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Position, Navigation, and Timing SME, S4S

Department of the Air Force
United States Space Force Components
United States Space Force / Headquarters / S4S

Summary

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Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
03/17/2026 to 03/24/2026
Salary
$104,349 to - $161,313 per year

Salary is dependent upon duty location, grade, step and locality pay. Equivalent to GS 12/13 Equivalent.

Pay scale & grade
NH 3
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Top Secret
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
SF-FY26-6K-NH-0301-3-SPLASH
Control number
861513800

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The United States Space Force (USSF) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA is searching for a Position, Navigation, and Timing SME to support S4S (NH-0301-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
United States Space Forces-Space (S4S) is searching for a well-qualified candidate to fill the Operations Support Specialist position for 3-star Headquarters staff. Come join our amazing team as we Protect, Defend, Deliver, and Connect together! Serves as a Subject Matter Expert in the (a) Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), (b) Global Positioning System (GPS), and (c) Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) space operations arena, and is tasked with advising the S4S/S3, Director of Operations, on all aspects of operational support to United States Space Command. Conducts, or directs activities, or assists higher levels on challenging and innovative program development with only general guidance on policy, resources and planning; develops solutions to highly complex problems requiring various disciplines.


Ideal Candidate:
Extensive system knowledge of Navigation, and Timing, Global Positioning System , and Navigation Warfare space operations arena with relevant work experience directly related to these space mission systems.

Skills in working with people to maintain effective working relationships with groups interested in or affected by assigned programs and functions.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel products to develop and present professional technical and management documents at all levels.
Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and provide a comprehensive current operational readiness assessment to the commander.

Meets or exceeds a "Professional Working Proficiency, Plus" (highly nuanced understanding) language competency when preparing and delivering written and oral presentations

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S Citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
  • Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
  • May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
  • Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
  • This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
  • Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
  • PCS / relocation funding is not authorized.
  • Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
  • Incumbents on this position may need to be removed from their military recall status if alternatives for filling the position during an emergency are not available.
  • This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
  • Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.
  • Desired - not required: Inter-agency Language Round-table scale of 2 "Limited Working Proficiency" (can handle most routine situations) for French, or German, or Italian, or Japanese, or Korean, or Norwegian, or Spanish.
  • May be required to obtain and retain a US Government official passport as a condition of employment.
  • Shall have in-depth knowledge directly related to PNT, GPS, and NAVWAR.

Qualifications

The 0301 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here.

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.

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.

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