General Engineer.

Space Systems Command; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Space Systems Command in Colorado is seeking a highly experienced General Engineer to lead the SFPAE-INF Capability Trade Council, guiding complex engineering programs and acquisition activities.

The role requires deep systems engineering knowledge, ability to mentor teams, and strong communication skills to navigate cost, schedule, and performance trade-offs in support of national security missions.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of a wide range of advanced multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques.
• Knowledge of the DoD and acquisition processes, budgeting cycles, and funding restrictions.
• Knowledge of evaluating advancements in theory, technology, and policy affecting systems.
• Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations.
• Skill in building consensus, negotiating, and communicating effectively in writing and speech.
• Ability to plan, direct organizational functions, and mentor staff to meet program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Capability Trade Council and execute acquisition activities at speed.
• Provide expert engineering advice to balance cost, schedule, and performance trade space.

Skills

Advanced engineering concepts

DoD knowledge

Acquisition regulations

Communication skills

Leadership/mentoring

Cost/schedule/performance trade space

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Job description

Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command, System Delta 81 at Peterson SFB, Colorado is searching for a General Engineer (NH-0801-04, GS 14/15 equivalent).

Description

You will join a dynamic leadership team delivering current and emerging warfighter readiness capabilities to enable Guardian high-end advanced testing and training activities, and ensuring every warfighter is ready to defeat the adversary from competition through conflict. You will lead the Capability Trade Council, a cornerstone of Acquisition Reform and a key stakeholder forum that enables the PAEs to execute at speed. You will have to apply advanced concepts, principles, and practices to manage a wide range of engineering activities that are focused on supporting the top priorities of the Space Force. Your expert engineering/scientific advice will ensure the SFPAE-INF leadership incorporates achievable technical solutions as part of their cost, schedule, and performance trade space.

Ideal Candidate

The Space Force Portfolio Acquisition Enterprise - Infrastructure (SFPAE-INF) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced systems engineering leader to join our team to be the Chief Engineer of the SFPAE-INF Capability Trade Council. The ideal candidate will have a technical education, an in-depth knowledge of systems engineering and technology integration, experience leading engineering teams and executing systems engineering processes, excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, and a strong understanding of acquisition regulations and guidelines.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of a wide range of advanced multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques to apply experimental theories and new developments to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods, and to plan and execute specialized programs of marked difficulty, responsibility, and significance.
• Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structure, and operation of the DoD, and organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence systems acquisition, development, and/or sustainment; and knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles, financial systems, and restrictions on expenditure of funds.
• Knowledge of and skill in evaluating state-of-the-art and advancements in theory, application, technology, and policy affecting systems being developed, and in planning, organizing, and directing the functions and staff in critical aspects of development, production, and/or support of systems, subsystems, or equipment.
• Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, building consensus and coalitions, negotiating, and resolving conflicts with a variety of individuals and organizations as well as communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions of an organization, and mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff through subordinate supervisors as well as analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• A professional engineering degree at the bachelor’s level from an ABET accredited institution in (specific discipline of position) or a closely related field is required.
• This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
• Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually, thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.” Employee is required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.
• This position is designated a CRITICAL APDP position.
• Employees may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
• PCS / relocation funding is authorized. This is a Centrally Managed Position.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 20 days a year.
• 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

Additional information

Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.