Summary You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Fleet Support Team (FST) of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST. Responsibilities You will provide expert technical knowledge to support F/A-18 readiness and airworthiness as applicable to aircraft flight control systems and subsystems, industrial process, maintenance concepts, and operational plans. You will anticipate and take positive action on problems, which, if not identified and rectified in their early stages, would likely lead to serious consequences. You will plan and/or conduct engineering investigations individually, as a member of a team or as team leader, depending on the complexity of the project. You will gather information/data through Fleet liaison activities and interaction with various stakeholders used to develop products and services required to sustain economic operation and airworthiness. You will investigate, research and determine applicability of modifications for the program including modifications that would extend service life, improve survivability, reliability and maintainability, and aircraft safety. You will monitor performance of engineering technical analyses, engineering investigations, economic analyses and support services provided directly to the operational community. You will ensure safe and prudent operations through technical assessment of problems requiring platform grounding and or restricted operations, plus develop solutions to those problems in coordination with engineering and logistics authorities. You will determine approaches to resolve technical problems associated with readiness and maintainability challenges, as well as identify constraints involved with each problem and develop the proposed solution considering all relative factors. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 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. KNOWLEDGE AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE WITH SUBSYSTEMS IN-SERVICE ENGINEERING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 2. DEMONSTRATED TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF F18 SUBSYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS 3. DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING 4. PROJECT PLANNING, MANAGEMENT, AND EXECUTION OF COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROJECTS 5. DEMONSTRATED WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS TO STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING BRIEFINGS (INFORMAL OR FORMAL) TO MULTIPLE LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP (SUB-TEAM LEAD, SITE LEAD), ORG LEADERSHIP, AND/OR EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS 6. DEMONSTRATED EVALUATION, TECHNICAL RESEARCH, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND MITIGATION OF IN-SERVICE FLEET ISSUES 7. KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF NAVAIR ORGANIZATION, FLEET, AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS WITH DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE COORDINATING MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES THROUGHOUT THE NAVAL ENTERPRISE 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 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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. 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/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.