About this role
Job SummaryYou will serve as a General Engineer in the Naval Test Wing Atlantic Integrated Flight Test & Evaluation Department of NAVTESTWINGLANT NWCF. If selected, your salary will be set according to the established control points of this position which is equivalent to GS-14, Step 10: $143-913 - $187,093
QualificationsYour resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12/13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional GENERAL ENGINEER performing duties such as: 1) Advanced knowledge and experience in the theory and methods of aircraft and aircraft systems testing; 2) Professional competence in the flight test and evaluation engineering discipline, with the processes, and products sufficient to provide technical direction to their assigned workforce; 3) Must possess initiative, originality, and sound engineering judgment in order to perform the duties successfully; 4) Ability to present ideas clearly to other engineers and test pilots, and to other personnel, including those at higher levels outside of NAWC; 5) Skill in forecasting previously unforeseen requirements, interrelationships and military effects of systems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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.
Major DutiesYou will serve as the Lead Test Engineer for the F-35, Integrated Test Force (ITF), comprised of test team members represented by various NAVAIRSYSCOM disciplines and airframe/engine/weapons systems contractors.You will be responsible for completion of all integrated testing through providing planning, design, execution, data reduction, analysis, and reporting of integrated testing as well as establishing and tracking test requirements.You will participate in engineering technical reviews and program cost reviews, assist in the maintenance of the Program integrated master schedule, maintain and report metrics, and be responsible for integrating test issues and risk management.You will act as the principle test engineering point of contact for all ITF matters.You will provide tasking, establish team assignment agreements, provide long range workload planning inputs to branches and divisions and provide input to performance appraisals, independent development plans, and training requests.