Job Summary

You will serve as a MATERIALS ENGINEER in the AIR VEHICLE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, MATERIALS ENGINEERING DIVISION of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST.

Job Description

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 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) Experience with planning, coordinating, developing, refining, and conducting complex Failure Analysis and Mishap Investigations while utilizing specialized analytical equipment including: Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM), Digital/Optical Microscopes, as well as other metallographic equipment/techniques. 2) Experience with related engineering fields including such as mechanical, metallurgical, and aeronautical engineering 3) Experience planning, coordinating, developing analysis that then directs changes with regard to material selection, manufacturing techniques, maintenance materials and processes relevant to the results of the investigations of failed aircraft components. 4) Experience with fixed wing, rotary wing, and/or vertical flight aircraft systems and subsystems, industrial processes, maintenance concepts, and operational plans such as to enable the incumbent to plan technical work and make final decisions to resolve problems and concerns. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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.