Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to serves as an engineering and scientific national and international authority on force design and spectrum warfare operational activities advancing existing and future readiness capabilities and concepts.

Duties

The Technical Advisor, SWP serves as an engineering and scientific national and international authority on force design and spectrum warfare operational activities advancing existing and future readiness capabilities and concepts. The Technical Advisor leads, influences, and coordinates the individual and collective efforts of a multi-disciplinary team and other professionals to ensure development, modernization, and application of future force designs that include vulnerability assessments, mitigation strategies and architecture evaluations for critical and complex efforts of national scope, interest, and significance. Applies intelligence, programmatic, and technical expertise to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), and civil, commercial, and international spectrum warfare programs and strategies. Leads, oversees, or actively supports the development, implementation, integration, and analysis of spectrum warfare activities for development of future force designs. Ensures SWAC supporting staff works collaboratively with all primary participants to properly address SWAC-assigned missions and D/SWAC objectives. Leads force design planning, to include guiding the development of the plan, submitting it for D/SWAC approval, and execution of the force design according to the approved plan ensuring appropriate resources are available for successful mission execution. Based on professional expertise and program/project schedules and requirements, engages with the Business Operations and Planning, Programming & Costing Divisions for additional resources and contract support to achieve timely completion and meet mission needs. Conceives, proposes, plans, oversees, and executes projects or studies to advance engineering, scientific, and technology concepts for a successful force design to include right mix of people directly affecting the progress and conclusion of projects and timely mission execution. Leads the development and execution of force designs which include establishing, growing, and maintaining formal relationships with external organizations, agencies, and allied nations. Leads and facilitates collaborative discussions among operational, intelligence, scientific, technical and program specialists, to solicit and synthesize information relevant to defining the overall spectrum warfare force design, including threats and solutions. Interfaces with senior National Security Space (NSS) enterprise requirement, acquisition, operations, and policy leads to advocate for and ensure standards, methodologies and measures are understood and applied. Facilitates Joint/Combined discussion and resolution of strategic and technical concerns by applying analytical expertise and programmatic knowledge; identifies, evaluates, and recommends implementation of strategies and solutions; and ensures resulting strategies and solutions represent current understanding of projected threats, including information derived from detailed discussions with other intelligence, scientific, technical and program specialists. Leads the development of force designs based on inputs from DoD stakeholders and the Intelligence Community as well as commercial sources, the Science & Technology community, allies, and international partners. Collaborates and engages with professionals/senior officials across the National and International Security Space enterprise for the accurate and thorough execution of force design efforts. Must formulate collection and analysis priorities for each effort and work with multiple stakeholders to implement. Provides engineering expertise, guidance, and advisory to division leads with project definition and development. Identifies tasks, required resources, dependencies, schedules, and deliverables required to successfully complete tasks. Provide technical oversight and engages with SWAC Directorates to secure resources based on D/SWAC-approved prioritization of tasks. Communicates execution commitments and deliverables in the Annual Work Plan and assists in ensuring those commitments are delivered on schedule and cost. Applies sound engineering practices in the development of comprehensive threat projections and vulnerability assessments. Assesses the data, analytical methodologies, assumptions, and conclusions of both vulnerability and mitigation strategies to ensure they are sound and represent reasonable engineering judgment. Reviews existing policies, guidance, and legislation and determines the extent to which legislative changes should be advocated for assigned programs and directs the drafting of legislation as appropriate.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP). Position requires the incumbent sign a Drug Testing letter and pass urinalysis testing prior to appointment.
• Must have or be able to obtain a TOP SECRET/SCI Security clearance
• Must file an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report
• PROBATIONARY PERIOD. An individual's initial SL career appointment becomes final only after the individual successfully completes a 1-year probationary period.
• Active Duty Military Members must indicate retirement eligibility
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be offered
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT (Standard Form 278). Selected candidate must file this report in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• Veterans' preference is applicable to Air Force Senior Level (SL) positions.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS: Eligibility will be based upon a clear showing the applicant has training, education and experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry-out the duties of the position. Candidates must exemplify the corporate perspective, leadership vision, broad experience and character needed in the Civilian Senior Executive Service corps not only to satisfy the immediate vacancy, but future vacancies which will occur in a variety of organizations, functions and locations. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (NTE 2 Pages per MTQ): A supplemental statement must be submitted separately addressing each TQ. TQs must provide specific examples that address relevant experience and accomplishments. Applicants should focus on recent experience, education, and training, as some Recruitment Panel members may consider experience that's over 10 years old to be outdated. Applicants must reflect superior technical qualifications demonstrated through leadership and management in the following: 1. Demonstrated experience in understanding and developing the technical aspects of space architectures and their employment. Demonstrated understanding of the employment of different analytical techniques and M&S at the physics, engineering, and mission/scenario level to derive quantitative recommendations. Experience leading and collaborating across a broad base of highly technical and geographically diverse teams. 2. Demonstrated understanding of the DoD and IC communications architectures at the space and terrestrial layers. Familiarity with the advancements in commercial technologies and standards, and how they apply to DoD needs and requirements. 3. Demonstrated involvement and experience in interacting with the diverse and wide-ranging mission partners (Allied, Joint, IC) involved in the development, testing, and operations of national security space systems. Experience communicating technical challenges to strategic decision makers, operational practitioners, and system developers.

Education

For 0800, General Engineering Series:
a. A professional engineering degree from an accredited institution is required. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
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b. A combination of education and experience as required by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Acceptable combinations of education and experience can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

Contacts

• Address AF Senior Executive Management 1040 Air Force Pentagon Room 4D Washington, DC 20330 US
• Name: Charles Andrews
• Phone: 703-695-0324
• Email: [email protected]