General Engineer

Air Force Materiel Command • Kirtland AFB, NM

12d

About The Position

The General Engineer serves as the primary cyber threat and cyber intelligence functional consultant to AFNWC cybersecurity and cyber resiliency programmatic activities, supporting the Air Force Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems (CROWS). The position provides multidisciplinary professional engineering expertise to the AFNWC Commander, Program Executive Officers for Strategic Systems and Nuclear Command Control and Communications, and Air Force Global Strike Command. The incumbent serves as a senior engineering consultant and technical expert to senior officials, intelligence specialists, program managers, and other agency representatives. The role is designated special-sensitive and requires the ability to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and may involve psychological screening or polygraph testing. The employee must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing and meet applicable acquisition certification and continuous learning requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• A professional engineering degree meeting the stated engineering curriculum criteria, or an acceptable combination of education and experience; the posting also identifies a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent, as required.
• Specialized experience performing multidisciplinary professional engineering work applying electronics, mechanical, aerospace, or other engineering disciplines to determine customer intelligence needs in the acquisition, development, or sustainment of weapon systems, subsystems, support systems, equipment, or an equivalent product.
• Expert knowledge of engineering, particularly systems engineering, and translating weapon-system requirements into complex science and technology production requirements for national intelligence production centers.
• Extensive experience with systems engineering theories, principles, practices, and techniques used to analyze complex aerospace science and technology problems and evaluate threat data.
• Knowledge of the structure, functions, and interrelationships of the Intelligence Community and aerospace industry, with emphasis on acquisition processes.
• Ability to plan and manage complex technical programs involving geographically dispersed subject matter experts, and to lead and conduct engineering studies and analyses.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and accurately in writing and orally, and to work professionally with peers, management, contractors, academia, and other agencies.
• Ability to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
• Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Must meet or be capable of meeting applicable DAWIA certification requirements within 24 months of assignment, unless an approved waiver is obtained, and satisfy 80 hours of continuous learning within the designated timeframe.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Must complete the required two-year DCIPS trial period; continued employment after the probationary/trial period requires written certification that it advances the public interest.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate work or an advanced degree in engineering is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed multidisciplinary professional engineering expertise to the AFNWC Commander, Program Executive Officers for Strategic Systems and Nuclear Command Control and Communications, and Air Force Global Strike Command.
• Serve as a senior engineering consultant and technical expert to senior officials, intelligence specialists, program managers, and other agency representatives.
• Act as the focal point for generating, reviewing, editing, and, in some cases, approving the office’s intelligence products.
• Provide intelligence supportability analysis of Department of Defense and Air Force acquisition programs, systems, and processes.
• Ensure Intelligence Community intelligence infrastructure analysis is performed for all AFNWC programs.
• Plan and manage complex technical programs involving geographically dispersed subject matter experts from the Services and industry.
• Lead and conduct engineering studies and analyses.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type.
• Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• Advance in hire and pay retention may be authorized when applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior