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Summary The incumbent serves as a program manager and senior propulsion engineer in the Military Certification Branch (MCB). Serves as propulsion subject matter expert and project manager and airworthiness system interface between the FAA and U.S. military sponsors (including U.S. Armed Services' system program offices and their cognizant military airworthiness authorities and sometimes involving their affiliated domestic and international partners). Responsibilities Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, theories. and concepts, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and to develop improved technical processes for the organization. Considers the objectives of the division and LOB/SO when developing, integrating and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. Manages MCDA programs and certification projects. Establishes initial agreements between the FAA and the Sponsors regarding program-specific services the FAA will provide. Develops and tracks FAA resource and labor hour costs for MCDA programs. Assists the Sponsors in developing acquisition strategies, airworthiness plans, and requests for proposals. Advises the Sponsors in their evaluations of contract proposals. Evaluates the suitability of compliance plans and especially the proposed interfaces between FAA and military airworthiness systems. Assists stakeholders in understanding FAA requirements. Provides FAA Program Management for assigned MCDA projects and related programs. Provides propulsion systems technical guidance. Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced engineer. Develops plans, techniques and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues. Works with senior management to solve problems. Defines, organizes, and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Allocates resources to accomplish large work activities within established schedules Provides Continued Operational Safety (COS) support for the fleet of MCDA. Coordinates COS issues with the FAA offices that manage the original type certificates and maintenance specifications for which the MCDA is a derivative or within which they are maintained. Coordinates COS issues with the pertinent Sponsor organization operating and/or maintaining MCDA. Reviews and analyzes applications for all varieties of design approvals in determining the overall safety of proposed aircraft, areas requiring equivalencies and rulemaking and general acceptability of compliance planning and reporting documents. Coordinates all safety concerns and possible items affecting multiple technical areas with other team members. Coordinates project concerns and issues that may affect the MCDA design, the project costs or the project schedule, with the Sponsor. Acts as a principal technical specialist as a project manager for large work activities. Plans and accomplishes highly complex and challenging projects/programs and other work activities under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader or more experienced engineer. Advises and participates in the development of designated organization procedures related to MCDA, recommends individual designee appointments, prepares designee and designated organization supervisory records in coordination with responsible FAA oversight office. Determines applicability of pertinent regulations, policies, standards or procedures as necessary because of unconventional designs, new materials or manufacturing processes, or progress in the art of aviation design and compliance approaches. Assesses the need for and participates in the development, establishment, and amendment of national standards, regulations, advisory material, criteria, policies, and procedures relating to MCDA. Prepares policies and procedures related to issues unique to MCDA (including engines, components, and systems). Provides input to, and participates in the development of, FAA, military and other policy and guidance affecting the business practices between the FAA and the Sponsors. Contacts are internal and external. Often represents FAA as a senior technical point of contact with the manufacturer/modifier and the Sponsor in the resolution of technical and administrative problems related to MCDA projects. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications Basic Requirements: Successful completion of a full four-year professional engineering curriculum leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in engineering in an accredited college or university. To be acceptable the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET as a professional engineering curriculum; 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); (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics; OR, ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS: 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: Professional registration: Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico; Written Test: Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico; Specified academic courses: 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. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A; Related curriculum: - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. For more information on the alternate methods, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards for Engineering at: http://main.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/IORs/gs0800/0800.htm, Specialized Experience for J-Band: In addition to the basic/alternative qualification requirements identified above, all applicants must demonstrate one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (FV-I or FG/GS-13). Specialized experience is experience which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or directly related to work of the position to be filled. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE include: Experience interpreting, reviewing, analyzing and evaluating regulatory compliance of aircraft certification. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job. 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 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. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSA listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration. Education This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. 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/accreditation. Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered. This position has a minimum education requirement as specified in the Qualifications Required section. College/University transcript(s), or applicable documentation, described in the Qualifications Required section must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement to show the requirements are met; Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. Please see Important Information Regarding Education under the Required Documents section. Additional Information We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family. This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing. FAA's CORE COMPENSATION PLAN This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available at: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits The FAA is an excepted service agency. Basic Federal employee benefits remain the same as other Federal agencies. Only the following locations will be negotiable. Percentages next to the City/State represent the locality rate for that particular location. Wichita, KS - 18.65% Interview statement: Since this is a non-BU position, management may interview some, none, or all. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA