Chief, Structural Materials Evaluation Section

Job Overview

This job announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 1700 EST on 15 Dec 2023.  Position is open to all US Citizens.

The AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate seeks to hire a motivated and experienced Supervisory Scientist or Engineer to serve as a Structural Materials Evaluation Section Chief in the Accelerated Materials and Processing Solutions Branch of the Composite, Ceramic, Metallic &, Materials Performance Division.  This position will be filled at the DR-2 (GS-12/13 equivalent) or DR-3 (GS-14 equivalent) level and is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.  This position may be filled as a 5-year Modified Term Appointment (new government hires, current government term employees, etc.) with the option to later convert to a permanent appointment.

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Position duties include, but are not limited to:

• Directs, coordinates and oversees training, development and wingman connect events for subordinate employees.
• Mentors employees, provides employee performance/contribution assessments, and appropriately recognizes employee achievements through formal and informal means
• Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of senior management.
• Serves as an authoritative reviewer of laboratory processes, pay, leave, travel, government credit card, and other administrative processes in coordination with the Branch Chief.
• Provides technology program leadership support to the Branch Chief and ensures manpower, contractual, and laboratory support to the Branch Technical Leads in the execution of the Rapid Response/Failure Analysis Internal Development Capability (IDC) to provide responsive research laboratory support to customers for time-urgent material and process needs.
• Collaborates with the Branch Chief and Branch Technical Leads in the strategic planning, resourcing, and customer engagement for the Rapid Response/Failure Analysis IDC laboratory capability.
• Leads R&D, engineering, program management, and/or other professional and technical efforts relevant to the IDC mission
• Collaborates, interacts, coordinates, and/or directly consults with Department of the Air Force, other services, DoD agencies, other governments agencies, academic, industry, and international partners.
• Applies expert knowledge and advanced scientific and/or engineering theories, principles, concepts, standards, and methods to ensure assigned projects/processes remain consistent with IDC objectives, costs, schedules, performance criteria, and existing policies
• Cultivates and sustains a professional atmosphere of cooperation, cohesion, and teamwork

 

Telework

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

Remote Work (CONUS)

No, this position is not approved for remote work.

Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship
• Possess a professional science or engineering (S&E) degree, in a relevant technical field, from an accredited (or ABET accredited for engineering) academic institution
• Possess and maintain a Secret security clearance

Desired Qualifications

MS in Science or Engineering preferred

• Leadership experience with multidisciplinary technologies
• Cross-organizational experience within AFRL, AFMC and/or DAF
• Experience supervising or mentoring researchers and program managers
• Minimum 3-year experience in managing research and development laboratory projects, contracts and budget to deliver customer capability
• Collaboration and conflict management skillsets
• Excellent presentation and report writing skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative team environment

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