Multi-Disciplinary Engineers

About the role

Come be a part of something smart! The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is seeking civilian professionals to deploy war‑winning capabilities for the United States Air Force. Positions are open 6 October 2026 – 6 November 2026 at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems Directorate, Hill Air Force Base near Layton, Utah.

Responsibilities

• Perform multidisciplinary professional engineering work applying electronics, mechanical, aerospace, and/or other engineering disciplines to determine business and technical needs for acquisition, development, or sustainment of ICBM weapon systems, subsystems, and support equipment.
• Perform complex and comprehensive analysis and integration using disciplined, quantifiable approaches to implement, develop, and document assigned projects/programs.
• Ensure assigned projects remain consistent with program objectives, costs, schedules, performance criteria, and existing policies.
• Perform concept planning, design and development, integration, evaluation, and auditing of architecture content; identify and resolve highly complex technical problems in a model‑based systems engineering environment.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance for handling classified information.
• Meet education and specialized experience requirements per OPM Qualification Standards for Professional and Scientific Positions (0800 series).
• Meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements, achieving Engineering and Technical Management “Practitioner” certification within required timeframe after appointment.
• Occupational series and corresponding degrees:
  • 0830 – Mechanical Engineer: Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degree.
  • 0855 – Electronics Engineer: Electrical or Computer Engineering degree.
  • 0861 – Aerospace Engineer: Aerospace Engineering degree.
  • 0810 – Civil Engineer: Civil Engineering degree.
  • 0801 – Systems Engineer: Industrial & Systems or Aerospace & Systems Engineering degrees.
• Positions are in pay band NH‑03.

Skills

• Weapon system acquisition experience (cradle‑to‑grave phases, risk management, program management, test & evaluation).
• Systems engineering experience: complex HW/SW architecture design, requirements, interfaces, integration, model content verification, technical baseline management.
• Experience with architecture frameworks (DoDAF), modeling languages (UML, SysML), and tools (Cameo).
• Modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) to predict and verify system performance.
• Knowledge of test and evaluation procedures, test planning, test data analysis, requirements verification.
• Experience in integration, testing, Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Requirements Verification Architecture Models (RVAM), and tools such as SysML, Cameo, DOORS.
• Knowledge of instructional design principles (ADDIE, SAM, AGILE) and understanding of SCORM, xAPI, and other ISD standards.
• Strong mechanical or aerospace background with >5 years’ experience in solid/liquid rocket propulsion, aerospace structures, ordnance systems, and related support equipment.
• Experience in structures, structural analysis, solid modeling, design, tooling, concepting, criteria development/evaluation, revisions/redesigns, testing.
• Experience in SW/HW development, programming (C++, Java, VB.net, Python, C#, etc.), Security+ credentials, cryptography, Nuclear Command Control & Communications, Radio Frequency.
• Experience with network equipment, network design, software requirements, complex software system integration (COTS/custom) with hardware integration and/or network testing.
• Experience with battle management systems, threat modeling, engagement modeling & analysis.
• Experience with radar signature modeling, electro‑optics/infrared signature modeling, flight analysis, trajectory modeling, nuclear effects modeling.
• Knowledge of design and development of training device simulators, emulators, or other engineered devices for high‑fidelity training.
• Knowledge of Captivate, Storyline, or other ISD rapid development tools associated with curriculum development and LMS integration/administration.

Benefits

• Recruitment, relocation, retention, and student loan incentives may be authorized.

Pay

Overall salary range for these positions: $89,508 – $138,370 (includes Hill AFB locality pay). Positions are in pay band NH‑03; each position may have a salary range within the overall range depending on the Value of Position (61‑83).