Air Force Civilian Service · 8 hours ago
General Engineers, Test Engineers (TE)
Air Force Civilian Service is seeking civilian professionals to deploy war-winning capabilities on behalf of the United States Air Force. The role involves managing test and evaluation activities for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile systems, providing technical advice to stakeholders, and collaborating with various teams to ensure successful execution of test activities.
Aerospace
Responsibilities
Manages planning and execution of activities related to test and evaluation (T&E) efforts including requirements verification, test strategy development, risk management, and the evaluation of system performance, interoperability, reliability, maintainability and cybersecurity through tests
Plans, organizes, and coordinates test and evaluation activities in coordination with other functionals including program management, contracting, engineering, manufacturing, configuration/data management, test, and logistics
Provides expert technical advice to stakeholders / senior level stakeholders on T&E planning and execution
Reports progress of assigned test projects to stakeholders / senior level stakeholders
Collaborates with prime contractor test teams, the Combined Test Force (i.e., Air Force Test Center and Air Force Operational Test & Evaluation Center), and SPO subject matter experts to develop and execute test activities as directed by the Test Manager in-line with the program’s Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP)
Leads working groups to resolve T&E issues including but not limited to technical, resource, and schedule conflicts
Researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies test and evaluation guidelines, policies, regulations, and similar documents to accomplish mission and program requirements
Develops test documents test strategies, TEMP inputs, and coordinates with the Lead TM to provide inputs supporting formal Air Force and Department of Defense approval
Coordinates plans and schedules with other organizational stakeholders and multi-service DoD test ranges to ensure adequate test resources are available to support program testing requirements
Qualification
Required
U.S. CITIZENSHIP
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret or Top Secret security clearance and is required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise
Employee must meet the education and specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions
Employee must meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements, which includes achieving a 'Practitioner' certification in 'Test and Evaluation' within five years of appointment
Preferred
Diverse experience in test and evaluation of weapon systems with experience related to test planning and execution
Experience operating in collateral, sensitive compartmental, and special access program security environments is highly desirable
Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams and independently at the NH-03 level is highly valued
Company
Air Force Civilian Service
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