INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-13) grade level or pay band (DP-04) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing aircraft turbine engine propulsion systems including addressing technical discrepancies, technical development and testing, risk mitigation, sustainment support, technology transition, engine management planning, as related to current and advanced/future aircraft/engine requirements; 2) Demonstrating technical leadership in a frontier area which influences major research, development, testing, evaluation, innovation, and reengineering projects, proposals, and direction throughout the agency; 3) Researching, organizing, and analyzing technical data, new systems concepts, and complex engineering proposals for aircraft turbine engine systems; 4) Communicating orally and in writing and presenting conclusions to the program manager and senior leadership; and 5) Leading an engineering project to elicit, direct, and integrate the supporting efforts of diverse teams of government employees and support contractors. 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 Duties: - You will support basic design engineering products and processes for all turbine engines and support technology transition and the incorporation of technology plans and roadmaps into engine management plans. - You will evaluate research and development projects and execute design, development and qualification programs to introduce improved designs into the fleet and to solve fleet problems. - You will support all Turbine engine teams lead basic design engineers in the technical and resource planning of assigned work and interfaces with IPT members to ensure program requirements are met. - You will serve as a senior propulsion engineering technical expert, and will be responsible for supporting air breathing engine propulsion program goals and coordinating engine team technical efforts to meet those goals. - You will coordinate with engine teams on assessment of all technical/program issues to include incorporation of Engineering Changes, Spares Requirements, ILS Planning, and logistics related Reliability and Maintainability issues. - You will design engineering development, testing and analysis of test data, manufacturing development, and production and product support programs to meet the operational requirements for all Turbine engines. - You will review completed work of assigned engineering members of the engine teams for technical adequacy and will accept, reject, modify, and pass decisions on to higher authority for execution/resolution for technical propulsion issues. - You will participate in special assignments related to Turbine Engine Branch and Division level issues and initiatives as well as maintain professional status through career development and participation in professional community activities.