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DUTIES:

• Serve as technical project lead for strategic system capability assessments, including scoping studies, completing in-house project analyses, leading mission partner teams to execute studies, and reviewing and out briefing study results to leadership within and external to the organization.
• As a member on a multi-disciplinary team, use background expertise and experience to lead and guide mission partner teams to execute technical analysis of strategic systems - including but not limited to capability analyses, threat assessments, nuclear effects analysis, modeling and simulation, test events, subject matter expert analyses, and architecture analyses.
• Work with other project leads and team leads to provide inputs to larger body of studies being executed, develop team strategy, and plan specific project directions for outyear execution.
• Proactively establish and grow relationships with relevant organizations within the nuclear enterprise community and potentially the Department of Defense with the purpose of sharing relevant information resulting from executed studies to customers and peers in a timely and effective manner.
• Clearly and effectively communicate technical results, strategies, and team objectives to division, directorate, and center-level leadership.
• Proactively develop and present technical briefings and reports to program stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Collaborate with relevant system program offices, COCOMs, operators/users to support concerns regarding strategic systems.
• As a member on a multi-disciplinary team, provide technical leadership and expertise on contractor work performance to include tracking progress, evaluating work products, supporting missions, and facilitating process development/improvement initiatives.

• Background in physics/nuclear physics/material sciences or engineering field is required.
• Ability to problem solve through innovative approaches is required.
• Operational experience of strategic weapon system experience is highly valued.
• Experience in analytical red-teaming, vulnerability analysis, root cause analysis, or risk analysis is a highly valued.
• Knowledge in analysis techniques such as but not limited to: STPA, fault tree analysis, FMA, or SMEVA
• Resourcefulness, ability to work in a team, and initiative are valued.
• Experience using analytical engineering tools, writing technical products, and presenting technical results and strategy is valued

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/
• Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance, and will be required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise
• Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website.
• This position is designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
• Employee must meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements.
• This position will be coded under the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP), Engineering and Technical Management Practitioner Level certification. This position has been designated as a Non-Critical Acquisition Position.
• The selectee must meet, or be capable of achieving the APDP certification as designated on the position description within the defined grace period for that certification level after assignment.
• This position also requires the employee to engage in acquisition continuous learning activities achieving 80 Continuous Learning points every 24 months.
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• Employee must have graduated with a bachelor’s degree in a physical science or Engineering from an Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program.
• This position may require 25% travel.
• In accordance with the Ethics in Government Act, 1978, employee may be required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
• Employee may be required to work extended or other than normal duty hours to include evenings and weekends and may be subject to recall.
• Incumbent may be required to report to work during base exercises, contingencies, or emergency situations and overtime/comp time/credit hours may be required to accomplish assigned duties.

Qualifications

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To qualify as an physical scientist, employee must meet the education and specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, 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. Knowledge of a wide range of multidisciplinary scientific, technical and engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, materials, and equipment to effectively apply theories, principles, and concepts to project development, execution, and advisory services.
2. Knowledge of technical and scientific methodologies sufficient to apply experimental theories and/or new applications to issues and provide technical advice and direction in support of weapon systems, subsystems, and/or support equipment.
3. Knowledge of systems engineering practices and procedures as they pertain to acquisition, modification, production, sustainment, and logistics principles, concepts, policies, and systems. Knowledge of asset management principles, DoD and AF concepts, theories, policies, directives, and procedures.
4. Knowledge of financial management principles and procedures, and public laws relative to assigned areas of expertise. Knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles, financial systems, and restrictions on the expenditures of funds.
5. Ability to devise and evaluate criteria, parameters, characteristics, and interrelationships for design approaches; to assess the impact of new technology on current systems and processes; and to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, form conclusions, and devise and recommend solutions to problems.

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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