Duties

• Responsible for the Air Systems integration of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) requirements throughout the life of the F-35 program.
• Evaluates contractors' technical proposals. Assembles and integrates the technical portions of Requests for Proposals and system plans, utilizing inputs from other engineering specialists.
• Engages with other organizations, including functional counterparts, HQ AFMC, DoD, other federal agencies, industry partners and academia.
• Responsible for sustainment and maintenance data analysis, cost benefit analysis, optimization and analytical modeling.
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Telework may be authorized.
• Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
• Security clearance requirements are based upon actual position being filled.
• This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
• Supervisory requirements may be required depending upon the position being filled.
• Promotion potential may be authorized depending upon position being filled.
• For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please go to https://afciviliancareers.com/find-a-job/
• Male must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• The position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• This position may require travel.
• Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
• Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
• The employee must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
• The employee must meet the continuing acquisition education requirements IAW DoDI 5000.66 paragraph E2.2.8.
• Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website.

Qualifications

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Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions.

Click on the following link to view qualification requirements for this position: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the NH-0801-03, SYSTEMS ENGINEER. Click on the following link to view occupational requirements for this position:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Professional engineering knowledge gained through attainment of a Bachelor's degree in on of the engineering disciplines or equivalent is required. Advanced degree such as Masters or PhD are preferred.

2. In-depth, expert knowledge of the theories, principles, practices, methods, and techniques of aircrew and maintenance training systems acquisition and development.

3. Broad knowledge of weapons systems operational procedures, techniques, climatic and environmental factors that impact training system performance.

4. Knowledge of related engineering disciplines such as systems engineering, controls and displays, on-board computer systems, software development and distribution processing.

5. Knowledge of regulations, policies, and operating instructions, and procedures as they pertain to the preparation of technical documents, technical source selections, statements of work, and design and test standardization.

6. A working knowledge of capabilities of computer systems and how they may be effectively employed to assist required analytical efforts.

In this positionyou willbe responsible for the Air Systems integration of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) requirements throughout the life of the F-35 program. This position is responsible for sustainment and maintenance data analysis, cost benefit analysis, optimization and analytical modeling. These responsibilities include but are not limited to vertical and horizontal integration of PHM across business, design, development, and implementation, ensuring proper design balance of the on, and off aircraft PHM capability across F-35 Lightning II, JSF Enterprise, team response to actions and program requests, holistic Systems Engineering across multi-functional teams and refining program priorities.

Other desired traits include but not limited to:

• Possesses knowledge of state of-the-art engineering, logistics, and industrial sustainment processes, practices, and policies (multi-service) to support fighter aircraft on a global scale.
• Possesses knowledge of advanced diagnostics and Prognostics & Health Management (PHM) design, technologies and processes and their interrelationship with fighter aircraft operational and sustainment processes.
• Possesses knowledge, acquired by numerous years of experience on legacy platforms, of lifecycle fleet support, logistics and sustainment processes, practices, and policies (multi-service) to support fighter aircraft on a global scale.

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Additional information

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and restriction from the workplace.