General Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: General Engineer (Systems Engineering leadership support)
• Focus: E-130J Air Vehicle systems engineering, airworthiness qualification, risk/requirements/change management, and interface control

Description

You will serve as the E-130J TACAMO Recapitalization Air Vehicle Lead Assistant Program Manager for Systems Engineering, supporting design, development, production, modification, and sustainment of the E-130J air vehicle (including C-130J-30s provided as GFE). You will execute the E-130J airworthiness qualification plan and lead risk management, requirements and change management, and interface control. You will ensure suitability requirements—such as human factors, reliability and maintainability, manufacturing and quality, system safety, and survivability—are included in design and production.

Responsibilities

• Oversee systems engineering efforts across the E-130J air vehicle lifecycle (design, development, production, modification, sustainment)
• Develop and execute the E-130J airworthiness qualification plan
• Execute risk management, requirements and change management, and interface control for air vehicle efforts
• Ensure suitability and assessment for human factors, reliability and maintainability, manufacturing and quality, system safety, and survivability
• Coordinate and communicate with IPTs, contractors, subcontractors, and external stakeholders
• Manage E-130J platform resource considerations including SWaP-C (size, weight, power, cooling) and track allocations with the EMD Prime Vendor

Requirements

• US citizenship
• Suitable for federal employment
• Obtain and maintain interim and/or final security clearance
• Meet DAWIA certification requirements (functional area and tier) and complete Continuous Learning (CL) within established timeframes
• Demonstrated specialized experience equivalent to GS-13, including evaluating complex aircraft and mission-system interfaces; integrating avionics/mission equipment/aircraft systems; evaluating platform constraints (weight, power, cooling, performance) and reviewing contractor engineering products; and supporting test and airworthiness activities with authoritative technical recommendations
• Professional engineering education per OPM requirements (e.g., ABET-accredited bachelor’s in engineering) or qualifying alternatives (EIT/EI/PE registration or FE exam, or accepted equivalent education/coursework)
• Pass pre-employment drug test and comply with random testing
• Ability to travel to CONUS and OCONUS and work at remote/isolated sites when required

Benefits

A federal career includes a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility depends on the position type (full-time, part-time, or intermittent) and schedule.