Mission Engineer, MD 9

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Schriever SFB CO is searching for a Mission Engineer to support MD 9 (NHGS-12/13 equivalent).

Description:
Mission Delta 9 (MD 9) is looking for 2 stellar engineers to support the acquisition development and sustainment of weapon systems subsystems and support equipment for the 9th Sustainment Squadron. The mission of MD 9 is to prepare present and project assigned and attached forces for the purpose of conducting protect and defend operations and providing national decision authorities with response options to deter and when necessary defeat orbital threats.

Ideal Candidate:
Candidate should have a knowledge of the theories concepts principles practices standards methods techniques and materials of multidisciplinary professional engineering to effectively apply engineering theories principles and concepts to areas of responsibility. Should also have knowledge of the principles of planning program management and standard acquisition regulations practices and procedures. Finally candidate must possess a professional engineering degree at the bachelors level from an ABET accredited institution.


Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of the theories concepts principles practices standards methods techniques and materials of multidisciplinary professional engineering to effectively apply engineering theories principles and concepts to areas of responsibility.
2. Knowledge of the principles of planning program management and standard acquisition regulations practices and procedures.
3. Knowledge of safety security personnel management and EEO regulations practices and procedures.
4. Ability to plan coordinate or advise on work efforts or to resolve operating problems by influencing or motivating individuals or groups who are working toward mutual goals. The work involves engineering planning developing and carrying out vital administrative processes.
5. Ability to independently research evaluate interpret and apply rules regulations and procedures to a variety of situations and to recommend timely and economical solutions.
6. Familiarity of military (including command level) program goals and objectives; the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones; methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions related to actual events; and the relationship of the various command entities involved in overall program planning and execution of military operations and evaluations.
7. Knowledge of the application of military space operations expertise as they apply to programs and weapons systems.
8. Ability to communicate clearly concisely and with technical accuracy both orally and in writing as well as work in a professional manner with peers management contractors academia and other agencies.
9. Knowledge of computer programming including Python and Java.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
• Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Eligible for situational telework only including Emergency and OPM prescribed Unscheduled Telework.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications whichever comes first.
• Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
• PCS / Relocation funding is not authorized.
• Employee is in a designated position that requires consent and thereafter be subject to and successfully complete an initial periodic and random counterintelligence (CI)-scope polygraph examination.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 30 days a year.
• Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP): yes
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment and participation in random drug testing.
• Position requires a professional engineering degree at the bachelors level from an ABET accredited institution is required. Advanced degrees are preferred.
• The employee must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.

Qualifications

The 0801 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed addition to the above requirements you can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 4th section titled Professional and Scientific Positions.