Aerospace Engineer

About the Position: Serves as a Aerospace Engineer for the US Army Aviation and Missile Command, Aviation Integration Directorate, located in Fort Eustis, VA. This is a pay banded position. This position has a control point at GS 14 step 10 for compensation. Major duties: Serves as a senior engineering or scientific professional with program or team leaders’ responsibility in design, development, test and/or evaluation. Responsible for leading the design, development systems engineering, testing, safe operation, fielding and support of world class aviation products and aircraft for Special Operation units. Development of cost estimates, budgets, and schedules to support execution of acquisition programs. Provides technical direction and guidance to contractors providing clarifications or technical instructions. . Review program documentation and interface with the contractor to monitor and evaluate contractor’s performance. Qualifications: Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and specialized experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-03). Specialized experience is defined as:1) managing multidimensional engineering functions associated with weapon system development; 2) responsible for two or more major elements of a defense system; 3) estimates account for project related to weapon system development. and, 4) Leading a team in the accomplishment of organizational goals. Education cannot be substituted for experience. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Aerospace Engineering Contracting/Procurement Project Management Systems Engineering