Senior Suitability Evaluator NH-0346-04 AFED

Full TimeMD-ABERDEENAEC
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Eligibility Requirements

US Citizenship

Career Category

Logistics

Job Summary

This job is a civilian position and does not require military service (including commission and enlistment)
 
WHAT IS ATEC?

ATEC is the Army’s independent test and evaluation organization. We are a team of Civilian and Military personnel working together to provide America’s Military with the best equipment to win and return home safely. At ATEC, we have a saying: If a Soldier rides, wears, shoots, or deploys it, we test it. ATEC is at the forefront of testing and evaluating technologies of the future from autonomous aerial/ground vehicles to hypersonic weapons. Each day, top scientists and engineers test and evaluate cutting-edge equipment. Our workforce is highly technical and skilled, comprised of more than 8,500 military, civilian, and contract personnel. Engineers, scientists, technicians, researchers, and evaluators work with innovative, advanced technologies in 24 testing and research locations across the U.S. States and around the world. If you are a civilian who wants their work to make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you. For more information on ATEC, salary, benefits, etc., visit: https://www.atecciviliancareers.com.
 
PLACE OF WORK
This position is located at the U.S. Army Evaluation Center (AEC), Aviation and Fires Evaluation Directorate (AFED), Suitability Division at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
 
Control Point Statement: The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). Among other features, the Demonstration Project replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. The band NH-04 is equal to the former GS-14 Step 01 through GS-15 step 10. ATEC uses salary control points to allow for differentiation in the level of positions within the same broad band. This position is subject to the NH-04 Non-Supervisory Professional control point of the ATEC Control Point Policy. Therefore, the salary for this position will be set no higher than $182,258 including locality.

Job Responsibilities

Serves as a Senior Suitability evaluator and Logistics Management Specialist, overseeing, shaping, and guiding the Suitability and Sustainability evaluations (to include both Integrated Product Support and Reliability, Availability, & Maintainability) for Unmanned Aerial Systems and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, as well as performing a broad range of analyses for assigned systems and inherent Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) duties in support of Army Acquisition. 

Other duties include:

1) Integrated Product Support and Sustainability evaluation planning, analyses, and reporting in accordance with AR 700-127 and AR 700-142 - Integrated Product Support includes sustainment engineering, supply support, maintenance planning & management, packaging, handling, storage & transportation, technical data, support equipment, training & training support, manpower & personnel, facilities & infrastructure, and computer resources.

2) Integration of Human Systems Engineering (HSI) domain assessments from external agencies into evaluation products.

3) Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) evaluation planning, analysis, and reporting, to include reliability growth planning and projection, applying appropriate RAM policy, standards, methodology and tools.

4) Employing research techniques in support of assigned analyses/evaluations, keeping abreast of developments in evaluation methodologies, systems analysis, and combat and training developments, with particular emphasis on areas relevant to assigned responsibilities.

Job Qualification

  • U.S. Citizens who meet the minimum qualification requirements for the following series:

    Logistics Management Series 0346 (opm.gov)

    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.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:

1. Oral and Written Communication

2. Planning and Management

3. Program Lifestyle Sustainment

4. Critical and Strategic Thinking

 

Your resume may be submitted in any format and will be used to determine eligibility and qualifications for this position based on the evaluation criteria described above. For qualifications determinations, your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e. hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position. 

 

If your resume includes a photograph/inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility/qualifications determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.

 

For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here.

 

You will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. If determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration. 

Conditions of Employment

  • This position requires incumbent to be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance, or access, for duration of employment.
  • This position requires temporary duty travel (TDY) up to 25% of the time. Must be willing and able to travel on military and commercial aircraft.
  • This position requires the incumbent to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement OGE Form 450.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • A trial/probationary period may be required.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. 
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit Safer Workplace/.
  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances maybe authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations. When you perform a Civilian PCS with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit here for more information. DFAS

  • 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.  retiree.pdf (army.mil)

     

  • Relocation/Recruitment Incentive may be offered

Travel Requirements

Up to 20% Travel

QUESTIONS or issues please send us a message with the vacancy announcement URL, position title, and location to:

usarmy.apg.atec.mbx.atec-civilian-careers@army.mil