Chief Engineer MILSATCOM FMS, SSC/SYD 88

About the role

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) System Delta 88 (SYD 88) Military Satellite Communications Foreign Military Sales (MILSATCOM FMS) at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California is searching for a Chief Engineer (NH-0801-04, GS 14/15 equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the overarching technical lead, providing experienced engineering direction on the development, integration, and feasibility of the nation's most critical space mission architectures.
• Directly advise senior leadership, oversee complex engineering activities for FMS space acquisition programs.
• Represent the organization in high-level engagements across the DoW and interagency partners to ensure delivered solutions effectively meet warfighter needs.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance with SCI access.
• This position has been designated for drug testing.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.”
• This position is designated a CRITICAL APDP position.
• This position is designated a CAP position.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 45 days per year.
• Eligible for regular and recurring telework.
• PCS is authorized. Incentive is not authorized.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM degree program from an ABET-accredited institution is required.
• 10 or more years of defense program engineering experience—strongly focused on space mission and systems-level architectures.
• A comprehensive understanding of multidisciplinary engineering concepts and the demonstrated skill to evaluate and integrate cutting-edge technological advancements into system development.
• A Level III Certification in Engineering or SPRDE.
• Hands-on experience in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engineering management, specifically advising on the acquisition and releasability of critical space mission system components.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of a wide range of advanced multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques to apply experimental theories and new developments to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods, and to plan and execute specialized programs of marked difficulty, responsibility, and significance.
• Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structure, and operation of the DoW, Air Force, and organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence systems acquisition, development, and/or sustainment, and knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles, financial systems, and restrictions on expenditure of funds.
• Knowledge of and skill in evaluating state-of-the-art and advancements in theory, application, technology, and policy affecting systems being developed, and in planning, organizing, and directing the functions and staff in critical aspects of development, production, and/or support of systems, subsystems, or equipment.
• Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, building consensus and coalitions, negotiating, and resolving conflicts with a variety of individuals and organizations as well as communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions of an organization, and mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff through subordinate supervisors as well as analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.