Interdisciplinary Electrical Eng/Computer Eng/Electronics Eng/Aerospace Eng/Computer Scientist

National Air and Space Intelligence Center • Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

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About The Position

This position serves as a Senior Engineer managing the exploitation of foreign weapon systems and ensuring sustainment of exploitation capabilities for the Center and the Squadron. It is a GG-14 Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position in the Professional work category at the Senior work level, equivalent to GS-14. The position is in the Excepted Service, and salary is set within the grade equivalent based on the selectee's qualifications.

The Senior Engineer provides technical leadership for exploitation activities, performs multidisciplinary reverse-engineering analysis of foreign weapon systems, and works with customers who use exploitation outputs. The role requires advanced engineering and scientific knowledge, expertise in exploitation methods and hardware and software engineering, and the ability to communicate technical findings and resolve complex issues. Work is mostly sedentary in an office setting, with prolonged sitting, reading, and intensive data analysis. Travel on military and/or commercial aircraft for temporary duty may be required.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, or a related field is required. Engineering degrees must meet the stated OPM education requirements, or applicants must qualify through the specified combination of education and experience. Computer science applicants must meet the stated coursework requirements.
• Must meet the specialized experience requirements for the relevant OPM professional and scientific qualification standards, including mastery of advanced multidisciplinary engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, materials, and equipment.
• Must submit official transcripts when using education to qualify; transcripts must be verified before appointment when education is the basis for qualification.
• Must maintain current certifications.
• Must be eligible for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information, or Top Secret Special Access Programs, and sign a nondisclosure agreement.
• Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing; the position is subject to security-clearance examinations or tests and any required special accesses.
• Advanced professional knowledge of electrical, systems, and software engineering and related scientific concepts, methods, and procedures.
• Expertise in reverse-engineering exploitation tasks, production-status reporting, and documenting results.
• Expertise in hardware and software engineering methods and approaches used to exploit foreign systems, and mastery of principles related to aerospace and weapon-system software applications.
• Knowledge of agency, Air Force, DoD, and national-level doctrine, regulations, policies, guidelines, requirements, and initiatives related to assigned programs or projects.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to work with customers, exploitation partners, and senior leadership, maintain effective relationships, negotiate complex issues, and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify significant factors, gather relevant data, recognize solutions, and communicate clearly and accurately with peers and management.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Must provide documentation of foreign education equivalency if relying on education completed outside the United States.
• May be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, shifts, or emergency overtime; may be required to travel on military and/or commercial aircraft for temporary duty.
• May be subject to psychological screening and/or polygraph testing.

Nice To Haves

• A master's degree in a technical-related field is highly desired.
• Prior experience with radio frequency/electronic warfare data processing, engineering, and analysis is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and technical direction to engineers, technicians, and government contractors on exploitation execution and requirements.
• Perform reverse-engineering analyses and engineering assignments as a subject matter expert to exploit foreign weapon systems and establish their design, performance capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities.
• Engage with customers who use exploitation outputs and create custom environments to support vulnerability analysis.
• Manage exploitation of foreign weapon systems and sustain exploitation capabilities for the Center and the Squadron.
• Report production status and issues and document exploitation results.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; specific benefits depend on the position type and eligibility.
• Recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• If authorized, permanent change of station (PCS) expenses may be paid in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Eligible selectees residing in specified U.S. locations during the recruitment process and selected for foreign-area employment may qualify for foreign-area benefits, subject to approval, such as Living Quarters Allowance or government quarters, Post Allowance, and Home Leave.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to qualifying federal employees hired on or after November 5, 2016.

What This Job Offers

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