Public Notice for Aerospace Engineer (Direct Hire)

BASIC REQUIREMENTS A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of education and exp. — college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying 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: 1. Professional registration or licensure — Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board’s eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test — Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses — Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the req. of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4. Related curriculum — Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of PE exp. acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type exp. e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive). QUALIFICATIONS FG-5 level you must meet Basic Requirements as stated above. FG-7 level in addition to the above Basic Req. you must have 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement or at least 1-year of Specialized Exp.* equivalent to the FG-5 level. Specialized Exp. may include but not limited to: application of basic aerospace engineering theories, concepts, and principles, assisting higher-level engineers in design, analysis, testing or evaluation of aerospace systems, vehicles or equipment; collects and analyzes data relating to assigned projects; prepares graphs, curves, and tables relative to system performance and support for review by senior staff. FG-9 level in addition to the above Basic Req. you must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent graduate degree; or at least 1-year of Specialized Exp.* equivalent to the FG-7 level. Specialized Exp. may include but not limited to: conducting engineering studies of airplane systems; collects and analyzes data relative to aircraft performance; participating in projects in special projects concerning performance-reliability of aerospace vehicles or equipment; and participating in special projects; and performing various duties while working with other senior engineers. FG-11 level in addition to the above Basic Req. you must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or at least 1-year of Specialized Exp.* equivalent to the FG-9 level. Specialized Exp. may include but not limited to: participating in aerospace vehicle design and analysis; providing engineering assistance to resolve problems and restoration of less-complex aircraft systems and related equipment; and analyzing system malfunctions, deficiencies, and providing input on recommendations for improvements. FG-12 level in addition to the above Basic Req. you must demonstrate in your application you possess at least 1-year of Specialized Exp.* equivalent to the FG-11 level. Specialized Exp. may include but not limited to: collecting information and data in performing analyses of flight deck systems; implementing new procedures or requirements concerning aircraft operations or safety; performs computational and statistical techniques for modeling; analysis of results from those models and providing technical support and professional engineering analysis on avionics or aircraft navigational systems. FG-13 level in addition to the above Basic Req. you must demonstrate in your application you possess at least 1-year of Specialized Exp.* equivalent to the FG/GS-12 level. Specialized Exp. may include but are not limited to: exp. with airborne system software development, verification, configuration management; experience in the design, test, or certification of aircraft avionics and/or electrical systems, such as power generation and distribution, communication and navigation systems, automatic flight controls, air data systems, lightning protection, electronic systems integration, system safety analysis, and airborne electronic hardware. FG-14 level in addition to the Basic Req. you must demonstrate in your application you possess at least 1-year of Specialized Exp.* equivalent to the FG-13 level. Specialized Exp. may include but are not limited to: exp. designing, directing, and evaluating research efforts required to develop and substantiate data used in developing/refining standards and criteria for aircraft operations, flight dynamics, flight mechanics, aircraft systems and other aeronautical issues; conducting wake turbulence analyses; exp. designing, directing, reviewing and evaluating complex aerospace engineering studies. FG-15 level in addition to the Basic Req. you must demonstrate in your application you possess at least 1-year of Specialized Exp.* equivalent to the FG-14 level. Specialized Exp. may include but are not limited to: managing and directing the work performed by engineers, technical, & administrative personnel, leading safety and flight test risk management studies and projects, setting priorities and establishing schedules for completion; utilizing analytical tools in identifying trends in flight safety; and managing resources to improve or maintain the quality and effectiveness of assigned aerospace engineering programs. *Specialized Exp. is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and typically is in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
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