Job summary

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER in the Chief Technology and Strategic Operations Office of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Major duties

You will lead his/her organization in realizing both the local Division (i.e., Aircraft or Weapons Division) and the NAVAIR Strategic Plan. You will plan work and prepares performance plans covering work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work. You will assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. You will evaluate work performance of subordinates and recommends official performance ratings. You will give advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. You will interview candidates for positions in the unit; recommends appointment, promotion, or reassignment to such positions. You will hear and resolve complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher level supervisor or manager.

Qualification

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12/13 grade level or pay band NM-04 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing knowledge of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to include the processes, policies, objectives and activities, as well as organizational interrelationships with other NAVAIR components, Navy SYSCOMS, and other Agencies, and program participants. 2) Providing knowledge of Federal, DoD, Navy and NAE policies, processes and procedures concerning organizational management roles pertinent to achievement of the NAWCAD mission, such as Science and Technology (S&T) program planning, Research and Development (R&D) needs, and information systems management. 3) Substantive knowledge of various technologies to provide examination and assessment of a wide spectrum of candidate Research and Development projects to determine the degree to which potential projects address critical military needs and to plan and execute as the technologies developed. This assessment requires familiarity with the technical aspects of the program as well as the ability to analyze the program's progress to effect successful transitions. 4) Planning, financial management, contractual procedures, and policy writing in accordance with guidelines imposed by DoD/NAVCOMPT to effectively manage the program. 5) Applying, adapting and extending analytical techniques, including literature searches, flowcharting of work processes, metrics, and other program evaluation techniques, to inform and advise program leadership. 6) Planning, directing, coordinating and integrating organization management efforts and initiatives. 7) Briefing and communicating at executive leadership levels. 8) Providing knowledge of information systems and databases required to manage information via Navy and NAVAIR websites and databases, including STAIRS and the Navy's Program Management Data Base (PMDB). 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org OR Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. 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 the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

Evaluations

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: DEVELOPING OTHERS ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES PROBLEM SOLVING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.