• Responsible for systems engineering activities required for the assigned mission and/or the design, development, production, test, and support of assigned systems.
• Evaluates contractors' technical proposals. Assembles and integrates the technical portions of Requests for Proposals and system plans, utilizing inputs from other engineering specialists.
• Represents his/her organization by engaging with other organizations, including functional counterparts, HQ AFMC, DoD, other federal agencies, industry partners and academia.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Telework may be authorized.
• Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
• Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
• Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website.
• This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
• Supervisory requirements may be required depending upon the position being filled.
• Promotion potential may be authorized depending upon position being filled.
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• Male must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov.
• The position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
• The incumbent of this position may be required to work overtime or an irregular work shift.
• Position has been designated as a Non-Critical Acquisition Position and covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program. Must meet, or be capable of achieving the APDP certification within the grace period.
• This position also requires the employee to engage in acquisition continuous learning activities achieving 80 Continuous Learning points every 24 months.
• This is a positive education series. Official transcript are required.

Qualifications

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Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions.
Click on the following link to view qualification requirements for this position: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the NH-0801-03, Systems Engineer
Click on the following link to view occupational requirements for this position:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf.

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:

• Professional engineering knowledge gained through attainment of a Bachelor's degree in one of the engineering disciplines or equivalent is required. Advanced degree such as Masters or PhD are preferred.
• In-depth, expert knowledge of the theories, principles, practices, methods, and techniques of aircrew and maintenance training systems acquisition and development.
• Broad knowledge of weapons systems operational procedures, techniques, climatic and environmental factors that impact training system performance.
• Knowledge of related engineering disciplines such as systems engineering, controls and displays, on-board computer systems, software development and distribution processing.
• Knowledge of regulations, policies, and operating instructions, and procedures as they pertain to the preparation of technical documents, technical source selections, statements of work, and design and test standardization.
• A working knowledge of capabilities of computer systems and how they may be effectively employed to assist required analytical efforts.

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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