This position is located in the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), System Operations Services, NAS Operations Directorate, Space and UAS Operations Group (AJR-1800). This Group provides real-time support to launch and reentry activities, hazard area analysis, NAS impact analysis, and post operations analysis. Space Operations is also leading the effort to deploy new capabilities to improve safety and efficiency as the tempo of space operations increases.
The Supervisory Aerospace Engineer will direct a team of aerospace engineers responsible for analyzing and evaluating multiple projects involved with launch and range safety operations and requirements. The work includes designing, developing, testing and evaluating systems and components in support of ATO Space Operations. The work includes a mixture of routine and complex projects/programs based on the objectives of System Operations and the ATO, and to ensure space operations are safely separated from other National Airspace System (NAS) operations.
Managerial duties include planning; communicating the organization's vision and objectives; setting priorities; assigning tasks and responsibilities; monitoring and evaluating performance; coaching and developing employee capabilities; approving leave; and taking, recommending or approving corrective/disciplinary actions, as appropriate. The Team Manager will apply an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of the work directed, and an advanced knowledge of budget, human resource management, and other administrative policies and procedures to plan and communicate the Directorates vision. Performs critical aspects of the budget planning process, including projecting short-term and long-term future needs and justifying resource requirements Actively promotes, supports, and participates in the FAA’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Programs.
The Team Manager will utilize skill and expertise in the application of program/project management principles to formulate positions and to establish and oversee financial, business and planning activities that support the development and analysis of launch vehicle systems and components. Define, plan, and organize assigned budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish objectives. Manages budget and either reallocates resources among specific project efforts and/or requests additional resources, as needed.
Applies an advanced knowledge of launch vehicle systems and components to assess the hazards and risks of software that control or monitor safety critical functions of launch vehicle systems, including autonomous flight safety systems. Analyzes and evaluates safety critical software used in ground and flight systems to evaluate proposed space transportation activities that involve launch or reentry of expendable and reusable launch reentry sites. Conducts technical reviews to oversee the development of recommendations regarding the adequacy of technical documents involving critical software associated with new and existing technologies and concepts for launch and reentry operations.
Contacts are primarily within the Space Operations Group, System Operations and other ATO Service Units. The Team Manager interacts with subordinates, peers, and higher-level managers to discuss the status of projects/programs and to plan for the future. Also has frequent contact with customers, other government entities, and other external parties to interpret policies/procedures or for other project/program purposes. Has authority to make commitments for organizational unit, within guidelines.
The Team Managers' work is typically governed by established policies, procedures, and organizational objectives that frequently leave room for discretion. The work is reviewed through status reports and organizational performance measures. The Team Manager has discretion to ensure the alignment of projects/programs with the tactical (short-term) objectives of Space Operations.
Basic Requirements: Successful completion of a full four-year professional engineering curriculum leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in engineering in an accredited college or university. To be acceptable the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the ABET as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics; OR,
ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS: Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
For more information on the alternate methods, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards for Engineering at: http://main.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/IORs/gs0800/0800.htm,
All applicants must demonstrate at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (FV-J FG/GS-14). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.
Specialized experience includes:
Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
All applicants are encouraged to provide NARRATIVES for each "Managerial Selection Factors" and address each factor with description and/or level/percentage of experience. Please include specific examples and details which illustrate your knowledge, skills, and abilities. Please include applicable date ranges.
This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 0800 (Engineering) series.
College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 0800 (Engineering) series with the FAA. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.
Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.
College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying 0800 (Engineering) series.
Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.
Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.
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Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements
As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.
In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.
This is not a bargaining unit position.
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THIS POSITION HAS A POSITIVE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT; TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED.
Transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who have occupied an Engineering position in the FAA. if you are not a current FAA employee in an Engineering position or other career field with a minimum education requirement, you MUST submit a copy of your unofficial college transcript(s) or a list of course, grades earned, completion date, and quarter and semester hours earned by the closing date of this announcement. If selected, official transcripts will be required. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Applicants must submit an electronic application via Aviator and supporting documents (i.e. Transcripts, SF-50, etc.) may be sent via Aviator or by fax by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to submit the application and required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will be deemed ineligible for consideration.
If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION.
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Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.
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