.
Must meet the basic engineering qualification standard through an acceptable professional engineering degree, qualifying engineering registration or licensure, passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination or equivalent written examination, qualifying coursework, or an eligible scientific-field degree combined with professional engineering experience.
Must be registered for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
Must pass the E-Verify employment verification check if a new Department of the Navy employee.
Travel from the normal duty station to other commands, contractor plants, and sponsor headquarters may be required.

Responsibilities

Provide engineering leadership to the Air Vehicle engineering team.
Manage and coordinate engineering development, adherence to requirements, and technical issue resolution for the Air Vehicle engineering team.
Support preparation of program acquisition and technical documents and briefings.
Perform requirements analysis, functional analysis and allocation, and synthesis; select preferred product solutions.
Identify, analyze, and mitigate risk in accordance with the program risk management plan.
Provide systems engineering expertise across the lifecycle of air vehicle systems, from design and testing to in-service support.
Provide engineering technical and programmatic leadership for the development and qualification of military aviation systems.
Lead multidisciplinary, joint, and geographically dispersed engineering teams to support the design, qualification, and lifecycle support of naval air systems.
Present and defend technical or management analyses and positions in written documentation and briefings to leadership.