• Job Description

  Req#: 791184700
  You will serve as an Aerospace Engineer in the Air Vehicle Engineering Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.
  
  This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • You will serve as a Structural Loads subject matter expert for assigned fixed wing aircraft.
  • You will evaluate the adequacy of airframe loads analysis for aircraft designs and modifications.
  • You will identify structural loads problems arising during development or modification of an aircraft and establish the optimal approach to solve the problems.
  • You will provide structural loads input for the planning and execution of research and development programs
  • You will solve in-service aircraft structural problems under trying and immediate circumstances.
  • You will initiate, formulate, and establish requirements, guidelines and contract addenda for selected air vehicles to be embodied in technical criteria and documents governing assigned fixed wing aircraft.
  • You will evaluate design proposals to existing air vehicles and participate in negotiations to ensure specific structural and test requirements are adequate and in compliance with performance and fleet operational requirements.
  • You will utilize knowledge of engineering principles and practices including aircraft structural design and analysis, test methods and data analysis.
  • You will utilize knowledge of aircraft structural static and fatigue strength requirements, aerodynamics, stability and control, performance, and flight control systems.
  • You will serve as a mentor to less experienced engineers.
  
  
  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. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • 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 Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category 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.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DP-04 (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: 1) Evaluating adequacy of structural load analysis for aircraft designs and modifications; 2) Identifying structural load problems arising during development or modification of an aircraft and establishing the optimal approach to solve the problem; 3) Providing structural load input for the planning and execution of research and development programs; 4) Applying knowledge of engineering principles and practices including aircraft structural design and analysis, test methods and data analysis; 5) Applying knowledge of aircraft structural static and fatigue strength requirements, aerodynamics, stability and control, performance, and flight control systems; and 6) Solving in-service aircraft structural problems under trying and immediate circumstances
  
  Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/aerospace-engineering-series-0861/
  
  Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".

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