AIRCRAFT DATA SPECIALIST

Naval Air Systems Command (DON); Montwood (NC); On-site; USD 62,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Naval Air Systems Command (DON) at Cherry Point, NC seeks an Aircraft Data Specialist to work with Aircraft Data Technicians, resolve problems, and optimize logs and records for fleet readiness. This permanent, full-time role is at GS-9 and involves coordinating with multiple services and commands.

You will maintain logbooks, perform trend analysis, and provide technical guidance to staff, ensuring timely, accurate records and integration with depot production processes.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in Logs and Records and maintaining OOMA database.
• Custody and control of aircraft logs/records and related duties.
• Analytical support to the Logs and Records shop.
• Quality and timely delivery of Log books and documents for fleet integrity.
• Guidance and training to Aircraft Data Technicians; cross-functional support.
• Assist planners, QA, E&E and production; resolve logbook issues with OOMA/ALIS.

Responsibilities

• Work with Aircraft Data Technicians to resolve problems and customer concerns.
• Research and provide guidance and oversight until logs/services are satisfactory.
• Coordinate aircraft transfer order notifications and status with services and commands.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to subordinates.
• Update and manage logbook tracking data for depot production with trend analysis.

Skills

Logs & Records

OOMA database

Aircraft records

Analytical support

Logbook quality

Guidance to technicians

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

2 years graduate education

LL.B. or J.D., if related

Tools

OOMA

ALIS

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a Aircraft Data Specialist in the Commanding Officer of FLTREADCEN EAST. Learn more about this agency.

Overview

Location: Cherry Point, NC.

Vacancies: 1

Salary

$61,722 – $80,243 per year

Pay scale & grade

GS 9

Promotion potential

9

Work schedule

Full-time

Travel Required

Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupations and job series: 0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program

Supervisory status

No

Federal service type

This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union

Yes – This is a bargaining unit position.

Drug test

No

Security clearance

Secret

Financial disclosure required

No

Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

ST-13105104-27-AEA

Control number

890872500

Eligibility

• Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
• Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
• Current or former employees of a base management agency.
• Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference.
• Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.
• Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.
• Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.
• Current permanent employees of Org Code JC3L3% within UIC 65923, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles, and VEOA eligibles.

Duties

• You will work directly with the Aircraft Data Technicians in order to resolve problems and customer concerns.
• You will conduct research and provide guidance and oversight of problem resolution until logs and records services are satisfactory.
• You will coordinate aircraft transfer order notifications, and aircraft/equipment status information with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and various foreign military commands.
• You will provide technical advice, instruction, and guidance to subordinates.
• You will update, maintain, and manage logbook tracking data which will be provided to the depot production with trend analysis, error tracking, current and future workload.

Conditions of employment

• 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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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 may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 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. Having technical proficiency in all aspects of Logs and Records products and is responsible for maintaining and updating Optimized Organizational Maintenance Activity (OOMA) database and aircraft associated records.
2. Having custody and control of all aircraft and equipment logs and records and performs a wide range of interrelated technical support functions and overseeing a wide array of functions and products.
3. Providing comprehensive and analytical support to the Logs and Records shop.
4. Ensuring quality and timely delivery of Log books and associated documents for fleet support and aircraft integrity.
5. Providing guidance, training and support to the Aircraft Data Technicians in their performance of routine and specialized tasks.
6. Assisting the Planner and Estimator (P&E), Quality Assurance (QA), Examination and Evaluation (E&E) as well as Production personnel and identifying and resolving logbook issues utilizing Optimized Organizational Maintenance Activity (OOMA) and Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS).

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• master’s or equivalent graduate degree
• 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
• LL.B. or J.D., if related

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-SeriesExperience 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.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies:

• AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
• INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
• ORAL COMMUNICATION

This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review, Job Knowledge Test.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Required documents

Required Documents

You are required to provide documentation that supports the eligibility and qualification claims made in your resume. You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your application package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documentation that fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional.

A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer’s name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume.

Are you applying for a promotion?

For GS positions, to be considered for promotion, you must provide SF-50(s) that shows you held the next lower GS grade for at least one year. SF-50s that have an effective date within the past year (e.g., General Adjustment SF-50 from this year or Within Rate/Grade Increases (WRI/WGI) SF-50 within a year) do not clearly show that you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. That means if you submit an SF-50 dated within the last year, you must submit another SF-50 that is dated more than one year ago to clearly demonstrate you meet the time-in-grade requirements. If you are a DoD employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50(s) from MyBiz.