General Engineer - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

Summary 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. In this position you will serve as an Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Combined Test Force (CTF) Developmental Test and Evaluation Engineer for the Sentinel or Minuteman-III (MM-III) Test Team located at Hill AFB, UT. Learn more about this agency Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship Required Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prescribed "Unscheduled Telework Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret w/SCI clearance. This is a designated Drug Testing Position The selectee must meet or be capable of achieving the APDP certification as designated on the position description within the defined grace period for that certification level after assignment. Position requires a professional engineering degree at the bachelor's level from an ABET accredited institution is required. Advanced degrees are preferred. Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise. Work will occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft 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, Professional Engineering Positions located here SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02 or equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 in the Federal Service. Specialized experiences is responsible for support of ICBM developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) activities in either flight systems, weapons system command and control (WSC2), launch systems or test support and integration disciplines. The incumbent will have knowledge of test planning, execution, and analysis of test results for components, subsystems, systems, and the integrated system. The scope of the position includes support for DT&E ground and flight test activities at contractor and DoD locations for new or modified ICBM weapon systems. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): 1. Knowledge of aeronautical systems integration with expertise in the areas of subsystems integration to include ICBM test support, weapon system analysis and test equipment/infrastructure. Knowledge of ground and flight aerospace vehicle/missile test conduct, data analysis/evaluation, incorporation of STAT techniques, modeling and simulation, technical report preparation, and administrative aspects of ground and flight test programs 2. Ability to plan and organize work, coordinate between various engineering and test disciplines, and coordinate with other Air Force, DoD, and domestic and foreign government agencies, and to devise and recommend timely and economical solutions to problems 3. Mastery of test and evaluation techniques and knowledge of advance concepts, principles, and techniques across multiple interrelated and integrated technical and test engineering disciplines that enable incumbent to support the Development Test and Evaluation (DT&E) or new and modified ICBM systems and subsystems. 4. Knowledge of ICBM weapons systems and related subsystems/equipment, their projected use in the military and methods of testing. 5. Skill in negotiation and/or defending test results, test program concepts, and in communicating clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy, both orally and in writing. Knowledge and skill sufficient to maintain good working relations and perform as an effective member of a team. 6. Knowledge of the DoD and USAF acquisition process is needed to conduct DT&E and to develop Test Team plans and processes reflective of current DoD and USAF ST&E objectives. Desired Skills: Two (2) years of experience in the military acquisition process and/or test and evaluation desired Two (2) years of engineering experience with ICBM weapon system related technology, such as rocket propulsion, guidance navigation and control, nuclear hardness, reentry vehicles, command and control systems, software, or support systems desired. Two (2) years of experience working in a cross-functional technical team Education BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: For 0801: 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. NOTE YOU MUST SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS. OR 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) 2examination 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. Additional information Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. Direct Hire Authority: 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. Paid Time Off: 11 Federal Holidays off per year 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 13 sick days per year (104 hours) Retirement: Pension: Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) 401K: Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) available with up to 5% agency matching Health & Wellness: Various Medical, Dental & Vision packages to choose from for entire family Flexible Spending Account Federal Long Term Care Insurance, and Life & Disability Insurance Work/Life Balance: Family and Medical Leave Act Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Flexible Work Arrangements (dependent on position) Career Development: Tuition Assistance & Professional Development opportunities Career enhancement and promotion opportunities To learn more about our benefits, please check out the AFTC Benefits Trifold at https://simplebooklet.com/230809aftcbenefitstrifold_v5_. 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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. Read more Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.