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Re-Entry Systems Engineer (RVBNI)

  • City, State:
    • Albuquerque, NM
  • Location/Base:
    • Kirtland AFB, NM
  • Level:
    • Mid-Level
  • Pay Plan-Grade:
    • DR-02
    • DR-03
  • Pay Range (without Locality):
    • DR-02: $74,734 - $117,351
    • DR-03: $103,145 - $145,762
  • Technology Directorate/Mission Organization:
    • RV
  • Office Symbol:
    • RVBNI
  • Job Overview:

    • This job announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 10 January 2025.  To properly credit your work experience, please add day/month/year to your work experience entries.  Resumes are requested.

      The Nuclear Mission Branch, Space Vehicles Directorate, RVBNI seeks to hire a mid-level Technical Project Manager in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prometheus is an AFRL-led partnership with government and commercial space industry for high-cadence, recoverable, reliable, and cost-effective orbital and hypersonic reentry experiments. Its multiple platforms offer exposure to Mach 25+ flight environments and payload recovery for TRL advancement and S&T maturation. 

      Duties for this position include, but are not limited to:

      • Provide technical leadership in the implementation of systems engineering processes
      • Lead system level technical requirements development, management, and control for the Prometheus effort
      • Support the Prometheus effort in full lifecycle project systems engineering including development, execution, and systems analytic methods that support technology and re-entry platform maturation, test, and evaluation
      • Serve as interface between RVBNI, stakeholders, contractors, end-users, suppliers, and test organizations
      • Apply Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and requirements management systems to capture critical program information and inform decisions during system development
      • Support creation and maintenance of digital models for development and integration efforts on current and future programs
      • Oversee configuration management efforts between Prometheus project teams, external government organizations, industry partners, and other stakeholders
      • Participate in test planning to include MRTFB (Major Range and Test Facility Base) interface and associated processes
      • Foster collaboration with DOD partners and stakeholders
         
  • Telework:
    • Yes, this position is eligible for telework opportunities; as determined by agency policy
  • Remote Work (CONUS):
    • No, this position is not approved for remote work.
  • Eligible for a Referral Bonus?:
    • No
  • Required Qualifications:
      • US Citizenship
      • Bachelor's degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, science or related field.
      • Demonstrated experience leading systems engineering efforts of large, complex assembly, research, and/or development programs
      • Significant knowledge of systems engineering practices including requirements development/management, design, failure and risk assessment, and verification/validation
      • Knowledge of systems engineering tools and techniques, project work planning, scheduling, cost estimating, budget management, and project control
      • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
      • Ability to obtain and/or maintain a DOD TS/SCI clearance
         
  • Desired Qualifications:
      • 3-5 years leadership or personnel management in relevant large programs
      • Experience leading systems engineering efforts associated with space programs or weapons programs
      • Demonstrated ability to promote and maintain productive relationship across internal, external, and customer organizations
      • Demonstrated ability to meet schedule and technical deliverables for multiple large, concurrent projects with a range of priorities

       

      (Requisition No. 79901)
       

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