Come be a part of something big! Smart Minds, Cool Jobs and Awesome Rewards! Fueled by innovation, talent and ambition, the Air Force Civilian Service is seeking civilian professionals prepared to deploy war-winning capabilities on behalf of the United States Air Force.
The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is where tomorrows Air Force is tested! Long considered the “Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe”, AFTC is truly where Air Force superiority begins. Home to many Aerospace establishments and records, AFTC remains the state-of-the-art leader in Aerospace testing, and provides the warfighter with cutting-edge technology. AFTC does not only celebrate its past, but we continue to lead from the front. Join our team today and make Aerospace history!
The Air Force Test Center is looking for two (2) Full-Time General Engineers (NH-0801-03) to work at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Plans and Programs, Test Capabilities Integration unit (AEDC/XPR-OL) at Holloman AFB in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
NO 6-MONTH WAIT! Recently retired and/or retiring from MILITARY service ARE eligible for immediate appointment for AFTC positions. The 180-day waiting period has been waived for AFTC to hire recently retired and/or retiring service members.
Full-time Air Force Civilian Service employees enjoy the below benefits, and more!
• Paid Time-Off:
o 11 Federal Holidays off per year
o Vacation time (Annual Leave) accumulates based on length of employment. Starts at 13 days (104 hours) per year and up to 26 days (208 hours) per year
o 13 sick days per year (104 hours)
• Various Medical, Dental & Vision packages to choose from for entire family
• Retirement:
o Pension: Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
o 401K: Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) available with up to 5% agency matching
• Flexible work schedules and shift work may be available (depends on position)
• Employee assistance Programs
• Health and Wellness resources
• Tuition Assistance & Professional Development opportunities
• Many career enhancement and promotion opportunities
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Incentives:
• This position MAY be eligible for a recruitment/relocation incentive. Specifics will be discussed with the Selecting Official.
• This position MAY be eligible for paid relocation (Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs MAY be paid). Specifics will be discussed with the Selecting Official.
• This position MAY be eligible for a Student Loan Repayment (SLR) incentive. Specifics will be discussed with the Selecting Official.
Telework Information:
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prescribed “Unscheduled Telework.”
Travel Requirements:
• Up to 25% Travel possible
This position has a typical 2024 salary range of $82,830 - $128,043 (includes locality).
Announcement Closes: 1 June 2024 at 11:59 pm (EST)
Position specific skills and experience desired in a potential candidate:
- Five (5) years of experience in Test and Evaluation desired
- Three (3) years of experience in research, technology, or test technique development activities
- Familiarity with Department of Defense Strategy, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (SPPBE) processes desired
Mission/Purpose:
We test and evaluate state-of-the-art weapon systems, provide quality installation and mission support, and serve as responsible stewards of our resources to deliver war-winning capabilities. In this position you will serve as engineering staff for the AEDC Wing Commander and provide support to strategic assessments of future DoD requirements for RDT&E capability to support higher headquarters’ vision and decision-making processes.
Major Duties:
- Develops strategic plans to include integration of future test requirements across 704 TG capabilities.
- Continuously engage capability owners, asset managers, program offices, etc. to maintain awareness of current and future test requirements, workload forecasts, and test facility health assessment in order to formulate strategic plans and guide facility funding.
- Assist AEDC capability owners in preparation of strategic roadmaps that clearly describe the future vision to AEDC leadership.
- Identification of test infrastructure capability gaps, formulation of solutions, and advocacy for capital investment projects that deliver T&E capability to close these gaps.
- Test capability planning to include concept development and technology needs; validation of requirements; development of plans to close technical shortfalls; concept design analysis, cost estimation; and assessment of solution alternatives.
- Act as the primarily interface to the Improvement and Modernization (I&M) needs and solutions process (includes TIPP and CTEIP) for all test infrastructure related capabilities for the Wing.
- Develop test capabilities requirements documents as part of transition from XPR-OL to the organization responsible for capital investment
- Develop strategies to transition new test capabilities, modeling and simulations tools, and instrumentation into all test assets and for programming solutions through the Complex’s POM and Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) programs.
- Ensure that all technical plans produced are consistent with AEDC’s strategic plan and can achieve the Complex’s strategic objectives.
- Provides engineering support as required to AEDC/TD, AEDC/XPE, and AEDC/CT.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Obtain & maintain a Top Secret Security clearance
- This is a designated Drug Testing Position
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited university
- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
- Knowledge of a wide range of advanced multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques to apply experimental theories and new developments to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods, and to plan and execute specialized programs of marked difficulty, responsibility, and significance.
- 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 of systems, subsystems, or equipment.
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Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal working age.
Air Force Test Center is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and is dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We recognize diversity encompasses many parts of one’s identity including but not limited to race, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability status, and veteran status. AFTC encourages ALL candidates to apply as our employees’ points of view are key to our success.