LEAD ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN
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Position ID:
ST-12905418-26-AJW
City:
Patuxent River, Maryland
Date Posted:
2026-03-25
Expiration Time:
2026-03-27
Job Type:
Job Category:
Electronics Technical
Salary:
121785 - 158322 PA
Job Summary
You will serve as a LEAD ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Air Systems Group, AND Propulsion and Power Engineering Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. The Incumbent serves as the Senior Electrical Wiring and Interconnect Systems (EWIS) expert responsible for monitoring multi-platform wiring efforts under the Propulsion and Power Engineering Department in the Air Systems Group (ASG) Research and Engineering Group.
Job Description
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Evaluating and identifying quality, workmanship, material, and other items that may impact overall wiring and equipment installation safety and integrity; 2) Ensuring effective planning, development and execution of programs as related to organizational policies, processes and procedures (i.e. DOD/Navy/NAVAIR Team policies); 3) Performing engineering technician analysis to determine that an aircraft system and its component parts meet minimum design criteria, standards, and configuration for safe flight operations and signing off for wiring system airworthiness on flight clearances; 4) Implementing project management/coordination policies, processes, procedures and responsibilities; 5) Working with Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RTDE) Networks and defense systems acquisition processes; 6) Leading engineering project management to elicit, direct, and integrate the supporting efforts of diverse teams of government employees, support contractors, and vendors; and 7) Demonstrating a thorough understanding of aircraft wiring system design, installation, inspection, and reporting. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/electronics-technical-series-0856/ AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.