Instrumentation Engineer

With the Air Force Civilian Service, we are the powerhouse behind the U.S. Air Force. From developing cutting-edge technology to ensuring the well-being of our Airmen, your work will have a global impact.

About the role

This is an interdisciplinary position serving as a professional engineer responsible for engineering assigned programs/projects related to Airborne Instrumentation. The employee plans and carries out assignments independently; conceives and defines solutions to highly complex problems; analyzes, interprets, and reports findings of projects; and guides technical and programmatic work of team members in comparable junior grades. Completed work and reports are reviewed for feasibility, compatibility with other work, or effectiveness in meeting requirements or expected results.

Responsibilities

• Apply multidisciplinary engineering theories, procedures, and techniques to design and maintain airborne instrumentation modifications.
• Perform requirements planning, coordination, test direction, data collection, analysis, and reporting of results for a wide variety of projects.
• Utilize state-of-the-art techniques, procedures, and processes to provide credible and precise technical inputs related to airborne instrumentation.
• Plan and organize engineering activities, analyze data to verify item/system meets established performance requirements, and provide thorough and precise information to management.
• Demonstrate knowledge of computer operations and standard software applications.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• A professional engineering degree at the bachelor’s level from an ABET-accredited institution.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• This position is designated as an acquisition position covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
• 1-2 years of experience desired.

Pay

Salary: $89,508 - $138,370. If your current basic salary is within the band but above the stated value of the position, your basic salary will not be reduced if selected.

Benefits

• 11 Federal Holidays each year.
• 13 sick leave days earned per year (accumulative).
• Paid Vacation Time: 13-26 days per year based on length of employment.
• Life Insurance.
• Health Insurance (no waiting period to qualify for you and your family).
• Retirement: Immediate coverage by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
• Basic Benefits Plan & Social Security.
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), similar to a 401(k) (automatically receive 1% agency contributions and up to 5% matching).
• Incentives may be authorized.

Schedule

• Permanent position.
• Telework/Remote work: Not authorized.
• Travel: Up to 25%.

For further information about the 0801 series, visit the OPM General Engineering Series 0801.

This position will consider candidates from the following OPM series: 0801, 0855, 0861, 0830.