Engineering Technician

Federal Aviation Administration •

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

This position is within the FAA, Aviation Safety (AVS), Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM), Aerospace Medical Research Division (AAM-600), Aeromedical Protection and Survival Laboratory (AAM-630), Aeromedical Engineering Research Sciences Section AAM (632). The Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM) develops and manages medical programs in support of Aviation Safety.

Duties

Performs a mix of routine and varying assignments associated with analyzing, installing, repairing, fabricating, or trouble-shooting electronic, electrical, and mechanical systems and components. Reviews, reads and understands blue prints, engineering drawings, and schematics. Applies experience and detailed technical knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts at the full performance level as well as applicable procedures and policies. The work of this position involves functions such as research support, audits, testing, operation of facilities, systems, protocols/processes, test equipment repair, assembles or installs instruments and devices or materials. Use judgment, experience, and knowledge to solve problems and complete assignments.

Supports CSRT research activities as necessary to ensure that research and demonstration protocols meet safety requirements and data accuracy specifications. This includes assisting with instrumentation installation; facility preparation and checkout; experimental setup; data collection; and data storage. Because of the nature of the facilities and tests conducted, accomplishment of these activities requires mobility, eyesight, and hearing.

Responsible for the following facilities as assigned: (1) Water Survival Research Tank; (2) B-747 Aircraft Environment Research Facility; (3) Aircraft Cabin Research Facility (ACRF), (4) B-727 Aircraft Fire Laboratory, and associated laboratories. This activity includes as required; operating a forklift and ensuring the maintenance requirements of the various facilities, control systems, and associated equipment (smoke and fire generators) are met.

Ensures sufficient levels of expendable tools/supplies/materials are on hand to accomplish anticipated research projects and maintains an inventory of all the CSRT laboratory assets. Manages the procurement of these items to include purchasing with a government credit card if issued - gathers information on specifications, vendor sources, and cost estimates.

Ensures all systems are ready and test area is safe for personnel and observers during a test: supports implementation of all required FM Quality Management, Safety, Environmental, Institutional Review Board, and Health standards (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OSHA. and EPA). Responds to CSRT laboratory safety or environmental incidents, prepares/completes reports, and helps conduct incident investigations. Conducts and/or supports training and audits related to CSRT facilities quality and environmental compliance or operational safety. Develops plans and insures appropriate corrective actions are taken to eliminate or mitigate hazards.

Organizes and records documentation, logs, and other data collected from all cabin safety research conducted by the Laboratory. This includes the calculation and documentation of human subject research data when appropriate.

Work contributes to the activities of the Aerospace Medical Research Division and supports activities that are critical to the safe and continual operation of the NAS, FAA aircraft, and/or FAA academic programs. Contacts are primarily internal to the Aerospace Medical Research Division, with some contact with customers in other FAA offices and external organizations. Contacts are made to share information, provide data, furnish technical guidance, and discuss the statuses of assignments.

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).
Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
One-year probationary period may be required.
Pre-Employment Physical may be required.
Please review Required Documents & Additional Information.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FV-G (FG/GS 10-11) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-F (FG/GS 9 and below) level. 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: Experience installing, maintaining, operating, and testing duties on complex projects or systems; troubleshooting and repairing equipment/machinery; reviewing blue prints, engineering drawings, and schematics; develops plans and insures appropriate corrective actions are taken to eliminate or mitigate hazards; maintains inventory; gathers information on specifications, vendor sources, and cost estimates; cords documentation, logs, and other data collected

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Quality Ranking Factor (QRF): Well-qualified candidates will demonstrate experience with cabin safety research within their resume.

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Physical Requirements: You must be able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position without hazard to yourself or others. Selectee must pass a pre-employment physical prior to appointment.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their Work History/Resume. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Education

Information regarding KSAs.

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) or Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

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 Actions (SF-50) or DD214 (Member 4 copy) is required to determine area of consideration. Supplemental documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current 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 a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office. 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 a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Additional information is available from this link: https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/opf.

Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

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: $60,877 - $94,368

Job Ident #: 819960100

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