Aerospace Engineer-Aircraft Performance (Direct Hire)

The incumbent will apply experience and comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts applicable to aircraft performance and handling qualities to solve complex problems and improve airworthiness standards and guidance, 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 major subdivision and LOB/SO when developing, integrating and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines.

The Aerospace Engineer will develop airworthiness standards and related advisory and guidance material on aircraft performance and handling qualities for the type certification of aircraft. Ensure standardized application of the FAA airworthiness requirements worldwide.

Provide policy, guidance and instruction to others, internally and externally, resolving most technical issues without the intervention of management.

The incumbent develops strategies, implementation plans and responses to safety recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board as well as from individuals or organizations within the FAA and considers the objectives of the Aircraft Certification Service and the FAA when developing, integrating and implementing solutions to technical issues.

Communicates to all levels within the Aircraft Certification Service, and to counterparts in other lines of business such as the Flight Standards Service, the Office of Environment & Energy, and the public. Contacts are internal and external. Represents the FAA as a technical specialist on projects, programs and other work activities.

Proposes, defines and oversees research associated with new or novel designs or technologies. Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches.

Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires. Provides guidance to lower-level staff to solve difficult technical issues. Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced engineer.

Work is rarely reviewed, typically through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. The work activities impact directly on the objectives of one or more major subdivisions and/or LOB/SOs and may impact on the objectives of the FAA.

The work may affect the safety and security of customers.

To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for General Engineer, Series 801, please refer to: General Engineering Series 0801 Basic Requirements: Degree in 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.

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS 13. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized Experience is: Experience applying engineering concepts, principles and practices to address aircraft performance and handling qualities issues. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Interview: If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.

Selection may be made from this announcement or from ACT-AVS-26-AIR-99613.