About the Role:
The Air Force Test Center is looking for a Full-Time Computer Scientist/Engineer (NH-1550/0854-03) to work at the 96 Range Control Squadron's Central Control Facility (96 RNCS/RNCOS) at Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, FL.
In this position you will serve as a Test Support Manager, representing the 96 Range Control Squadron (96 RNCS) with the authority to commit organization resources in support of assigned aircraft/weapon test programs. You will act as the single point of contact between 96 RNCS and 96th Test Wing customers.
Announcement Length/Closes: 4 weeks
Location: Valparaiso, FL (Eglin Air Force Base)
Typical 2026 salary range: $89,508-$138,370 per year (includes Locality)
Travel Requirements: occasional TDY as necessary
Areas of Consideration (AOC): Department – wide (DoD)
Desired Skills:
• Organization & Prioritization: Managing workflow and prioritizing tasks for multiple projects
• Stakeholder communication: Managing expectations, communicating updates, and fostering relationships across departments.
• Budgeting & Resource Management: Reviewing financial charges and allocating resources effectively.
Major Duties:
• Identify customer requirements via project kick-off meetings, project Test Directives, and 96 TW contacts
• Define any required real-time or post-mission project specific software, displays and/or telemetry databases required for mission execution and data analysis
• Provide cost and schedule estimates to customers for project support
• Coordinate and obtain interface documentation and other test materials from program offices/contractors for systems testing
• Initiate hardware/software Change Requests to the appropriate 96 RNCS section as necessary.
• Lead a multi-disciplined team of systems engineers, software engineers, network engineers and analysts to evaluate and solve problems associated with assigned aircraft and munition systems test programs.
• Coordinate and provide all necessary post mission data reports.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Obtain & maintain Security clearance
- Education requirements: Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from ABET accredited or pre-accredited institutions.
- DAWIA Certification: Practitioner Level T&E Acquisition Professional Development Program certification is required within two years of appointment.
- Professional knowledge of a broad range of computer scientist/computer engineering and mathematical analysis techniques to assist in processing test data in a real-time mission control room environment.
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key individuals/groups inside and outside immediate work unit using a high degree of tact and diplomacy.
- Ability to plan and execute multi-faceted projects and /or studies within established financial and/or time constraints to resolve data processing-related questions.
***Resumes limited to two pages. Federal agencies now only accept resumes up to two pages in length.*** Learn more about the new resume requirements at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit.
Please send resumes to: Andrew McBroom, andrew.mcbroom@us.af.mil
ADHERENCE TO APPLICABLE HAF/AFMC/AFTC HIRING FREEZE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE IS REQUIRED