Supervisory General Engineer

Federal Aviation Administration •

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:
As a supervisor/manager, the selectee for this position will be eligible to receive a Manager Performance Incentive (MPI) provided eligibility requirements noted in agency policy are met. The MPI is an annual lump-sum incentive payment that considers agency performance, the managers individual performance, and available funding.

The position is within the Laboratory Services Division, ANG-E1, located at the William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City, NJ

Duties

The mission is to provide a set of world class laboratories for research, engineering development, test, evaluation, and maintenance of air navigation, air traffic management and future transportation system capabilities.

The mission of the Laboratory Technical Services Branch is to provide professional, high quality software engineering, systems integration, network security, solutions and problem resolutions, and disaster recovery services for the mission-critical National Airspace System (NAS), the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) customers enterprise-wide.

There are five (5) functional areas within the Laboratory Technical Services Branch, which include: the Center Support/Software Development (CS/SD) Facility; the Laboratory Network (LabNet) Infrastructure; the NextGen Prototyping Network (NPN) Infrastructure; Quality Management Systems Services (QMSS) and the Technical Computer Data Center (TCDC).

Serves as the manager providing supervision and guidance to a multidisciplinary team that operates, maintains, and provides services for three laboratories located at the William J. Hughes Technical Center. The multidisciplinary team consists of various engineering disciplines including electronics engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, information technology specialists, management and program analysts, security, and NAS subject matter experts.

Oversees the following: The performance of first and second level hardware and software activities for the Offshore Flight Data Processing System (OFDPS) and provides second level NAS support; day-to-day network security operations for all laboratory connected customers; laboratory network installation and connections; and annual security assessment package for three (3) areas, which is required for authorizations to operate.

Responsible for the program management of all activities pertaining to the Laboratory Services Divisions ISO 9001 certification and also provides resources to assist other Technical Center organizations with their certifications.

Oversees the resources that provide customized software development services for customer applications, oversees the resources that provide mainframe operations, help-desk support and ANG-E KSN site administration support. Serves as the Government Responsible Individual (GRI) for the ANG-E KSN site.

Oversees off-site emergency disaster recovery services for William J. Hughes Technical Center customers. Oversees the operation and maintenance of three (3) network infrastructures: Laboratory Network, NextGen Prototyping Network and Laboratory Network Operations Center.

Typically directs the work of subordinate employees and/or managers for more than one organizational unit/project/program within a major subdivision. Work usually includes a mixture of routine and complex projects/programs based on the objectives of the major subdivision/LOB/SO. Managerial duties typically affect employees and managers in more than one organizational unit/project/program, and include: planning; communicating the organizations 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.

Defines, plans, and organizes assigned budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish objectives for more than one organizational unit/ project/program. Manages budget and either reallocates resources among organizational units/ projects/programs or requests additional resources, as needed. Performs critical aspects of the budget planning process, including projecting short-term and long-term future needs and justifying resource requirements.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.

Qualifications

To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Engineering Series 800, please refer to:

General Engineering Series 0801 (opm.gov)

Basic Requirement

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

B. 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 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.

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to 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.

Experience includes: Experience with leading multidisciplinary teams that operates, maintains, and provides services that include software engineering; systems integrations; network security, solutions and problem resolutions, and disaster recovery services for the NAS. Experience with the ISO 9001:2015 Standard.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

This is a temporary position. It may be extended, terminated or made permanent without further competition at the discretion of the agency or management.

Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. 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).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50).

Only supplemental documentation, e.g. transcripts or veteran's documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded or email Danielle.C.Long@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

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.

College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying an 0800 (Engineering) series.

If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.

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/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.

Salary Range: $140,522 - $217,735

Job Ident #: 789392700

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