PROGRAM ANALYST

Summary You will serve as a Program Analyst in the Ranges, Targets Ops & Labs, Threat Target Systems Department of NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV POINT MUGU. Responsibilities You will lead unit evaluation teams to observe, audit, and evaluate various military, government civilian, and contractor personnel as they operate various aerial targets. You will oversee the TTOPS School House at Point Mugu that is the Navy’s central point for teaching formal operator courses to world-wide target operators. You will be responsible for training 10 to 15 instructors across the TTOPS units and the evaluators that serve as inspectors during unit evaluations. You will serve as the liaison between PMA-208 (aerial target program office) lead engineers and the NAVAIR Airworthiness and Cybersafe Office (ACO) on engineering investigations and engineering-related issues. You will research and translate operational issues into meaningful recommendation and applies independent judgement on the content of engineering change requests. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the grade level (GS 11/12) or pay band (DA-04) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate some or all of the following: 1) Demonstrated experience as an operator or technical personnel within the USN Aerial Target Enterprise (or a highly comparable military/commercial tactical aviation and remote-controlled systems enterprise); 2) - Demonstrated experience interpreting, executing, and ensuring compliance with the NAVAIRINST 3710.13 series (or closely related standard operating instructions such as OPNAVINST 3710.7) in support of operational systems; 3) Demonstrating experience preparing logically structured, concise, and technically accurate written materials, such as post-flight logs, operational checklists, training materials, training slides, briefs, and audit reports; 4) Assisting technical teams in researching operational malfunctions, translating operator complaints, or organizing telemetry data to support engineering investigations or recommendations; 5) Participating in process or program reviews for compliance or audit purposes. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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 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: 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: 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. 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.