Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DP-03 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) strong knowledge and understanding of aerodynamics design and analysis, flight controls design and algorithms, systems engineering development processes, software acquisition engineering, systems integration & test of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), ground and range systems integration, engineering change proposals, operational concepts, and test & evaluation of weapon systems; 2) performing requirements analysis, aerodynamic design and analysis, flight controls design and algorithms, documents specification and interfaces, fabricates prototypes, implements systems modifications, and performs systems integration and test; 3) performing software engineering life-cycle tasks from architecture development, requirements analysis, design, and unit and system integration testing; 4) performing system analysis and evaluation of technical data from flight, ground, and laboratory test events to support engineering investigations and determine major program decisions; and 5) planning, coordinating, leadership, communication, and project management that are required for the design, development, and integration of engineering changes of target systems and augmentation/support systems into target platforms based on customer requirements.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf
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.