Position Description

You will serve as a Aerospace Engineer in the Air Vehicle Engineering Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Position Duties/Responsibilities

• You will review, formulate and administer all flutter, noise, and vibration engineering requirements to be embodied in technical criteria and documents governing fixed wing aircraft.
• You will serve as the technical specialist and advisor for matters related to structural dynamics, aeroelastic and aeroservoelastic stability, sonic fatigue, ground and flight testing related to dynamics, vibration and acoustic load issues.
• You will evaluate proposals for new aircraft and weapons systems, and modifications to existing vehicles and missiles to determine acceptability or identify deficiencies with flutter, dynamics, and acoustics.
• You will plan and control technical direction of laboratory qualification test programs, ground test and wind tunnel programs,
• You will be a vital participant in the flight clearance process for developmental and operational fixed wing aircraft and missile systems.
• You will be accountable for the safe execution and successful completion of dynamics flight test programs during fixed wing air vehicle and missile research development programs.
• You will develop engineering solutions to fleet problems relating to structural dynamics and acoustic loading.

Minimum Salary

139395.0

Maximum Salary

191900.0

Our work in leading-edge defense systems, engineering, computer science, electronics, finance, logistics, and contract management provides our Sailors and Marines with the capabilities they need to accomplish their mission and return home safely.

NAVAIR’s culture is as rich and diverse as its people. Civilians work side-by-side with military personnel to accomplish the NAVAIR mission.