Job Title:General Engineer
Department:Department Of Transportation
Agency:Federal Aviation Administration
Job Announcement Number:ACT-ANG-14-MAQC2-35573
$92,340.00 to $143,152.00 / Per YearSalary includes locality payment of 24.22%. Friday, May 23, 2014 to Friday, June 06, 2014Public Trust - Background Investigation
About the Agency
Business Component: Assistant Administrator for NextGen, Advanced Concepts & Technical Development Office, R&D Integration Division, ANG-C2
No Permanent Change of Station (PCS) payments are authorized.
US Citizenship is required.Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.The mission of the Research & Development (R&D) Integration Division is to collaborate and coordinate with research organizations, industry, and academia to evaluate advanced concepts and proposed solutions through joint research and development projects supporting NextGen, National Airspace System (NAS) Enterprise Architecture, core research and development programs, and other FAA goals and objectives.
If you are the person selected for this position, you will be a member of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) R&D portfolio team, charged with conducting research to support the safe and efficient integration of UAS into the NAS. As a leader and technical advisor in aviation programs, you will support the Division as the UAS External Partnership Lead directly responsible for proactively initiating and cultivating working relationships as well as agreements to leverage the UAS expertise of external stakeholders to meet FAA research requirements related to aviation safety and air traffic operations. You will often represent FAA as a senior UAS subject matter expert on projects, programs and other work activities. In addition, you will participate in the preparation of formal documentation as well as the presentation of plans, results, responses and recommendations to a variety of audiences including senior FAA management, Department of Transportation (DOT), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Congress. Finally, you will collaborate and coordinate with other government agencies (e.g. NASA, DoD, DHS/CBP) and organizations (internal and external to FAA) within the UAS community.
In addition, you will apply experience and comprehensive technical knowledge applicable to your discipline, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and develop improved technical processes or systems. You will define, organize, and assign resources to accomplish organizational objectives. You will allocate resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules.
Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1)be in a school of engineering with at least 1 curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2)include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than 1st year physics & chemistry) in 5 of these 7 areas of engineering science or physics:(a)statics, dynamics;(b)strength of materials;(c)fluid mechanics, hydraulics;(d)thermodynamics;(e)electrical fields and circuits;(f)nature and properties of materials; and (g)any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
OR
Combination of education and experience - college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1)a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2)a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. THE ADEQUACY OF SUCH BACKGROUND MUST BE DEMONSTRATED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico; OR evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) exam, or the written test required for professional registration; 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 paragraph 1; OR successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, provided the applicant had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision.
In addition to the above, to qualify for this position at the J Band, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I or FG/GS-13 in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience may include but is not limited to: experience in aviation operations and identifying operational challenges in each of the following areas: general aviation, business aviation, air carrier, air cargo, unmanned Aircraft systems (UAS) and military aviation) and identifying the technologies that can be employed to improve operations in these areas.
Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their Work History.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Evaluation Criteria
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA)
1. Knowledge of engineering concepts and principles to solve complex technical problems, such as those that have impact on 3 or more national programs.
2. Ability to foster the open exchange of technical ideas and information in order to develop engineering solutions to resolve complex issues, such as issues that involve input from different organizations.
3. Ability to convey technical information to a variety of audiences in meetings, presentations, or briefings.
4. Ability to provide leadership, motivation and guidance to a diverse group of technical employees to accomplishment specific objectives.
IMPORTANT: Ensure that your work experience supports your Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) answers. Your answers and associated work experience will be evaluated further to validate whether the answers that you selected are appropriate. Answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
EDUCATION: THIS POSITION HAS A POSITIVE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. If you are not currently working for the Federal Government in the 800 series OR have never held a position in the Federal Government in the 800 series, you must submit a copy of your transcripts prior to the closing date of this announcement. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF CONSIDERATION.
If you cannot upload your transcripts to your application, please fax a copy to 609-485-8995 to the attention of Keith Neill and reference the announcement number on the FAX. IF SELECTED, OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS WILL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT. If you do not have an official transcript (original with a raised seal) you should request it today. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated.
To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: View Application Questionnaire
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Travel may be required.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies.
1. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.
In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
2. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements may be further evaluated on the Leadership and Management Dimensions and KSAs listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
3. All, some, or none of the applicants may be interviewed.
4. Selection may be made from this announcement or announcement number ACT-ANG-14-MAQC2-35619.
This is a bargaining unit position.
Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA, Citizenship
IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION.
We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes.
Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:
Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)Duties (be specific in describing your duties)Employer's name and addressSupervisor name and phone numberStart and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18 2007 to April 05 2008)Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)Salary
Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.
You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.
Only supplemental documentation, e.g. transcripts or veteran's documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded or faxed to 609-485-8995 to the attention of Keith Neill on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.
All Veterans: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit either a DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 Copy or equivalent), or a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions. If you are claiming 10 point preference, you must also submit a completed SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference, and supporting documents outlined on the SF-15. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.
If you are claiming 10 point preference but fail to submit the supporting documents outlined on the SF-15, you will be tentatively assessed as a 5 point preference eligible provided your DD Form 214 reflects that you have the service required to qualify for preference. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.
Veterans currently on active duty claiming veterans' preference: You will be granted tentative preference if you submit a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions and your application shows that you have the required service. Prior to being appointed, you must provide to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office a DD Form 214 documenting discharge/release and showing that the service was honorable or general. If you are on terminal leave, you must provide documentation certifying authorized terminal leave.
Important - If you make any change to your application, you must resubmit it. If you change your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and your previous application will be considered.
FAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.
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