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Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. Air Reserve Technicians are full-time civilian employees who are also members of the Air Force Reserve unit in which they are employed. In addition to their civilian assignments, they are assigned to equivalent positions in the Reserve organization with a Reserve military rank or grade. Appointee's civilian assignments will consist of the following duties. Responsibilities THIS IS AN AIR RESERVE TECHNICIAN OFFICER POSITION. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position located at 22 AIR FORCE AF, with the military rank of O-5/Lt Colonel, AFSC: 012M4B. For questions concerning military eligibility please contact the Air Force Reserve Qualification Center at 1-800-257-1212. Serve as F-15E Flying Training Unit (FTU) Instructor navigator/WSO/CSO/pilot, examiner, and Standardization Evaluation Examiner. Responsible for aircraft qualification and requalification, instrument flight and tactical/airlift mission training of assigned or attached navigators/WSO/CSOs/pilots. Perform duties of navigator/WSO/CSO/pilot to accomplish assigned missions and review mission tasking, intelligence, and weather information. Participate in mission planning, preparation and filing of flight plan, and crew briefing and ensure aircraft is pre-flighted, inspected, loaded, equipped, and manned for mission. Navigate aircraft to accomplish assigned mission, operate available navigation systems and conduct training of crewmembers. Interview navigator Weapons Systems Officer (WSO)/Combat Systems Officers (CSO) and pilot assigned or attached to determine backgrounds and training in various types of aircraft, especially in the type of aircraft assigned to the unit. Schedule navigator/WSO/CSOs and pilot as to type, phase and degree of flying training required for extra flying hours as necessary. Conduct a continuous and aggressive flying safety program and maintains a complete file on flying safety matters for the education of all assigned aircrew. Expert knowledge and mastery of higher level tactical and technical skills in rapidly changing environments. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet the flying hours requirement below, qualify for a USAF Navigator or Combat Systems Officer Rating, be an undergraduate navigator trainee (UNT) graduate, and be currently qualified (within the last 8 years) as a Navigator (Instructor). Flying Hours Required: Navigator (Instructor), GS-13 Must have been awarded or qualify for a USAF Navigator or Combat Systems Officer rating and hold a valid aviation service aeronautical order. Minimum of 1,000 total Military Flight Time and Instructor qualified in unit aircraft. CERTIFICATION: Must have been awarded or qualify for a Pilot or Navigator or Combat Systems Officer rating and hold a valid aviation service aeronautical order, be Instructor qualified in unit Mission Design Series (MDS), and have actively flown military aircraft within the past eight (8) years. NOTE: You must submit an AFTAR 209 or any official flying hour report and any official document that shows date received aviation service aeronautical order before your entrance on duty date. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGBILE RATING. 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 and skill in the application of rated aviator expertise, as either a pilot or navigator is required. 2. Knowledge of flying operations, command center communications, intelligence procedures, aeromedical evacuation, and current operations which include worldwide deployment of aircraft, and the relationships of the various Air Force Reserve entities, other MAJCOMs and Air Force in overall planning and execution of military operations and evaluations. 2. Ability to analyze, plan, organize, direct flight operations functions and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. 3. Knowledge of operating principles, techniques for employment, and characteristics of major aircraft systems and their controls, panels, and indicators, systems, and equipment in accomplishing functions in aerial refueling, loading and off-loading, or flight engineering operations of unit-assigned aircraft and knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures. 4. Knowledge of aircraft capabilities, limitations, weight and balance factors to provide the optimum center of gravity throughout the flight and procedures for preparing cargo for loading, unloading, and aerial delivery missions. 5. Knowledge of the interrelationships among aircraft systems and skill in analyzing operating conditions, diagnosing problems, determining alternate procedures and/or initiating corrective actions, and reporting detailed symptoms and conditions in terms of flight safety. 6. Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. The employee performs administrative work related to flight operations and is performed in an office setting which is adequately ventilated, heated, and lighted, and which requires normal safety precautions, e. g., safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signs, etc. when traveling in POV or government owned vehicles. Work will also require travel on a temporary basis for conferences in various areas of the world. 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 PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. The incumbent performs work as a staff specialist but also as required, flies as an instructor/evaluator in unit aircraft. This work may expose the incumbent to gravity forces of three to seven depending on the aircraft to which assigned as well as the typical risks or discomforts involved in flying any aircraft through combat maneuvers, night aerial refueling, low level flying and other tactics. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here. Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information.