AIRCRAFT ARRESTING SYSTEM SENIOR PRODUCTION ENGINEER - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

AIRCRAFT ARRESTING SYSTEM SENIOR PRODUCTION ENGINEER - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

Department of the Air Force Air Force Meriel Command Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection an Repair Team Division (COMR), MPCN# 010066921M Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other

IMPORTANT

informion. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the consultant for engineering issues reled to aircraft arresting systems planning/design/construction/life-cycle management of equipment and infrastructure criteria th addresses safe standards for aircraft arrestment and engagement. Learn more about this agency Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other

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informion. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the consultant for engineering issues reled to aircraft arresting systems planning/design/construction/life-cycle management of equipment and infrastructure criteria th addresses safe standards for aircraft arrestment and engagement. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/12/2026 to 09/09/2026 Salary $107,446 - $164,301 per year Pay scale & grade NH 4 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locion: Tyndall AFB, FL Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0830 Mechanical Engineering Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

AFMC-083004-12957900-WMH

Control number 868871600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This job announcement used to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection. Duties Help Performs professional mechanical engineering work involved in the applicion of advanced theories, concepts, principles, and processes in support of major mechanical systems and support programs for Aircraft Arresting Systems. Serves as senior expert responsible for broad program operions in research, development, test and evaluion for Aircraft Arresting Systems. Makes critical decisions on safety of aircraft engagements and provides advice on extremely complex system problems and gives professional guidance on technical policies and procedures. Develops and recommends/proposes implementing policies, criteria, procedures, and standards using detailed knowledge of the history, theory, design and function along with an intime knowledge of the aircraft arresting system components and their inter-relionship essential to analyze malfunction if identified from the field and to direct remedial action to field personnel. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship is required Male must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov The position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program Disclosure of Political Appointments Relocion costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organizion. This position may require travel. This position may require drug testing, and the candide may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection. Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the approprie security clearance required for the position. Selectee may be required to serve a probionary or trial period. PCS expenses if authorized paid IAW JTR and Air Force Regulions. If centrally managed position, add the following here: "This is a Centrally Managed position under the D- Civil Engineer Career Field. Position is Emergency Essential (E-E): Incumbents on this position may need to be removed from their military recall stus if alternives for filling the position during an emergency are not available. The employee must, within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually, thereafter, file an OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. Employee is required to tend annual ethics and procurement integrity training. Employee is required to tend annual ethics and procurement integrity training. Position requires drug testing. May be required to work irregular duty hours including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays on occasion. Travel away from the regular duty locion may be required. A pre-employment physical is required as condition of employment. Value of Position (VOP): If your current basic salary is within the band, but above the sted VOP, your basic salary will not be reduced if you are selected for the position. May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis. The work may require the employee to drive a motor vehicle. An approprie, valid driver's license may be required for the position. Qualificions Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificion Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualificion Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions .

BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Use the GS-800 individual occupional requirements for Professional Engineering Positions. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualificion requirements listed below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: Applicants must have least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience the next lower broadband NH-3, equivalent to the next lower grade GS-13 or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience is experience in applying advanced mechanical engineering theories, principles, concepts and practices to research, develop, test, evalue, design, analyze, maintain, or improve complex mechanical systems and equipment; providing technical guidance and consultion on engineering policies, procedures, and operional issues; leading or coordining engineering projects involving aircraft arresting systems or similar large scaled mechanical systems; analyzing system performance and resolving complex engineering problems; and developing recommendions, standards, or technical solutions impacting engineering operions, maintenance, lifecycle management, or program objectives.

NOTE:

Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing de of this announcement. This announcement establishes a pool of candides to fill future positions. We accept applicions continuously during the open period of this announcement. We review applicions and refer candides for selection considerion as vacancies occur within the organizion. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement upon its closing for up to 120 days.

OR EDUCATION

Degree:

Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with 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) stics, dynamics; (b) strength of merials (stress-strain relionships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nure and properties of merials (reling particle and aggrege structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, he transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

NOTE:

You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

???????Combinion of educion and experience -- college-level educion, training, and/or technical experience th furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mhemical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applicions to one of the branches of engineering.

NOTE:

You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(KSAs): Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Mastery of professional mechanical engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, merials, and equipment to effectively apply advanced/experimental engineering theories, principles, and concepts to project development, execution, and advisory services to develop project/program requirements. Knowledge of research, development, testing, and evaluion sufficient to apply experimental theories and new applicions to issues and provide technical advice and direction in support of the customer. Knowledge of integred air-vehicles, ground systems, and support equipment sufficient to plan, design, test, troubleshoot, evalue, and oversee the development and/or sustainment of various systems or devices. Knowledge of the principles of requirements management; standard acquisition regulions, practices, and procedures; and other engineering disciplines; knowledge of the requirements process, including JCIDs and other avenues for identifying and coordining user requirements; the acquisition process, and the Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) process. Knowledge of the processes used in the manufacture or repair of products; standard acquisition regulions, practices, and procedures; other engineering disciplines; and computer aided design and drafting (CADD) programs and other software such as informion management and project tracking programs. Skill in devising and evaluing criteria, parameters, characteristics, and interrelionships for design approaches, and to assess the impact of new technology on project/program requirements. Ability to communice clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy, both orally and in writing, as well as work in a professional manner with peers, management, contractors, academia, and other agencies.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE

: Credit given for approprie 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 Nional Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills th can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY

? If position has a positive degree requirement or educion forms the basis for qualificions, you MUST submit transcriptswith the applicion. Official transcripts are not required the time of applicion; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on educion alone or in combinion with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion must accredit educion. Click here to check accredition.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the educion credentials have been deemed to be least equivalent to th gained in conventional U.S. educion program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Additional informion Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For informion 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 red well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more informion. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here . This job announcement used to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your applicion contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a ring of "not qualified" or "insufficient informion" and you will not receive further considerion for this job. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evalued further. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:

Questionnaire Resume:

Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/09/2026 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12957900 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here . For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

GS-0301-09.

Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here .

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees - Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian Employees - List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note:

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s).

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Total Force Service Center Phone 1-800-525-0102 DO.NOT.EMAIL@CALL.ONLY Address AF Installion and Mission Support Center 2000 Allbrook Drive Wright Pterson

AFB, OH 45433 US

Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.

Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:

Questionnaire Resume:

Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/09/2026 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12957900 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here . For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

GS-0301-09.

Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here .

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees - Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian Employees - List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note:

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s).

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Total Force Service Center Phone 1-800-525-0102 DO.NOT.EMAIL@CALL.ONLY Address AF Installion and Mission Support Center 2000 Allbrook Drive Wright Pterson

AFB, OH 45433 US

Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.

Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/12/2026 to 09/09/2026 Salary $107,446 - $164,301 per year Pay scale & grade NH 4 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locion: Tyndall AFB, FL Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

AFMC-083004-12957900-WMH

Control number 868871600