Engineer, Journeyman (AQR)

Responsibilities:

We are currently staffing for an Engineer, Journeyman to support SAF/AQR, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Technology and Engineering, at the Pentagon. AQR serves as the Air Force S&T Executive, Air Force Acquisition Chief Engineer and Technical Authority, the Air Force Corrosion Control and Prevention Executive, Air Force Standardization Executive, and functional manager for the scientist and engineer (S&E) career field. Develops and implements plans, policies, and procedures for Air Force S&T, laboratory management, technology transition (to include Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations), Technology Cooperation Program, technology transfer, development planning (DP), and experimentation. AQR establishes engineering policy and guidance for Air Force systems, subsystems, and end-items. Leads the Systems Security Engineering activities that include the identification and protection of critical program information (CPI) and functions, elimination or mitigation of cyber vulnerabilities, and program protection planning.

This position provides support to Engineering Policy, Standards, and Specialty Engineering Branch through engineering and technical support for SAF/AQ program reviews, post-PDR/CDR assessments for all DAF Acquisition Category (ACAT)-I programs, and independent technical assessments and ACAT-I Independent Technical Risk Assessments (ITRAs), in addition to providing support to the DAF Chief Engineer.

*This position is currently hybrid, with on-site work 3 days per week.

The tasks for this position include:

• Studying, analyzing, and providing recommendations on requirements, acquisition strategies, program documentation, program phase transition plans, supplemental information, and program execution.
• Providing impartial assessments of programs approaching milestone decisions and of prime Contractor technical and operational issues.
• Researching and providing technical analysis for the preparation of programmatic documentation and responses to Congressional, DoD, Air Force Secretariat, and/or Air Staff.
• Making ties between technology gaps and S&T efforts.
• Providing advice for use of S&T efforts to future force.
• Communicating technical ideas for non-technical people to be able to understand.
• Proficiency in computer-based communication/office IT tools and ability to learn software packages used by the DAF.
• Handles confidential and classified (Secret/TS-SCI) information, correspondence, and communications.
• Providing engineering assessments of Technical Transition activities to include mission engineering, early systems engineering, experimentation, and prototyping activities.
• Researching and analyzing program trends, identifying issues, and recommending solutions.
• Performing technical studies on individual weapon systems, weapon system integration and capability areas.
• Analyzing weapon systems architecture and integration and identify issues.
• Identifying operational deficiencies and other key issues, conducting research to develop alternatives, and providing recommendations and support for resolution.
• Performing weapon system/technology/cost trade-off studies.
• Reviewing and assessing technical, operational, and management concepts, documents, and specifications.
• Assessing the capability of weapon system design alternatives to provide the required capability.
• Providing expertise on Model Based Systems Engineering implementation and policy.
• Assessing policy requirements and procedures governing Air Force acquisition engineering and technical services.
• Assessing operating system end of life support analysis and recommending strategies to address impact on weapons.
• Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and as coordinated with the COR.

Qualifications:

Active Secret Clearance.

Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering specialty.

5 years of relevant acquisition engineering experience in a System Program Office and/or HAF.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.