AFWERX Prime Engineer

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Job Overview

This job announcement will be accepting submissions from all US citizens through 14 February 23.

AFWERX Prime Division seeks to hire two DR-0801-02 Research Engineers to further the mission of expanding technology transition paths to accelerate emerging dual-use markets by leveraging government resources for rapid and affordable fielding.

One Prime Engineer will be located at Wright-Patterson AFB and the second Prime Engineer will be located in Pittsburgh, PA. Both positions are eligible for remote telework.

Position duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Utilizes multidisciplinary professional engineering work involving the application of electronics, mechanical, systems, aerospace, and/or other engineering disciplines to plan, organize, lead and coordinate research projects and/or processes.
  • Performs analysis and uses systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approaches to manage projects related to human performance research, education and/or consultation. 
  • Determines how best to accomplish multi-disciplinary engineering objectives, develops and evaluates alternatives, designs and conducts experiments, analyzes and interpret results, publishes papers and technical reports, delivers presentations of results, and monitors in-house activities. 
  • Prepares contractual documents, technical reports, and/or evaluate technical proposals if needed. -Develops and maintains collaborations within and outside of AFRL. 
  • Maintains a technical and programmatic cognizance of outside technological and research projects and programs; reports status to peers and senior technical leaders as required. 
  • Organizes, manages and participates in workshops and technical exchange meetings as required.

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for telework opportunities; as determined by agency policy

Remote Work (CONUS)

Yes, this position is approved for remote work and duty location can be negotiated after selection.

Remote Work (Multiple Potential Duty Locations): The duty location for this position can be at the below Duty Locations. Telework options can be negotiated and implemented after entrance on duty

Wright Patterson AFB, OH

Required Qualifications

  • United States Citizenship
  • Must meet Professional Engineering Individual Occupation Requirements
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance
  • Applicants must have at least one (1) year specialized experience at the next lower grade DO-01/GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems, as confirmed in their resume. Equivalent experience in industry counts toward this requirement.
  • Must be able to meet Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) requirements

Desired Qualifications

  • Systems or Electrical Engineering education and/or experience highly desired
  • 3 years of experience developing technology, either as an engineer or a technical project manager
  • Expertise in Systems Engineering practices and open mission systems architectures
  • Experience with multiple data-link and network connections is desired
  • Experience operating Unmanned Aerial System and/or experience as air crew
  • Expertise utilized for upcoming AFWERX Prime efforts related to autonomy, advanced sensing, data-link and mission thread integration
(Req no. 01715)

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0801