Supervisory General Engineer

Open: 22 October 2026 | Closes: 5 November 2026 | Position: NH-0801-03 at Hill Air Force Base, UT

About the role

This position serves as a first-line supervisor for the Mk21A Branch within the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems Directorate, Payloads Division. The branch manages a major development program charged to develop, test, and produce the Mk21A System, providing a strategic deterrent to nuclear attack against the United States. The supervisor directs workload, engineering projects, and management elements for a team of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first-line supervisor for the Mk21A Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) and Integration Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
• Perform typical personnel management tasks: assign and manage work within the branch, organize and conduct training, acquire necessary resources, provide feedback and evaluations
• Advise on technical design, development, acquisition, test, and operational issues related to requirements, systems engineering, safety, and security
• Apply Systems Engineering principles and processes in support of multiple sustainment and development efforts
• Lead projects for the engineering team, set priorities, and track multiple technical issues across multiple programs
• Communicate issues and resolutions to contractors, stakeholders, and team members with varying technical backgrounds
• Deliver required support for Mk21A operational tests, including pre-briefings and post-analysis briefings
• Engage with extended, geographically dispersed stakeholders — including subject matter experts from across AFNWC, Air Force Global Strike Command, and support contractors — to ensure technical activities are successfully planned, coordinated, and executed

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance with special sensitivity, Special Access Program (SAP), and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access eligibility
• Meet OPM specialized experience requirements for All Professional Engineering Positions, 0800 (see OPM qualification standard)
• Drug testing designated position: pre-employment drug testing required as a condition of employment, plus participation in random drug testing
• May be required to work overtime or an irregular work shift

Desired skills

• Five or more years of relevant engineering experience typically required to perform as an engineering supervisor
• Experience with acquisition, design, development, and/or life-cycle sustainment of a product/system with complex engineering and management challenges
• Strong technical engineering skills sufficient to identify technical gaps and deficiencies in contractor deliverables
• Experience in re-entry systems and/or systems engineering processes
• Experience with the MMIII or Sentinel ICBM preferred
• Experience in requirement definition, design reviews, testing, test plans and test reports, reviewing drawings and analysis, planning validation and verification events
• Knowledge of DoD acquisition processes, including risk processes and configuration control board processes
• Strong leadership and communication skills

Pay

Basic salary range: $89,508 – $138,370 per year (Value of Position 83), including 17.06% locality pay. If your current basic salary is within the band but above the stated Value of Position, your basic salary will not be reduced if selected.

Benefits

• Recruitment, relocation, retention, and student loan incentives may be authorized
• Recruitment and/or relocation bonuses might be offered upon review of qualifications and other significant factors

Schedule

Full-time. May require overtime or irregular work shifts.