MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Air Force Safety Center; Albuquerque (NM); Remote; USD 127,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

The Air Force Safety Center in New Mexico is seeking a senior advisor to provide expert direction on mechanical safety for AF nuclear weapons systems. You will analyze hazards, formulate certification criteria, and represent AFSEC on DoD and AF boards.

Responsibilities include developing policy and guiding safety programs for weapons storage, handling, transport, and maintenance, coordinating with DOE and interagency partners.

Qualifications

• Education verification may be required with transcripts; foreign education requires accreditation and equivalency documentation.
• Accreditation must be recognized by the Department of Education; applicants must verify credentials when applying.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional and expert technical direction and assessment on mechanical safety issues for nuclear weapons systems.
• Develops AF policy and formulates nuclear certification design criteria for mechanical safety aspects of all AF nuclear weapon systems.
• Serves as AFSEC representative on DoD/AF boards and interagency meetings; coordinates with DOE and other project offices.

Job description

• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a senior advisor to the AF Chief of Safety and the AF Safety Center (AFSEC) staff on mechanical safety matters for AF nuclear weapons systems.

Key Responsibilities

Provides professional and expert technical direction and assessment on mechanical safety issues for nuclear weapons systems. Functions as a professional subject matter expert for analyzing and mitigating hazards of mechanical safety issues to nuclear weapon systems, support equipment, and facilities where nuclear weapons are stored, handled, transported, and maintained.

Develops AF policy and formulates nuclear certification design criteria for mechanicl safety aspects of all AF nuclear weapon systems. Serves as the AFSEC representative on various Department of Defense and AF boards, IPTs, working groups, technical interchange and interdepartmental project officers meetings with DOE.

Requirements & Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Air Force Safety Center, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $127141 – $165288/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-04.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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