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Duties

For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please click here. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an ICBM and NC3 Test Engineer in the Center Test Authority (CTA) Division, overseeing and facilitating the Center's testing (including nuclear certification) pertaining to the modernization of Air Force Nuclear Weapon capabilities as well as testing to sustain legacy capabilities. You will provide expert advice and feedback to as a member of Integrated Test Teams for their test programs, fostering the development of integrated test approaches and pioneering AFNWC digital testing methods. DUTIES: Act as the Center Test Authority representative to numerous program Integrated Test Teams (ITTs), and Test Planning Working Groups (TPWGs). Provide technical advice, advisory support, and assistance on T&E matters, such as test planning and implementation, test conduct, resource requirements identification, to support Program Managers, Chief Developmental Testers/Test Managers within the ICBM and NC3 portfolio. Review test documentation to include test plans and reports, Test and Evaluation Master Plans, ITT charters, Lead Developmental Test and Evaluation Organization selections, Life Cycle Sustainment Plans, Systems Engineering Plans, and other T&E planning documentation, ensuring completeness and adherence to policy. Clearly articulate concerns with test documentation and resolve any issues with project offices in a timely fashion. Recommend adoption of best testing practices. Provide independent technical assessments for Technical, Safety and Readiness Reviews, System Engineering Technical Reviews (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, etc.), test infrastructure, cyber testing, and incorporation of simulation & modeling into test programs. Maintain cognizance of test schedules, test readiness, government test facility scheduling, and requisite funding for programs that fall within assigned responsibility. Coordinate test planning and reporting efforts between USAF and Dept of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA)/Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) through weapon Project Officers Groups (POGs). Support the CTA in the digital transformation and the implementation of best practices to incorporate test activities and responsibilities into a digital acquisition, digital engineering, and digital test ecosystem. Identify and resolve highly complex problems that require you to cross organizational boundaries in developing solutions to advance program success. HIGHLY DESIRED: Background in developmental or operational testing of USAF weapon systems desired Background in systems/digital engineering and nuclear weapon systems design/sustainment/employment desired Excellent written and verbal communication skill sets, and ability to work well in an integrated and highly demanding environment.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Telework may be authorized.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; employee must obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website.
• This is a drug testing designated position and is subject to random drug testing.
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• Employee must meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements, which includes achieving Test and Evaluation “Practitioner” certification category within required timeframe after appointment.
• This position may require travel.
• This position has been designated as an acquisition position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
• Work requires a Practitioner certification in Test and Evaluation and must be obtained within current APDP defined time schedules.
• A professional engineering degree at the bachelor's level from an ABET-accredited institution is required.

Qualifications

For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please click here. To qualify as an engineer, employee must meet the education and specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structure, and operation of the DoD, Air Force, and organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence systems acquisition, development, and/or sustainment; and knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles, financial systems, and restrictions on expenditure of funds. Knowledge of and skill in evaluating state-of-the-art and advancements in theory, application, technology, and policy affecting systems being developed, and in planning, organizing, and directing the functions and staff in critical aspects of development, production, and/or support systems, subsystems, or equipment. Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations, practices, and procedures. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, building consensus and coalitions, negotiating, and resolving conflicts with a variety of individuals and organizations as well as communicating effectively, both orally and in writing. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions of a project or program to meet program or organizational requirements & objectives within available resources.

Education

Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; 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.

Contacts

• Address EHA DHA 550 C Street West JBSA Randolph AFB, TX 78150 US
• Name: Arlene Pando
• Email: [email protected]