Job Overview

This job announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 18 December 2024.

Resumes will be reviewed and provided to management on a rolling basis every 2 weeks.

The Integrated Development Office (IDO) seeks to hire several mid to senior‐level, DR‐03/DR-04 General Engineers at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. These positions will be part of the AFRL/RSD team, responsible for engineering activities within an assigned functional capability area to develop integrated solutions for the future design. Areas include Battlespace Awareness, C4/Cyber, Force Application, Force Protection, Force Development/Design & Logistics.

Position duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as the lead engineer on significant projects in the portfolio to deliver results with technical viable solutions meeting performance goals.
• Informally lead activities of other engineers aligned with the portfolio in a team to ensure solutions are technically sound.
• Coordinates activities with other Portfolio Lead Engineers to ensure consistency across the organization.
• Mentors junior engineers to develop their skills for more advanced positions.

Air Force Materiel Command Integrated Development Office (AFMC/IDO) is a new organization in the startup phase, encompassing mission engineering, early systems acquisition, and architecture integration. It is comprised of professionals from each of the six AFMC centers, including the Air Force Research Laboratory. The IDO will work with the Systems Centers and AFRL to ensure continuous pipelines of competitive technology development, and with the Program Executive Officers (PEOs) to structure execution-ready Programs-of-Record for transition to, and management by, the PEOs and Program Offices within the AFMC Systems Centers.

The IDO will be responsible for defining and overseeing early systems acquisition prototyping, experimentation, and mission engineering; executing enterprise-focused and integrated early systems engineering and systems acquisition; and applying the technical architectures developed and managed by the three Systems Centers.

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for situational telework; as determined by agency policy

Remote Work (CONUS)

No, this position is not approved for remote work.

Required Qualifications

• United States Citizenship
• Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade DR/DO-03/GS-14 for DR-04 or DR/DO-02/GS-13 for DR-03 (or equivalent in other pay systems).
• Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI Clearance.
• The incumbent may be subject to random drug testing.
• A bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering discipline. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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.
  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

Desired Qualifications

• Experience leading cross discipline capability development research/development.
• Expertise in one or more of the following functional areas: Battlespace Awareness, C4/Cyber, Force Application, Force Protection, Force Development/Design & Logistics.
• Experience distilling strategic and/or leadership guidance into actionable plans in support of program objectives.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead people, build consensus, and identify and resolve conflicts/problems with the workforce.
• Ability to motivate, develop, and grow cross-functional teams.

(Req No. 99747)

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Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) employs approximately 11,500 military, civilian and contractor personnel, and manages a $7 billion portfolio of investments. The lab supports external customers and partners with industry while investing in basic research, applied research and advanced technology development. As one integrated lab, AFRL seamlessly supports the Science & Technology needs of two services: the Air Force and the Space Force.