Supervisory General Engineer (NH-0801-04)

Air Force Test Center; Nellis Air Force Base Census-Designated Place (NV); On-site; USD 128,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Force Test Center at Nellis AFB, NV is seeking a Supervisory General Engineer (NH-0801-04) to lead the Digital Test and Training Range efforts for the 445th Test Squadron.

You will supervise engineers and analysts, oversee JSE development, ensure integration across disciplines, and provide technical leadership to military and civilian staff.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s-level ABET engineering degree.
• Requires Top-Secret security clearance.
• Drug testing designated position.
• DAU Level II for Test and Evaluation.
• Within 30 days of assuming position, file an OGE-450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
• Extensive knowledge in modeling and simulation, fifth-generation aircraft characteristics, sensing and radar systems.

Responsibilities

• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities at least 25% of the time.
• Direct, oversee, and integrate the efforts of engineers assigned to develop and operate JSE.
• Maintains cognizance of JSE team engineering activities.
• Provides technical leadership to civilian, military and contractor personnel for JSE.

Skills

JSE experience

Flight test

AF/USN flight ops

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Job description

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The Air Force Test Center is looking for a Full-Time Supervisory General Engineer (NH-0801-04) to work at the 412th Test Wing, 412th Electronic Warfare Group, 445th Test Squadron Operating Location (445 TS/OL) at Nellis Air Force Base.

This position is the Lead Engineer for the 445th Test Squadron, Digital Test and Training Range-Nellis, which serves as the 412 Electronic Warfare Group's focal point for achieving and maintaining a Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at Nellis AFB, NV, representing the Air Force Test Center equities. Provides professional engineering expertise and direction to the JSE integration and operations teams. Oversees efforts of assigned military, civilian, and contractor engineers engaged in the development test and evaluation of JSE system architecture to support the digital test and training range at Nellis AFB. Demonstrates expertise in modeling and simulation, integration, and operation of modern combat aircraft, command and control, ground-based early warning and anti-aircraft platforms, as well as test planning, provisioning, execution, analysis and reporting. Responsible for the development and implementation of design, architecture, and validation/verification of the Digital Test and Training Range.

Announcement Closes: 08/31/2026.

Typical 2026 salary range: $128,473 - $196.455 Per Year

Travel Requirements:

Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY) by military or commercial aircraft approximately 60 days per year.

Areas of Consideration (AOC):

Department - wide (DoD)

Incentives:

• - This position MAY be eligible for a recruitment/relocation incentive. Specifics will be discussed with the Selecting Official.
• - This position MAY be eligible for paid relocation (Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs MAY be paid). Specifics will be discussed with the Selecting Official.
• - This position MAY be eligible for a Student Loan Repayment (SLR) incentive. Specifics will be discussed with the Selecting Official.

Desired Skills:

• -2 years of experience working as an engineer/operator, and/or analyst in a facility hosting the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE)
• -2 years of flight test experience
• -2 years of experience in USAF or USN flight operations in combat coded aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle

Major Duties:

Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities at least 25% of the time. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short/long-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.

Serves as the technical focal point in the development of the JSE digital test range, to direct, oversee, and integrate the efforts of military and civilian engineers assigned to develop and operate JSE.

Ensures integrated approaches across engineering efforts in support of JSE activities. Maintains cognizance of JSE team engineering activities.

Provides technical leadership to civilian, military and support contractor personnel engaged in executing the responsibilities assigned to JSE.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 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
• Obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• This is a drug testing designated position.
• A professional engineering degree at the bachelor’s level from an ABET accredited institution. (Check OPM Qualifications Standard and Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR))
• Obtain & maintain DAU Level II for Test and Evaluation.
• Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.”
• Expert knowledge and expertise in engineering with a high level of specialized knowledge in many of the following areas, plus expertise in applying Modeling and Simulation (M&S) to these areas; fifth generation aircraft operational characteristics, sensing systems, sensor fusion, countermeasure techniques and systems, capabilities of enemy and friendly threat systems (surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft artillery, air-to-air missiles) and associated radar systems, and Radar Cross section (RCS) and other low observable techniques.
• Expert knowledge of weapon systems and related subsystems/equipment and their projected use in the military and methods of testing; knowledge of federal and DoW acquisition regulations, processes and procedures.
• Ability to guide a team of engineers through the resolution of complex technical, resource and logistics challenges/issues related to the implementation of test and training architecture of advanced airborne systems.

ADHERENCE TO APPLICABLE HAF/AFMC/AFTC STRATEGIC HIRING GUIDANCE IS REQUIRED

412th Electronic Warfare Group Manpower Workflow: [e-mail] with the subject line "SUPV GENERAL ENGINEERf, 445 TS/EWJ-OL".