Engineering and Analysis Branch Chief

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The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Systems Delta 89 (SYD 89) at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California is searching for an Engineering and Analysis Branch Chief (NH-0801-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).

Description:

Serving as the Engineering and Analysis Branch Chief, you will support the Space Control Power (SCP) Program Acquisition Executive (PAE), under the Director of Engineering, in delivering cyber, ground-, and space-based combat-power capabilities to contest and control the space domain through fires, movement, and maneuver, thereby preserving U.S., Allied, and commercial freedom of action. In this leadership role, you will define and maintain portfolio-level engineering governance processes-including engineering, risk, and configuration control boards-integrate these with enterprise forums and prepare senior leaders with critical pre-briefs and recommended voting positions. Furthermore, you will sustain the portfolio technical baseline, systems-engineering models, and configuration-item databases for risks, issues, gaps, opportunities, and requirements to ensure all technical decisions remain fully traceable and aligned with strategic national security priorities.

The ideal candidate for the Engineering and Analysis Branch Chief role is a decisive subject matter expert and leader with a Bachelor's degree or higher and an active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and SAP briefing capability, possessing strong mentoring, communication, and collaboration skills to engage effectively with mission partners up-and-out and down-and-in across multiple PEOs, PAEs, SYDs, MDs, and the SSIO. They must excel at leading teams through uncertainty, prioritizing critical efforts by making deliberate trade-offs, and executing systems-of-systems, integration, and mission engineering. Additionally, they must bring proven experience managing engineering governance processes, maintaining portfolio technical baselines, and supporting systems-engineering models to ensure alignment across the Space Enterprise.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

1. Professional knowledge of general engineering policies, theories, principles and concepts, and familiarity with other engineering disciplines to carry out conventional engineering assignments.
2. Ability to analyze, interpret and apply general engineering rules and procedures in a variety of situations and recommend effective solutions to senior engineers.
3. Skill in working with customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations.
4. Ability to persuade others to accept recommendations, work toward an agreement, and negotiate mutually acceptable solutions.
5. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
6. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations; monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.
7. Ability to identify problems and use sound judgment and decisions to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Position requires a TS security clearance with eligibility for access to SCI, other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information, or involvement in TS SAP to fully perform the duties of the position.
• A non-disclosure agreement must be signed.
• 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.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• The employee must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
• Position requires a professional engineering degree at the bachelor's level from an ABET accredited institution is required. Advanced degrees are preferred.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed "Unscheduled Telework".
• 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 annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, "Confidential Financial Disclosure Report." Employee is required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.
• This position is part of the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
• May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
• PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/.
• Incentive is not authorized.
• 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 here. In 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.

Additional information

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Benefits

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