GENERAL ENGINEER

Duties

DUTY 1
Performs Career Broadening assignments/duties by representing Acquisition Systems Engineering with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.

DUTY 2
In a Career Broadening capacity, performs assignments involved in program development and evaluation.

DUTY 3
In a Career Broadening capacity, performs assignments involving initiating and developing Air Force Policy and recommends approval and implementation.

DUTY 4
Carries out special projects and assignments designed specifically to meet the broadening intent of the position.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Mobility agreement must be signed
• Position is designated Special Sensitive requiring eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), other SSI information, or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP). Non-disclosure agreement is required.
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• PCS cost will be paid IAW Career Broadening Policy under this agreement.
• Career Broadening positions are managed by AFPC/DP2Z and are centrally funded.
• Positions are established specifically to provide developmental experience designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of a high-potential, mid-level manager.
• Career Broadening also provides training and developmental opportunities at various organizational levels.
• These assignments offer the qualified candidate a unique assignment in that the candidates brings certain experience to the assignment while gaining new experiences in a different work environment
• TEMPORARY PROMOTION: If the position is filled as a temporary promotion, upon completion of the career broadening assignment, the temporary promotion may lead to permanent promotion without further competition
• This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing.
• Travel by regularly scheduled commercial or military conveyances IAW Joint Travel Regulations may be required in performance of TDY
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• This is an Acquisition Developmental Position and has been designated as a Systems Planning, Research, and Development and Engineering (SPRDE) Level III position in accordance with DoD 5000.58.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Professional and Scientific Positions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include mastery knowledge of workings, characteristics and composition of major weapons systems and relationships to other weapons systems and concomitant military operations, strategies, tactics, and associated logistics to plan, analyze and evaluate engineering and technical efforts used to define total. weapons/systems, identifying issues and develop policies to address the career assignments and development of the Air Force's total Scientist and Engineering workforce, planning and developing recommendations for Global International Standardization, and engineering expertise. To be creditable, the specialized experience must have been at the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the federal service.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-13 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of workings, characteristics and composition of major weapons systems and relationships to other weapons systems and concomitant military operations, strategies, tactics, and associated logistics.

2. Knowledge of one or more specialized areas of operations research sufficient to apply or develop new analytical methodologies and research findings to broad studies of unprecedented nature.

3. Skill and ability to gather facts and use effective, analytical and evaluation methods to accurately assess information and make sound decisions.

4. Ability coordinating extensive projects in assigned areas of responsibility and extension of theories, precepts, and practices or operations research and related sciences and disciplines.

5. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing sufficient to present information on the scope, methods and results of studies and to provide solutions to problems.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Eligible applicants: Air Force Employee (Current Permanent Competitive Service Career/Career-Conditional Employee and Current Permanent AF DCIPS Employees with Reinstatement Rights to the Competitive Service)

Area of Consideration is limited to current permanent internal Air Force employees with qualifying General Engineering experience; all other candidates will be outside the area of consideration.

This assignment is temporary and limited in duration to 36 months. This vacancy announcement is for one formal career broadening opportunity in the Science and Engineering Career Field. The organizational location of this position is Randolph AFB, TX

Additional information

PCS restrictions: An employee selected to make a PCS to a Career Broadening assignment is restricted from making a second PCS for 12 months

Defense National Relocation Program may be authorized

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may not be used.

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