AEROSPACE ENGINEER

U.S. Department of Defense; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Defense is seeking a professional engineer to provide technical oversight in the management of contractor efforts related to Strategic Weapons Systems. Candidates should possess a strong background in aerospace engineering and must meet specific federal employment qualifications, including security clearance and drug testing.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-11.
• Experience in managing design and development of aerospace programs.
• Technical expertise in missile systems and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise in contractor engineering management.
• Lead development efforts for missile and propulsion systems.
• Monitor and approve hardware and software designs.

Skills

Technical oversight

Leadership

Coordination

Quality assurance

Education

Professional engineer certification

Job description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
Duties

• You will provide special technical expertise and leadership in complex coordination and management of all contractor engineering and product assurance efforts.
• You will lead development efforts related to the Strategic Weapons Systems (SWS) and missile, propulsion, controls and ordnance systems issues.
• You may be required to coordinate shipping, transfer or redirecting of government owned property to other facilities or contracts to meet program needs and requirements.
• You will influence, lead, monitor, and approve contractor design and product quality assurance efforts in satisfying contractual requirements for various subsystems.
• You will monitor and approve efforts dealing with acceptability, utilization and sustainment of hardware, support equipment, and software including design and process changes. This includes the assessment and evaluation of aging effects.
• You will assure that configuration control of weapons systems is in compliance with the approved Configuration Management processes.
• You will implement program policy, engineering criteria, and provide information to the prime contractor and Navy field activities.
• You will represent the command in assigned areas of responsibility when interfacing with field activities, fleet representatives, contractors, Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), laboratories, and consultants.
• You will uphold technical rigor as relates to flight science disciplines, modern development approaches, and production disciplines, to include, but not limited to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-02 pay band (GS-11 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: As a professional engineer providing technical oversight and direction to manage in the design, development, and implementation of aerospace programs or reentry system programs in order to devise effective solutions that solve program constraints.

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/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.