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OPEN: 22 OCTOBER 2026 CLOSES: 5 NOVEMBER 2026
Air Force Civilian Service is currently seeking a full-time Supervisory General Engineer to work in the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems Directorate, Payloads Division at Hill Air Force Base near Layton, Utah.
This position (986896) is an NH-0801-03. The basic salary range for this position is $89,508 - $138,370 based on Value of Position (83), which includes locality pay (17.06%).
- Value of Position: If your current basic salary is within the band, but above the stated Value of Position, your basic salary will not be reduced if you are selected for the position.
- Recruitment, Relocation, Retention, and Student Loan Incentives may be authorized.
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- If you submit a resume that is more than 2 pages, you may receive an error message. Please submit no more than a 2-page resume to be considered.
- Provide all academic degrees, professional military education and any other professional certifications on your 2-page resume.
- Recruitment and/or relocation bonuses might be offered upon review of qualifications, and other significant factors.
- Candidates may be asked to provide three professional references upon request.
The AFNWC ICBM Systems Directorate, Payloads Division manages a major development program charged to develop, test, and produce the Mk21A System, providing a strategic deterrent to nuclear attack against the United States.
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Mk21A Branch first level Supervisor for multiple engineers to include directing workload, engineering projects, and management elements for team members.
RANGE OF DUTIES:
- Serves as first-line supervisor for the Mk21A SEIT and Integration IPTs performing the following tasks: typical personnel management tasks, assigns and manages work within the Branch, organizes and conducts training; acquires necessary resources to accomplish the mission; and provides feedback and evaluations for assigned employees.
- Advises on technical design, development, acquisition, test, and operational issues related to requirements, systems engineering, safety, and security.
- Actively uses Systems Engineering principles and processes in support of multiple sustainment and development efforts.
- Leads projects for the engineering team, sets priorities and tracking multiple technical issues at a time across multiple programs.
- Communicates issues and resolutions to contractors, stakeholders, and team members with varying technical backgrounds.
- Delivers the required support for Mk21A operational tests, to include pre-briefings and post-analysis briefings.
- Engages with extended and geographically dispersed stakeholders including subject matter experts from across AFNWC, Air Force Global Strike Command, support contractors, etc., to ensure technical activities are successfully planned, coordinated, and executed.
DESIRED SKILLS:
- Five or more years of relevant engineering experience is typically required to successfully perform as an engineering supervisor.
- Experience with acquisition, design, development, and/or life cycle sustainment of a product/system with complex engineering and management challenges is highly valued.
- Strong technical skills in engineering sufficient to identify technical gaps and deficiencies in contractor deliverables that will require attention is necessary.
- Experience in re-entry systems, and/or systems engineering processes is desirable.
- Experience with the MMIII or Sentinel ICBM is preferred.
- Experience to include requirement definition, design reviews, testing, test plans and test reports reviewing drawings and analysis, planning validation and verification events is highly valued.
- Candidates should be knowledgeable in DoD acquisition processes, to include but not limited to: Risk processes and configuration control board processes.
- Candidates should have strong leadership and communication skills.
REQUIREMENTS:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance with special sensitivity, Special Access Program (SAP), and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access eligibility.
- Engineer candidates must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) All Professional Engineering Positions, 0800, Individual Occupational Requirements: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf
- 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.
- Employee may be required to work overtime or an irregular work shift.
