General Engineer at Space Development Agency

The position(s) covered by this vacancy announcement is in the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). For more information please see: ACQDEMO This position is part of the Department of Defense . The incumbent will act as the primary proxy for the SDA HQ Mission Operations Chief Engineer, delivering clear, concise, and authoritative technical advisement to flag-level leadership, management, and peer engineering teams.

Major duties

• This is a term position NTE 4 years, but may be converted to permanent without further competition. As a General Engineer you will be responsible for the following duties: Serves as the paramount, technical authority at the Operations Center (OC). Acts as the primary proxy for the SDA HQ Mission Operations Chief Engineer, delivering clear, concise, and authoritative technical advisement-both written and verbally-to flag-level leadership, management, and peer engineering teams. Directs and orchestrates real-time anomaly resolution for high-risk spacecraft and ground system contingencies. Operates decisively in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment, managing concurrent operational crises and leading joint government-contractor tiger teams to isolate faults and restore mission-critical capabilities. Governs the enterprise configuration management (CM) baseline. Leveraging deep expertise in space systems, cloud-based architectures, and ground networks, exercises authoritative oversight over all hardware, software, and procedural documentation. Chairs Change Control Boards (CCBs) to approve complex system modifications. Architects, develops, and implements strategic operational processes and procedures. Continuously evaluates complex operational frameworks and mandates the adoption of advanced engineering processes to optimize multi-tranche constellation readiness, efficiency, and safety. Spearheads Mission Integration and Operations (MIO) phases. Applying extensive background in satellite vehicle and ground network development, coordinates rigorous Integration and Test (I&T) campaigns to validate that newly deployed assets and cloud architectures meet strict operational acceptance criteria and is integrated with existing operational priorities and taskings. Represents the Operation Center's equities in the generation, critical review, and validation of enterprise-level technical and engineering requirements. Exercises final technical validation authority over comprehensive engineering data packages, including as-built drawings, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Software Version Descriptions (SVDs), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as impacting their respective Operations Center.

Qualifications

This position has a Basic Requirement for the 0801 series: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. *NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. You must have one year Specialized Experience equivalent to the NH-03/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private/military sector) giving the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position. Experience must be reflected in your resume. Specialized experience required for this position is: Experience directing and orchestrating real-time anomaly resolution for high-risk spacecraft and ground system contingencies. Experience in space systems, cloud-based architectures, and ground networks, exercising authoritative oversight over all hardware, software, and procedural documentation. Experience applying extensive background in satellite vehicle and ground network development, coordinates rigorous Integration and Test (I&T) campaigns. Please review the General Application Information and Definitions at: http://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/FourthEstateRequiredSupportingDocumentation.pdf?ver=2019-02-08-123333-753