General Engineer

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Peterson Space Force Base Colorado is searching for a General Engineer (NHGS 12/13 equivalent).

Description:
Join our team as a General Engineer and become a key player in pioneering developing and delivering sustainable Space Domain Awareness joint warfighting capabilities. You will be instrumental in defending the nation and its allies by directing and supporting sustainment programs for critical radars optical sensors software and platforms. As a General Engineer you will be responsible for a broad range of multidisciplinary engineering with a focus on managing sustainment issues system enhancements and test and evaluation efforts for assigned programs. Applying your expert knowledge you will solve complex problems analyze project findings and guide the work of your team. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive forward-thinking individual who is passionate about making a difference in Space Domain Awareness across a diverse range of technical systems.

The ideal candidate is an engineer with significant hands-on experience in Test and Evaluation (T&E) for space sustainment programs within the aerospace or defense sector. This individual has a proven ability to plan organize and execute complex multidisciplinary engineering test projects from start to finish. Adept at applying systems engineering principles throughout the test lifecycle they excel at analyzing test data to manage program risk and assess system reliability and readiness. A key part of this role involves authoring detailed technical documentation-such as test plans and engineering reports-and effectively presenting technical findings to peers and leadership. Grounded in a deep knowledge of advanced engineering theories and relevant industry standards the candidate must also be capable of obtaining and maintaining the required security clearance.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of a wide range of professional engineering concepts principles practices standards methods techniques materials and equipment to effectively apply advanced multidisciplinary engineering theories and concepts to test and evaluation activities and advisory services.
2. Knowledge of advanced system/item development testing and evaluation sufficient to apply experimental theories and/or new applications to issues and provide technical advice and direction in support of test activities.
3. Knowledge of the principles of system engineering and program management to ensure system requirements interfaces capabilities and program factors are considered in planning monitoring and reviewing tests and test results.
4. Knowledge of security guidelines safety issues and relevant government and industry standards regulations practices and procedures.
5. Skill in negotiating and/or defending test results test program concepts and in communicating clearly concisely and with technical accuracy both orally and in writing.
6. Ability to execute projects and/or studies within established financial and/or time constraints; together assemble analyze facts form conclusions devise and recommend solutions to problems; and work in a professional manner with peers management contractors academia and other agencies.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Eligible for situational telework only including Emergency and OPM prescribed Unscheduled Telework.
• PCS is not authorized. Incentive is not authorized.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance for the position.
• A professional engineering degree at the bachelors level from an ABET accredited institution in (specific discipline of position) or a closely related field is required.
• Employee may be required to work extended or other than normal duty hours to include evenings and weekends and may be subject to recall.
• Incumbent may be required to report to work during base exercises contingencies or emergency situations and overtime/comp time/credit hours may be required to accomplish assigned duties.
• This position is designated a NON-CRITICAL APDP position.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter file an OGE-450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 20 days per year.
• Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications whichever comes first.

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.