To find additional information on "What Is DHA" and to view and/or apply to current DHA opportunities listed on Air Force Civilian Service's "Direct Hire Job Board", please click here. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the United States Air Force (USAF) Test Pilot School's (TPS) nationally/internationally recognized technical expert in one of the 4 major phases of the curriculum: Flight Sciences, Mission Systems, Space Sciences, or Test Foundations.

Duties

For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please click here. Senior Advisor: Serves as the top Missions Systems Test education advisor and senior technical consultant to the Commandant and Technical Director Curriculum Developer: Defines, integrates, and implements Mission Systems curriculum development for a graduate-level educational program. Ensures the TPS curriculum includes state-of-the-art test technology and continues to advance new concepts in flight and space testing and test education, test and safety planning, data collection and analysis, and reporting Master's Degree Educator: As a technical subject matter expert, educates students on how to conduct evaluation of new or critically modified aerospace vehicles/systems; gather, analyze, and draw data-driven conclusions; identify and characterize deficiencies; recommend corrective actions; and report on test results. This will be accomplished through teaching academic courses, leading simulator and/or laboratory sessions, and conducting space ops control room instruction National/International Technical Expert: Represents TPS, AFTC, and STARCOM as a recognized technical expert in Mission Systems Test at national and international symposia and conferences. Acts as technical and/or safety advisor, subject matter expert, and/or report reviewer for AFMC, STARCOM, DoD, NASA, other government agencies, and allied nations as required Flying Opportunities: There are flying opportunities in multiple military and Qualitative Evaluation aircraft and, depending on your background and desires, there's the possibility to be an instructor in gliders and Cessnas Research Opportunities: There are opportunities to mentor student Test Management Projects and conduct staff Research Projects on cutting edge research topics that span the entire spectrum from advanced controls, autonomy, new sensors, revolutionary navigation techniques, emerging communication techniques/protocols, cyber and electronic warfare concepts, battle management algorithms, enhanced human vehicle interface systems, etc

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Telework may be authorized.
• 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/
• Security clearance requirements are based upon actual position being filled.
• Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website.
• Random drug testing may be required depending upon the position being filled.
• Supervisory requirements may be required depending upon the position being filled.
• Promotion potential may be authorized depending upon position being filled.
• For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please go to https://afciviliancareers.com/find-a-job/
• Full/part-time employees occupying direct childcare positions are eligible for discounts IAW DAF AFSVC/CC Memo, 30 Sep 22; first child 100% / each additional child 25%. Other assigned CYP and FCC personnel are eligible for 25% discount.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Security clearance and be eligible for SCI and SAP access
• Master’s degree in engineering and 10+ years of experience in test
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an APDP Practitioner certification.

Qualifications

For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please click here. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management positions located here. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH03, equivalent to the next lower grade GS-13 or equivalent in the Federal Service. You must have at least one year of specialized experience which equivalent to Federal experience at the next lower grade (GS-13). level, level pay band (NH03), or equivalent (pay schedule, pay band, etc). Specialized experience is described as PhD in Aero Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Astro Engineering, prior teaching experience and/or simulator experience, Graduate of a military Test Pilot School, Flight Test Conductor and/or Test Director experience, Active member of a professional organization such as AIAA, SETP, SFTE, ITEA, etc. Able to meet USAF flying class III physical requirements including the ability to fly ejection seat aircraft. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Advanced knowledge of professional instructional systems design principles, techniques, practices, and procedures Expert professional knowledge of learning theory and psychology of learning including application of learning theories as it relates to systematic design, development, and validation of instructional programs Expert knowledge of advanced technical concepts, principles, and techniques across multiple interrelated and integrated technical and test engineering disciplines Expert knowledge, skill, and ability to conduct ground and flight instruction of technical theory, modeling and simulation, test planning, test conduct, coordination and supervision, data analysis and evaluation, technical reporting, and administrative aspects of test programs. This includes classroom lectures, simulator sessions, laboratory exercises, test briefings/debriefings, and airborne/live-fly instruction Strong ability to plan and organize work, coordinate between various electronic/aerospace/mechanical engineering and test disciplines and coordinate with Air Force, Space Force, DoD and other domestic and foreign government agencies. Ability to flexibly adapt changing requirements due to internal and external influences. Ability to communicate effectively, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy both orally and in writing. Desired Skills: PhD in Aero Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Astro Engineering, prior teaching experience and/or simulator experience. Graduate of a military Test Pilot School. Flight Test Conductor and/or Test Director experience Active member of a professional organization such as AIAA, SETP, SFTE, ITEA, etc. Able to meet USAF flying class III physical requirements including the ability to fly ejection seat aircraft.

Education

Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Requirements:
A. 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.
OR

B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1 , or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.) Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above, except as noted under B.1., may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise.
Graduate Education: 1. Regardless of the field of undergraduate study, completion of the requirements for a master's or higher degree in engineering is fully qualifying for the grade indicated, provided the applicant's total background, i.e., education and any experience, demonstrates evidence of knowledge, skills, and abilities that are substantially equivalent to those acquired through the successful completion of the courses specified in paragraph A. 2. With a bachelor's degree in engineering, graduate education in a related field is acceptable in lieu of graduate study in engineering for appropriate types of positions.
Guide for the Evaluation of Engineering Programs: ABET accredits specific engineering programs; it does not accredit institutions. Thus, an accredited college may have (1) ABET accredited engineering programs; and/or (2) engineering programs that are not ABET-accredited. Please visit ABET's website (www.abet.org) for more information on engineering programs that have received accreditation. Some engineering programs are acceptable as meeting the basic requirements even though such programs are not specifically accredited by ABET. As a general rule, any professional engineering program in an engineering school that has one or more of its programs accredited by ABET's Engineering Accreditation Commission may be accepted. It should be noted, however, that some universities have programs identified as engineering programs outside the engineering school, e.g., in the school of architecture or forestry. Such programs need to be reviewed to see if they comply with the requirements of paragraph A.(2) of the basic requirements.

Contacts

• Address EHA DHA 550 C Street West JBSA Randolph AFB, TX 78150 US
• Name: Air Force Test Center Recruitment
• Email: [email protected]