TRAINING INSTRUCTOR (FPN-68 RADAR ILS).
Duties
You will serve as an Air Traffic Control Electronics Maintenance Instructor.
You will provide formal classroom and practical laboratory instruction utilizing approved course materials, training aides, and other media in the basic skills area.
You will perform curriculum maintenance for the course material and all associated practical testing faults, ensuring Instructor Guides, Student Guides and Schematics are current and up to date.
You will participate in student evaluation and counseling programs and student advisory boards in accordance with current directives.
You will teach at the intermediate and advanced level of maintenance training and involves principles of operations, troubleshooting, repairing, and fleet maintenance procedures to the lowest replaceable unit (LRU).
You will teach the following courses: (C-103-2070) AN/FPN-68 Maintenance Training, 4-weeks and (C-103-2071) AN/GRN-33(v) Maintenance Training, 4-weeks.
You will be responsible to the Air Traffic Control Maintenance Training Officer for course of instruction of the Navy Precision Approach AN/FPN-68 Radar and the AN/GRN-33 Instrument Landing System (ILS).
Requirements
Conditions of employment
Must be a US Citizen.
Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-07) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) A graduate of the Navy Precision Approach Radar/Instrument Landing System (ILS) course; or a graduate of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or DOD equivalent course with three years' experience;
2) Possess a knowledge of FPN-68A (Precision Approach RADAR System) or similar Precision Approach systems and the Instrument Landing System (ILS) policies and procedures sufficient to teach and evaluate students during principles of operation and lab training;
3) Possess knowledge and skill in basic electronics to include transistor theory, motors/servos, and six-step logical troubleshooting techniques;
4) Thorough oral communication, computer literacy, reading and interpreting regulations and problem solving the employee/instructor shall be able to articulate to the student/s the main components, troubleshooting requirements, and general maintenance of the above listed systems;
5) Employee shall be able to assist with training development of other instructors and students.
Additional Qualification Information
In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:
Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related
A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.
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.
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;
3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location.
Military Spouse Preference Applicants
A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.