Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a system level senior technical advisor for assigned weapon system and other assigned complex and sophisticated systems, equipment, and components as required to support the mission. Senior technical advisors perform short notice TDYs to support weapon system worldwide operational/mission requirements.

Duties

Serve as weapon system program office senior technical advisor for assigned systems and acquisition programs for complex and sophisticated systems, and equipment. As a program office senior equipment specialist for assigned systems and acquisition programs, provide expert system and lower level technical advice and system logistical and sustainment support products for the repair, maintenance, operation, and training related to assigned complex and sophisticated systems and equipment to senior leaders, functional managers, lower level equipment specialist, and engineers. Provide technical assistance to field units, depots, and others, in resolving complex system/equipment maintenance, operation, fielding, sustainment, and logistics problems. Provide functional equipment specialist and system/equipment technical advice and guidance to lower-graded government and contract equipment specialists.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
• Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Position may be subject to random drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
• This is an acquisition coded position. Selectee must complete required certification level 1 in Life Cycle Logistics within 24 months of assignment.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• The employee must meet physical requirements for immediate worldwide deployment, remote from adequate medical facilities, for extended TDY.
• This position may require employee to work under adverse environmental conditions.
• This position meets the administrative exemption criteria for the Fair Labor Standards Act (5 CFR 551.206)
• Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.

Qualifications

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for GS 12, Equipment Services Series 1670. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes Examples of specialized experience includes Knowledge of technical, logistical, acquisition, and sustainment support under total system configuration control, to ensure safety, suitability, operational and effectiveness integrity for all assigned weapon systems. Ability to provide system-level technical support to include maintenance and repair requirements for both contract and organic workloads. Provide system level logistic support to all customers to include data analysis to aid in procurement actions, excess disposal actions, repair requirements, reliability and maintainability actions. Provide system, sub-system, equipment, and component-level acquisition support to all customers to include development of technical documents, specifications, maintenance concepts, sustainment support, and logistic elements. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. 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: Knowledge of the specialized operational, functional and theoretical properties and characteristics for application to difficult, unusual, and unprecedented situations and problems related to sustainment and acquisition of assigned systems and equipment. Skill in conducting, and/or executing, and/or following the process, procedures, and policies related to the functional tasks and activities required of a system-level equipment specialist. Ability to read, understand and interpret system and equipment level technical, sustainment, acquisition, and logistical data, information, and metrics. Knowledge of system and lower-level acquisition and sustainment processes, processes, policies and procedures. Knowledge of system and equipment sustainment and acquisition security and safety processes, regulations, practices, and procedures. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Work Environment: Work is regularly performed out of doors or in field conditions, flight lines, maintenance facilities, and aboard military mission aircraft. Exposed to high noise areas. Special safety precautions and protective clothing/devices are required during these site visits. Physical Demands: The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; or recurring activities such as bending, climbing, stooping, stretching, or reaching.

Contacts

• Address AF Life Cycle Management Center 2000 Allbrook Drive Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]