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
- Plans work to be accomplished by subordinate employees, sets and adjusts short and long-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
- Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the organization, related to the design, production, and maintenance of software and systems in support of weapons systems necessary to meet the organization and customer needs.
- Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with other organizations that interface with the organization.
- Provides technical advice to management and personnel of other organizations supported by the organization pertaining to problems, tasks, or work involving any or all engineering/computer science specialties.
- Promotes safety/health in the work place through awareness and compliance with safety rules, regulations and best practices.
- Provides full cooperation with org/inspection teams to resolve deficiencies and promote customer satisfaction.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Telework may be authorized.
- If authorized, 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/
- Security clearance requirements are based upon actual position being filled.
- Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website.
- This is a designated Drug Testing Position.
- Supervisory requirements may be required.
- Promotion potential may be authorized depending upon position being filled.
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- May be required to work overtime.
- This position MAY be eligible for a recruitment/relocation/retention/student loan incentive. Specifics will be discussed with the Selecting Official.
- The employee may be required to travel om military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
Qualifications
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Note: Roster may be used to fill vacancies Complex wide for the next 120 days.
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific positions.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Professional knowledge of electronics engineering and computer science concepts, theories, principles, and practices and working knowledge of other disciplines, such as aerospace, industrial, mechanical, and/or electrical engineering; of a broad range of engineering standards, precedents, methods, and techniques to ensure work in compliance with regulations and standards; and the applicability of such knowledge to the full range of duties concerned with design, production, and maintenance of Operational Flight Programs, Automated Test Systems, Test Program Set Software, and other systems used to support the warfighter and weapons systems program offices.
2. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
3. Knowledge of standard contracting regulations, practices, and procedures.
4. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of a small to medium sized organization.
5. Knowledge of budgeting, procurement, standard configuration and finding regulations, practices and processes related to system acquisition and sustainment management functions.
6. A professional degree at the bachelor's level from an ABET accredited institution in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or a closely related discipline is required.
Education
1550 Series:
Basic Requirements: Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.
Evaluation of Education:
Applicants should have sufficient knowledge to understand the fundamental concepts and techniques of computer science. Courses designed to provide an introduction to computer science techniques and methodologies, to problems of system design, and to other specialized fields are acceptable. Courses or experience in teaching elementary, business, or shop mathematics are not acceptable.
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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
Click APPLY NOW to complete an application and upload resume (PDF or Word Doc) and/or additional documents (Transcripts, certifications, Vet Docs (DD214), SF-50). The vacancy may also be viewed on LinkedIn. Note: LinkedIn does not support Internet Explorer 11 (or below) and the LinkedIn experience may be suboptimal. LinkedIn recommends moving to another browser.
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Equal Opportunity Employer.
U.S. citizenship required.
Must be of legal working age.
Next steps
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