Lead Equipment Specialist

Duties

• Performs and directs advanced diagnostic evaluations of automotive and test-support equipment involving mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Evaluates maintenance support requirements for developmental, prototype, and fielded equipment systems; analyzes test results; and recommends maintenance procedures, design improvements, and supportability enhancements.
• Develops and coordinates maintenance support plans, resource requirements, equipment modifications, and sustainment activities to support multiple concurrent test programs and operational missions.
• Conducts maintenance quality assurance reviews, evaluates maintenance performance data and lifecycle trends, and recommends corrective actions to improve equipment reliability, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Leads Equipment Specialists and maintenance personnel by assigning workloads, monitoring progress, providing technical guidance, reviewing work, identifying training, and ensuring compliance.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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 for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current employees of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Yuma Proving Ground, with competitive status.
• Consideration will also be given to current Army employees with personal competitive status.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Organization

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 .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1.) Diagnosing automotive test-support equipment malfunctions to identify mechanical performance defects; and 2.) Reviewing maintenance procedures for compliance with applicable technical publications; and 3.) Providing technical advice to support equipment maintenance decisions and (4) planning, coordinating, or leading maintenance activities supporting equipment operations, testing, or sustainment programs.

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:

• Equipment Repair/Modification
• Leadership
• Maintenance Design and Testing
• Maintenance Planning and Program Development
• System Maintenance Performance Review and Analysis

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).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• 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 information sheet.
• This is a Material Maintenance Management Career Program position aligned under the Logistics Career Management Directorate.
• 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.
• The U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is the Army's premier test center, featuring the longest overland artillery range in the nation. YPG conducts developmental testing on nearly every piece of equipment in the ground combat arsenal and is at the forefront of the Army's modernization efforts. ?The proving ground plays a critical role in developing the Army's future force by supporting the Army's modernization priorities. ?YPG is a key site for demonstrating advanced capabilities and informing the Army's transformation. As part of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), YPG is instrumental in shaping the future of the force under the new Transformation and Training Command (T2COM).
  YPG manages test operations at three locations: Yuma Test Center in Yuma, Arizona; Arctic Regions Test Center at Fort Greely, Alaska; and Tropic Regions Test Center on leased land at multiple locations in Central and South America. This position is located in southwestern La Paz County and western Yuma County in southwestern Arizona, United States, approximately 30 miles north-east of the city of Yuma. For more information please visit .