Job Advertisement Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/889118400
Organization: National Air & Space Intelligence Center (NASIC)/GXSZ
Location: Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Salary: $130,461 - $169,604 per year
Open Dates: Open 10/19/2026 to 10/30/2026
SECURITY NOTICE:
You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this position. You must also be able and willing to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance. A non-disclosure agreement is required upon hire.
About Us:
NASIC is the national source for air, space, and cyberspace intelligence. As a NASIC employee, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of experts working together to solve technical challenges. By working with us, you’ll help discover and characterize the capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities of our nation’s enemies.
Primary Purpose of this Position:
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Signals Development Team Principal Intelligence Analyst (PIA) and subject matter expert with responsibilities in the exploitation of signal data and in the design, development, and procurement of advanced techniques related to signal data exploitation in support of the employees assigned to the organization.
Responsibilities
DUTY 1: Conducts and oversees the most complex processing and exploitation of information. Serves as NASICs senior signals development analyst. Provides technical leadership on the flight's most difficult and complex signal discovery and exploitation projects.
DUTY 2: As a recognized expert provides technical guidance, advisory support, lead and assistance on projects and/or major phases for broad and varied operations and manages fiscal resources for both long- and short-term flight objectives. Performs very complex, difficult assignments on an individual basis or as a team member/ leader responsible for completing phases of an overall work effort. Leads or participates in cross-discipline teams working highly complex programs, projects, and/ or studies.
DUTY 3: Represents the organization at a variety of functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with staff counterparts and management officials at Centers, Combatant Commands, DoD Intelligence agencies, HQ Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), and HQ USAF, or with contractor specialists.
DUTY 4: Accomplishes professional development and maintains technical proficiency through professional interaction with technical and professional societies, associations, academia, symposia, contractors, research and development organizations, and participation in formal training programs.
Qualifications:
1. Knowledge of the signals intelligence cycle, signals intelligence policy and guidance, and the structure, organization, roles and missions, and inter-relationships of the national and foreign Intelligence Communities, the DoD, and USAF.
2. Knowledge of the national intelligence community, Joint, DoD structure, organizations and mission/functions, inter-relationships and operations.
3. Skill in conducting unbiased complex signals research, identifying appropriate available systems/data sources, and producing processing and exploitation requirement assessments that answer specific tasks to link and leverage agency capabilities in support of consumers, customers, and clients.
4. Skill in communicating effectively with others both orally and in writing, in working out solutions to problems or questions related to the work, writing clear and concise intelligence products, and delivering written and/or verbal presentations to senior level audiences for decision-making purposes.
5. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, negotiating complex issues, and resolving conflicts based on mature judgment, experience, and recognized professional standing.
6. Ability to devise and evaluate criteria, parameters, characteristics, and interrelationships for design approaches, and to assess the impact of new technology on current systems and processes.
Resume Requirements:
The following information must be included in your resume. Failure to include may result in your disqualification:
- 2-page limit resume layout: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include
- Resume must be attached and saved as a Word Document or PDF titled with your First Name/Last Name.
- Part-time positions must include hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present)
- Current Federal civilian employees must:
- List the pay plan, series, and grade (i.e. GG-0132-12) for all Federal civilian positions held.
- Do not merge experiences together – i.e. grouping GG-07/09/11/12 job history
- Include unique experiences for each position held
Important Education Reminder:
For positions requiring a degree, applicants MUST attach their official or unofficial college transcripts to their submission. Per the September 2016 mandate, failure to provide transcripts will result in non-referral.
