Equipment Specialist (Aerial Delivery Systems)

Duties
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• Conduct all steps of safety oversight on various types of parachute systems.
• Participate in studies to assist in identifying and providing recommendations for areas of improvement.
• Provide instruction for a wide variety of both formal parachute training courses and on the job training.
• Provide on-the-job training for parachute packing and rigging procedures.
• Perform test jumps on parachute and life support systems and/or Jump master duties.
• Maintains industry continuing education through Parachute Industry Association and other parachute technology venues.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for military freefall, tandem, static line, and advanced aerial delivery systems.
• Provides input to command test directors on all accumulated industry information to facilitate research, development, testing, and evaluation projects on all parachute and aerial delivery equipment systems.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, incumbent must successfully pass a urinalysis screening prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Must possess and maintain a minimum USPA "B" license.
• May require TDY travel over more than 30 days to CONUS and OCONUS locations up to 30% of the time. This may require travel on military aircraft, ships and vehicles.
• This position is deployable and may require extended TDY to OCONUS locations. This position requires a pre-employment physical and thereafter prior to OCONUS travel over 30 days.
• This position requires a pre-employment physical, must be able to lift 50 pounds and thereafter prior to OCONUS travel over 30 days.
• Employee must reside within the local area (50 miles) and be able to report to work within an hour's notice.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a minimum USPA "B" license and Advanced Freefall Instructor rating.
• Must possess and maintain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Master Parachute Rigger certification.
• Must possess and maintain a certificate of completion for the DoD Basic Static-Line Parachutist Course.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a certificate of completion for the DoD Basic Military Free Fall Parachutist Course, with the ability to obtain the Tandem Master Course.
• Must possess and maintain a certificate of completion for the U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School Parachute Rigger Course.
• Must possess and maintain a certificate of completion for the U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School Airdrop Load Inspector Certification Course.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes packing parachute systems requiring the execution of numerous mechanical assemblies and fabric packing procedures; performing maintenance and equipment tests on aerial delivery equipment such as parachute canopies and harness assemblies; and providing instruction during parachute trainings and exercises. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Materiel Maintenance Management Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Incentives such as student loan repayment, advance in hire, relocation, and recruitment MAY be authorized for qualifying selectee.
• The selecting official has requested a competitive and non-competitive candidate list for this vacancy. If you are eligible for the non-competitive list, you will be evaluated on basic and/or minimum qualifications, as applicable. While required to answer the assessment questions, non-competitive candidates will not be evaluated against the competitive rating and ranking criteria. The selecting official may selection from any of the candidate lists.