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Summary You will serve as a LEAD QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (AIRCRAFT) in the TEST AND EVALUATION MANAGEMENT FOR PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, RESOURCES AND OPERATIONS DIVISION, VX-20 SQUADRON RESOURCES AND OPERATIONS BRANCH of NAVTESTWINGLANT NWCF. Responsibilities You will be responsible for leading a team of engineering technicians performing configuration control and quality assurance inspections for all project installations/configuration changes on assigned aircraft. You will execute the project installation plan, ensure timely and accurate documentation of configuration changes and quality inspections, and work with project engineers by coordinating the availability of aircraft and support equipment. You will coordinate with the Platform Coordinator, Project Officer, Project Engineers, and Maintenance Control personnel to distribute and balance the workload among employees and ensure timely accomplishment of assigned tasks. You will be the delegated authority to accept, reject, and/or stop work at any time during the installation process in order to correct deficiencies in workmanship, installation, design, or system operational testing. You will recommend changes to equipment configurations and installations to help achieve optimum equipment reliability. You will utilize the Aircraft Weight and Balance System (AWBS) to ensure Weight and Balance Technicians are making appropriate entries in the assigned aircraft logbooks upon completion of each action. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Utilizing the following information systems, applications, and databases: Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS), Naval Data Distribution System (NDDS), Flight Information Scheduling and Tracking (FIST), Aircraft Modification Requests (AMR), Naval Aviation Project Activity Support System (NAVPASS), Optimized Organizational Maintenance Activity (OOMA), ePOWER, iPlan, and iReport; 2) Inspecting using standard and non-standard equipment including pre-installation integrity and weight verification, post-installation structural and electrical integrity verification, and using standards of conformance as they pertain to aircraft structures, equipment, wiring, and hardware; 3) Following NAMP requirements for Tool Control and Foreign Object Damage (FOD) Prevention, and applying those requirements to those permanently assigned and transient personnel working on squadron owned or supported aircraft in support of non-standard aircraft modification installation, repair, testing, and removal; and 4) Serving as an Aircraft Weight and Balance Technician or Officer. Individual occupation requirements can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Additional Information AREA OF CONSIDERATION: All Naval activities at the Patuxent River Complex serviced by HRO Pax River (K7), NAVAIR at Arlington, VA, and NAWCAD, also includes FRC DET NORFOLK and FRC DET MIDLANT OCEAN VA employees only located at Pax River Complex. Current permanent employees of UICs 00019, 00032, 00421, 30763, 42191, 48137, 48138, 4978A, 54875, 64485, 65883, 68346, 68520, 68778, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, and VEOA eligibles. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP Applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference Applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.