The United States Space Force (USSF) at Los Angeles Air Force Base is searching for a Chief for Commercial Engineering & Integration (NH-0801-04, GS-14/15 equivalent).
Description:
Are you a visionary engineer ready to shape the future of America's capabilities in space? As an Engineer for the U.S. Space Force, you will serve as the senior technical authority for integrating cutting-edge commercial space technologies into our national defense architecture. You will lead a diverse, contractor-led technical workforce, guiding the development of novel commercial solutions and ensuring they meet the warfighter's needs at the speed of relevance.
In this role, you will provide expert consultation to senior leaders, direct complex technical analyses, and build robust relationships with partners in the intelligence community and commercial industry. You will be at the forefront of identifying and mitigating risks, resolving complex integration challenges, and defending engineering strategies that will define our nation's next-generation space capabilities. If you are an expert in systems engineering and passionate about leveraging commercial innovation for national security, this is the mission for you.
At a high level, the E&I lead serves as the central integration hub for COMSO, acting as a matchmaker between joint space warfighter needs and vetted commercial space capabilities. This requires a lot of strategic stakeholder engagement across PAEs, SWAC, MSDP, SSDP, SpaceWERX, DIU, DARPA, and SAF/SQ to align investments and bridge funding gaps for promising technologies and game-changing commercial space capabilities.
In terms of ongoing job responsibilities, the lead is tasked with institutionalizing the commercial space acquisitions framework across the enterprise to standardize how we transition these commercial capabilities into programs of record, mission deltas and space components. They also manage ongoing security and integration pipelines, such as utilizing the DARPA Bridges initiative as a continuous process to clear commercial companies for FCLs and DD254s. Additionally, the role involves leading the Commercial Innovation and Investments Team (COMMIIT) to ensure ongoing joint commercial funding transparency, while continually shaping the broader agile requirements process through the JCIDS revamp to ensure COMSO's opportunity-based acquisition model is represented.
Ideal Candidate:
A professional engineering degree (bachelor's level) from an ABET-accredited institution is required. Advanced degrees are preferred. Extensive background in systems engineering and integrating commercial space solutions. Deep knowledge of the DoD/USSF mission, organizational structure, and acquisition processes. Proven ability to provide technical oversight for complex projects and evaluate state-of-the-art technology. Must meet, or be capable of meeting, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements for this Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) position.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI 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.
This position has been designated as an acquisition position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
Position requires a professional engineering degree at the bachelor's level from an ABET accredited institution is required. Advanced degrees are preferred.
The employee must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
Employee is required to meet Continuing Learning requirements.
Qualifications
The 0801 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here. In addition to the above requirements, you can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 4th section titled Professional and Scientific Positions.
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.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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.
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.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
