AFRL/RYAA - Senior General Engineer; Senior Physical Scientist; Senior Mathematician; Senior Computer Scientist

Job Overview

• Develop innovative approaches for opportunistic, non-traditional, and distributed sensor development to include approaches using inferencing similar to Measurement & Signatures Intelligence (MASINT) methods. Will advance research in aggregating sensor data from heterogeneous multi-domain sources.
• Support the sensor technology community as an expert in technology development and transition. Connecting operations to Research and Development (R&D) for requirements generation.
• Lead/manage all aspects of subordinate/team efforts with complete accountability for mission and program success. 
• Formulate short- and long-term teaming/collaboration strategies across organizations/disciplines.
• Will need to have or learn to understand high-level technical requirements for  hybrid-cloud Information Technology (IT), cyber-physical devices, critical infrastructure, test & evaluation, mobile device programming, ad hoc / mesh networking, and edge platforms.
• Build collaborative relationships across broad functional and technical areas and engages with leaders at the national and/or international level. 
• Author and direct authoritative reports, documents, and presentations integrating multiple disciplines.
• Perform assessments supporting complex research programs developing sensor exploitation algorithms for Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Electronic Warfare (EW), Critical Infrastructure, SCADA systems, and Command and Control (C2) applications for Air Force operators.
• Responsible for technology development to drive sensing approaches and design goals for solutions of sensor deployment in challenging environments.
• Conduct and manage both in-house and contractual programs to advance techniques, theories, and infrastructure to exploit ISR sensor data and advocates and leads Research and Development efforts with other agencies.
• Advise and assist with developing strategic plans and identifying resources needed to accomplish technical objectives in support of both internal and external Research and Development efforts.
• This job announcement will be accepting candidate submissions from DD MON YYYY – DD MON YYYY. Your application WILL NOT be considered if all required documents are not submitted.

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.

Required Qualifications

• United States Citizenship. 
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance. 
• Possess a professional science or engineering (S&E) degree, in a relevant technical field, from an accredited academic institution.
• Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade or equivalent in other pay systems.
• This is a drug testing position.
• This position has been designated as a Non-Critical Acquisition Position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP). This position is an Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) position requiring Engineering & Technical Management (N), Level/Tier 2 (Practitioner) Non-critical acquisition certification.  The selectee must meet or be capable of achieving acquisition certification witihin 60 months after assignment.  This position also requires the emplolyee to engage in acquisition continuous learning activiities achieving 80 continuous learning points every 24 months.  *Applicants must list all completed APDP certifications on their resume.
• At least one (1) year of specialized experience as a R&D team lead. 
• At least one (1) year of specialized experience in R&D work unit management. 
• At least one (1) year of specialized experience with on-site contractor support staff.
• Selectee is required to submit annual Confidential Financial Disclosure (OGE Form 450).
• Ability to accept 80% solutions and execute without the other 20%.
• COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: To ensure compliance with an applicable nationwide preliminary injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the  Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, travel restrictions, screening testing, and restriction from the workplace.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in a team lead or supervisor role.
• Experience working with DOD / DOD contractors. 
• Ability to cultivate and sustain a professional environment of cooperation, cohesion, and teamwork. 
• Operational experience in the DOD is a plus.
• Experience with developing and maintaining working relationships with academia, industry, and other government agencies for research. 
• Previous technical experience in Cyber-Physical Sensing, Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) or Critical Infrastructure.
• Interest or passion working with Internet-of-Things (IoT), mobile communication devices and cellular networks.
• Ability to motivate, develop, and grow technical teams.
• Ability to support and enable organization program, mission, vision, values, and promote a culture of innovation.
• Ability to help workforce advance, accept change, and continuously improve ability to contribute to the Department of Air Force mission.

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