Electronics Engineer

Duties

• Utilizes computer science or engineering skills to develop and deliver safe, secure, reliable, and certifiable software.
• Performs technical design and reviews, and address issues with software deliveries from contractors.
• Includes working knowledge of engineering and system standards (ex. IEEE, Mil-STDs) and Air Force Instructions.
• Includes working knowledge of system level documents (ex. SOW, SDP, SMP etc.) sections dealing with software.
• Generates and executes technical plans and requirements management.
• Researches and responds to software architecture technical design and implementation questions.
• Applies Digital Engineering (DE) principles and achieve authoritative virtualization to replace, automate, or shorten real-world prototyping and testing, to provide unprecedented speed and agility for the Air Force nuclear program.
• Captures and analyzes software test data and metrics.

Skills

• Strong technical skills in engineering and software systems, sufficient to serve as a subject matter expert and able to identify technical gaps and deficiencies in contractor deliverables requiring attention for the next iteration.
• Leadership and mentoring skills to guide and develop team members across the Sentinel Systems Division in pursuit of program objectives and milestones are strongly preferred.
• Depth of experience in integrating systems engineering efforts from multiple teams within an enterprise is highly valued.
• Breadth of engineering experience.
• Experience with software test design and result analysis.

Qualifications

• A professional engineering degree at the bachelor’s level from an ABET accredited institution is required; an advanced engineering degree, such as a master’s or a PhD is preferred.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance and required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• This position is designated as a drug testing position. The incumbent is subjected to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing thereafter.
• Employee must meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements, which includes achieving Engineering and Technical Management “Practitioner” certification category within required timeframe after appointment.

Pay

The typical 2026 salary range for this position (986702) is $89,508 – $138,370.

Schedule

Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.