SENIOR GENERAL ENGINEER - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY Job in Arlington, VA

Vacancy No. AFMC-12691779-CNR-FLYER Department Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide
Salary $138,152.00 to $195,234.00 Grade 3 to 3
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 2/14/2025 Close Date 3/13/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Arlington, VA


Summary

The Air Force offers qualified applicants opportunities to be hired for certain occupations covered by Direct Hire Authorities (DHA). The use of DHA is a fast-track method of hiring applicants from the public with no prior federal status using a non-traditional method of recruitment.

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Duties

  • The incumbent will serve as a Senior Plans and Programs Engineer responsible for organizational strategic planning, programming, and budgeting activities supporting the Resource Planning and Integration (AFOSR) mission.
  • Provides corporate interface and reviews Higher Headquarters strategic documents, organization policies, directives, and procedures to assess impact to AFOSR investment priorities.
  • Develops AFOSR Strategic Plan and Annual Planning Guidance and advises leadership on investment strategy and resource allocation.
  • Assists the Director to ensure national and Department of Defense space science and engineering priorities are integrated into the overall AFOSR investment plan.
  • Conducts strategic analysis and budgeting forecasting, evaluates major trends, and recommends plans and fiscal policy.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position
  • This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection
  • The duty location for this position is Arlington, VA
  • Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website
  • Travel and/or performance of additional duties may be required
  • Male must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
  • Disclosure of Political Appointments
  • Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period
  • For additional information on direct hire opportunities with the Air Force please go to https://afciviliancareers.com/find-a-job/

Qualifications

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions and Individual Occupational Requirements for All Professional Engineering Positions 0800.

To qualify for this position, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent at the next lower level, DR-2 (GS-12/13), or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience may be experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

AND

A degree in Engineering: To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA'S): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, and abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
  1. Problem Solving
  2. Communication
  3. Technology Management
  4. Teamwork and Leadership

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Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith 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.

Additional information

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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.

Benefits

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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.

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Required Documents

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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.

How to Apply

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Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal working age.

Agency contact information

Amanda Blankenship
Address
EHA DHA
550 C Street West
JBSA Randolph AFB, TX 78150
US

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