Edwards AFB, California, United States
$120-156k
Full Time
5 months ago
Job description
Duties
- Provide technical guidance and direction to aircraft engineering technicians/mechanics and overall technical authority for the assigned research platform aircraft.
- Serve as the designated quality inspector on assigned research aircraft, performing inspections in all areas affecting the air worthiness and operational safety of the research vehicle.
- Consult with Project Manager and Engineers to obtain information on the nature of planned flight objectives, such as proposed flight schedules, configuration changes and other related information necessary to prepare the aircraft for flight.
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical directives, planning documents, test specifications, technical publications and procedures, and applicable safety manuals.
- Manage aircraft data in NAMIS, and all aircraft documentation that involves maintenance, modifications, pre flights, post flights, and inspections, as well as the safe working environment for all ground operations.
- Develop inspection procedures and techniques to meet the requirements of new or modified equipment or systems, and/or recommends improvement to the cognizant operations engineering personnel.
- Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Qualifications
To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service:
- Providing technical oversight of maintenance, flight, and support of teams during deployments in coordination with support staff, partners, incoming instrument operators or developers;
- Coordinating the deployment, maintenance, science, flight, and support of teams through problem solving strategies;
- Supporting safety, and mission assurance on three highly modified, Global Hawk or other autonomous aircraft; providing recommendations to resolve issues during inspections.
NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
If you are and are a current federal employee, you must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible.
Note: Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year.
If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must:
- Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility.
-Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. Candidates rated in the 'Best Qualified' category are considered well-qualified. Please see 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for more information.
-Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents'
For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap.
Qualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility (Term Appointments | NASA) under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures.
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Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.
You will be assessed on the following competencies:
- Creative Thinking
- Flexibility
- Oral Communication
- Planning and Evaluating
- Problem Solving
- Integrity/Honesty
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- General Engineering
- Mechanics
- Employee and Team Leadership
Under NASA's quality grouping process, applicants will be assessed on the position competencies and placed in one of three groups identified and defined below:
- Best Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a superior level of all evaluation criteria.
- Highly Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate a satisfactory level of the evaluation criteria.
- Qualified Group - Applicants who demonstrate the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Best Qualified merit promotion candidates. Highly Qualified merit promotion candidates may also be referred, if additional candidates are needed.
- Qualified candidates eligible for consideration under Schedule A or VRA in accordance with veterans' preference rules, as applicable.
- Qualified candidates that are eligible for special hiring authorities or non-competitive hiring authorities.
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