Equipment Specialist (Interceptors)

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at the Directorate of Strategic Management Future Integrations Office, at Letterkenny Army Depot Initially. The Selectee will perform a Permanent Change in Duty Station (PCS) to Kuwait. The selectee may also need to perform TDY Travel from Kuwait up to 30% of the time. Responsible for serving as a Senior Technical Assistance Sustainment Advisor for Interceptors to Allied Partners.

Duties

• •Responsible for sustainment capabilities to Allied Partners to help those partners gain competencies for maintaining equipment.
• •Uses extensive knowledge of electronic principles and theory to assist in the troubleshooting of missile systems and missile components.
• •Formulates and authorizes technical solutions, repair routes, and engineering deviations for non­standard depot processes.
• •Directs the design and execution of the Allied Nation's missile reliability, certification, and live-fire simulation programs, ensuring technical compliance with overarching DoD-wide treaties, and security cooperation policies.
• •Evaluates the overall effectiveness of routine maintenance protocols, updating policies and directing preventive programs to maximize weapon system availability

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. External Candidates Outside of Army Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement Note: Current Army Employees, please apply under announcement number MCGP-27-13098829-IMP, Link as follows: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/890359200 Temporary Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a Temporary Appointment NTE 3 Years. Temporary appointments may be extended up to a maximum of three (3) years. This position can be made permanent without further competition. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Temp appointment will be appointed/converted into a Temp appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Providing technical support and advice on the maintenance, repair, and testing of missile systems or similar complex electronic equipment; (2) Supporting senior specialists in the development of repair plans, work instructions, and Bills of Material (BOMs) for standard depot processes; (3) Performing routine data analysis of test results from Automated Test Equipment (ATE) to determine the functional status of equipment and identify the need for maintenance AND/OR (4) Participating in the training of other personnel on foundational maintenance tasks and procedures under the guidance of a senior expert. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Data Analysis and Decision Making Equipment Repair/Modification Maintenance Planning and Program Development Routine Maintenance System Maintenance Performance Review and Analysis 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 (GS-11).

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 qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.