Duties
The United States Space Force (USSF) at Los Angeles AFB, El Segundo, CA is seeking an Enterprise Engineering & Governance Engineer to support the Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) (NH-0801-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).
Description:
Are you ready to elevate your impact from a single system to the entire Space Enterprise? The Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) is seeking a forward-thinking Enterprise Engineering and Governance Engineer to help architect the future of our nation's space domain capabilities. This is a premier developmental opportunity for an engineer looking to transition from focused System Program Office (SPO) operations to enterprise-level Systems of Systems (SoS) engineering.
In this role, you will step back from the component level to see the "big picture." You will play a pivotal role in shaping technical governance, integrating cross-cutting space architectures, and ensuring our disparate space systems operate seamlessly as a unified force. By bridging the gap between individual program execution and enterprise-wide strategic vision, you will drive the engineering excellence and interoperability required to counter emerging threats. If you are ready to expand your technical horizons, influence enterprise-level decision-making, and build the future space architecture, this is your launchpad.
Unmatched Visibility and Career Growth:
This position serves as a strategic vantage point, providing unparalleled visibility across the United States Space Force (USSF). Beyond your daily work within Space Systems Command (SSC), you will actively collaborate with diverse mission partners across the enterprise, including SpOC, STARCOM, and external national security space stakeholders. This high-level exposure is designed to help you chart your future-empowering you to identify and pursue leadership and technical opportunities not just within SSC, but across the entire space community. If you are ready to expand your technical horizons, influence enterprise-level decision-making, and build the future space architecture, this is your launchpad.
Ideal Candidate:
- Education: A Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering or a related Science discipline from an ABET-accredited institution.
- Experience: Foundational engineering experience within a SPO, demonstrating a solid understanding of the DoD/Space Force acquisition lifecycle, technical baselines, and standard systems engineering processes.
- Mindset & Approach: A natural problem-solver with strong analytical and logic skills. Possess a strong desire to transition from single-system engineering to SoS thinking, with the ability to conceptualize how individual nodes connect into a broader, integrated enterprise architecture.
- Technical Engineering Skills: Familiarity with technical governance frameworks, requirements generation, technical change management, and configuration management. Exposure to, or training in, Digital Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is highly desirable but not mandatory.
- Program & Risk Management: Demonstrated risk management skills, coupled with strong organizational and time management abilities to navigate complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Soft Skills & Leadership: Excellent communication and collaboration skills. The candidate must have diplomacy and tact to build consensus and drive alignment across competing teams, varied stakeholders, and enterprise leaders.
- Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret w/SCI clearance.
- This position has been designated for drug testing. Incumbent is subject to random urinalysis testing as a condition of employment.
- Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance for the position.
- 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.
- Employees may be required to work extended or other than normal duty hours to include evenings and weekends and may be subject to recall.
- This position is designated a CRITICAL APDP position.
- Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually, thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.” Employees are required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.
- Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
- Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
- Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
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
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): 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. Click here for more information.
Disabled veteran leave 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, click here.
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.
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:
Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.
Required Documents
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
- Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
- Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
- Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
- Job title
- Detailed duties and accomplishments
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor's name and phone number
- Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
- Hours per week
- Salary, if applicable
- Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.