Full Job Description
The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a Full-Time Equipment Specialist (NH-1670-03) to work at Air Force Materiel Command, (AFMC) in the Air Force Sustainment Center location in Dayton, OH at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. This federal job offers a rewarding and exciting career with benefits.
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Recruitment, Relocation, Retention and Student Loan Incentives may be authorized.
Roster may be used to fill like vacancies for the next 120 days
Salary Range ($92,841- $143,523) Yearly with locality pay included
Job Open Date 10/5/2026
Job Close Date 10/19/2026
Who may apply: All U.S. Citizens
Aerospace Equipment Specialist (Modeling, Simulation, & Analysis)
Drive the acceleration of next-generation aerospace technology as the principal Equipment Specialist for Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A). Working within the vital Support Branch, you will apply high-fidelity, Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) environments to integrate advanced weapon systems and validate experimental software-based platforms before they hit the battlefield.
What you will accomplish:
- Architect Tomorrow's Flight Line: Work at the leading edge of aerospace engineering, using high-fidelity simulations to test, evaluate, and integrate complex aircraft subsystems and weapon payloads.
- Pioneer LVC Environments: Lead the deployment of Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) simulations-bridging the gap between physical hardware and advanced virtual combat environments.
- Operational Launchpad: Join a Support Branch dedicated to building the operational foundation that transforms experimental software concepts into deployment-ready capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Aerospace Simulation & Analysis: Conduct detailed Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) of high-consequence aerospace systems, subsystems, and weapons to verify structural and electronic integrity.
- Capability Integration & Testing: Deliver technical expertise to rapidly integrate new capabilities into current weapon systems, accelerating development timelines.
- Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) Oversight: Build, configure, and maintain high-fidelity virtual battle spaces to run complex system testing in simulated combat environments.
- Foundation Support for Engineering: Assist in delivering experimental and operational software-based systems, ensuring infrastructure is perfectly tuned to support military development teams.
If you are:
- A technical specialist with deep experience in aerospace equipment, subsystem testing, or hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments.
- A simulation enthusiast skilled in modeling software, virtual-constructive environments (LVC), or mathematical flight/weapon modeling.
- A mission-focused problem solver driven to ensure that complex aerospace systems are proven, accurate, and completely ready for air combat.
Join Our Mission & Shape the Virtual Skies!
"Before our pilots fly or our weapons are deployed, they are proven in the virtual environments we create and control. Bring your technical expertise to a forward-looking Support Branch where your work in modeling and simulation directly secures the operational advantage for our warfighters. Apply today and engineer the future of flight-testing!"
QUALIFICATIONS:
- U.S. Citizenship
- May occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft
- Obtain and maintain a Secret Security clearance
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours
- Designated drug testing position
Recruitment Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
1. Extensive knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative techniques for the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems concerning efficiency and effectiveness of the program and/or strategic sourcing.
2. Master knowledge of overall missions, functions, and organization of the agency or component. Ability to apply the knowledge to evaluate current organizational strategies and performance.
3. Extensive knowledge of organizational concepts, principles, and practices as related to the requirements for performance-based logistics, acquisition, supply maintenance, procurement procedures, manufacturing, strategic sourcing, and other support areas.
4. Ability to work with lead, and manage various groups or individuals to resolve difficult problems/situations as related to organizational issues. Ability to understand and deploy lean concepts in problem resolution.
5. Skill in interpreting and applying complex Department of Defense (DOD, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Material Command (AFMC), and Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) regulations, methods, operating procedures, and policies, as well as developing methods and operating procedures as required.
RESUME: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable and longer than two-pages. Additional information on how to complete the two-page resume is located at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit.
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.
Click the apply button to complete an application and upload a resume no more than 2 pages (PDF Form) and/or additional documents (Transcripts, certifications, Vet Docs (DD214), SF-50).
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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.
