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CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION SPECIALIST (AVIATION)

Department of the Army
United States Army Futures Command
US ARMY FUTURES COMMAND FUTURES AND CONCEPT CENTER AVIATION CDID BATTLE LAB
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Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DHA for STRL for Direct Support Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: You will serve as CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION SPECIALIST (AVIATION) within the AVIATION CDID- Capability Development Integration Directorate BATTLE LAB, Fort Novosel, AL.

This position is covered by a Laboratory Personnel Demonstration Project.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
09/25/2024 to 10/07/2024
Salary
$103,409 to - $158,860 per year
Pay scale & grade
DE 3
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Fort Novosel, AL
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.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
DAFN240302432849HL
Control number
811193500

Duties

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  • Analyze system characteristics and critical operational issues to resolve technical problems in existing virtual aircraft simulation systems training technology.
  • Ensure Aviation operations to include tactics, techniques, and procedures are followed to complete mission requirements.
  • Analyze and evaluate program effectiveness to improve technical performance and eliminate technical errors.
  • Develop innovative solutions using aircraft simulations, recommended upgrades, and improvements to training aviation simulations and models.
  • Utilize simulations standards, policies and procedures to analyze and advise on Aviation system matters.
  • Responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing aviation experiments and representing future aviation capabilities and operations.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance.
  • Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
  • Appointment to this position is subject to a three year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

Specialized Experience: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as:(1) Plan, coordinate, and/or execute aviation experiments (2) facilitate coordination with the aviation labs within customer base to incorporate developing technologies in both live and virtual experimentation (3) Represent aviation capabilities and operations in Joint and ARMY experimentation. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (DEII/GS-12).


Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent pay band (DE II/GS-12). All applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcements.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the minimum qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

This position covered by this vacancy announcement is transitioning to AFC STRL Demo Pay band. The position Demo Pay band III Category II.

  • This appointment is covered by a Laboratory Personnel Demonstration Project.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is a(n) 64 - Avation Career Field position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • 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 https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
  • The following special programs/incentives MAY be offered if it is appropriate to the position being filled and in the best interest of the government: Relocation/Recruitment Incentives. (If offered, a signed Service Agreement will be required).

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference.

DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only.

Only PPP applicants currently occupying a formal training program position are entitled to exercise their priority status.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.?

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website

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