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In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Professional and Scientific Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

Examples of specialized experience include mastery knowledge of workings, characteristics and composition of major weapons systems and relationships to other weapons systems and concomitant military operations, strategies, tactics, and associated logistics to plan, analyze and evaluate engineering and technical efforts used to define total. weapons/systems, identifying issues and develop policies to address the career assignments and development of the Air Force's total Scientist and Engineering workforce, planning and developing recommendations for Global International Standardization, and engineering expertise.

To be creditable, the specialized experience must have been at the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the federal service. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-13 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of workings, characteristics and composition of major weapons systems and relationships to other weapons systems and concomitant military operations, strategies, tactics, and associated logistics. 2. Knowledge of one or more specialized areas of operations research sufficient to apply or develop new analytical methodologies and research findings to broad studies of unprecedented nature.

3. Skill and ability to gather facts and use effective, analytical and evaluation methods to accurately assess information and make sound decisions. 4. Ability coordinating extensive projects in assigned areas of responsibility and extension of theories, precepts, and practices or operations research and related sciences and disciplines. 5. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing sufficient to present information on the scope, methods and results of studies and to provide solutions to problems.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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