Principal Plans and Program Engineer (Chief Engineer)

This job announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 01 August 2023. 

NOTE: Must use MM/DD/YYYY date format for experience on resume.

• Serves as the S&T Chief Engineer (CE) and the Technical Engineering Authority for the Information Technical Directorate (TD)
• Applies expert knowledge and mastery of advanced engineering methods, theories and standards (such as electrical engineering and computer engineering) to provide advice and counsel to the TD Director and the entire directorate on systems engineering (SE) and programmatic matters
• Utilizes multidisciplinary professional engineering knowledge to develop, improve, and implement tailored SE processes, policies, practices, tools, and training across the directorate's S&T portfolio and the S&E workforce to ensure successful S&T execution
• Establishes and maintains working partnerships with end users and system managers across the acquisition and sustainment enterprise to ensure directorate's technology development efforts are informed by the right requirements to enable best possible technology transition success
• Measures SE application and effectiveness within the directorate. Ensures directorate remains compliant with AFRL and higher headquarters SE and other engineering policies
• Mentors directorate S&Es and provides SE guidance and coaching
• Tailors and applies Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) and/or Mission Assurance principles to directorate programs as appropriate As the TD representative to the AFRL SE Council, collaborates with the Director of Engineering and other directorate CEs to develop and promote consistent systems engineering policy and training across AFRL and to ensure broadest dissemination of enterprise best practices
• Participates in SE professional societies and establishes a network outside the directorate and Air Force in order to keep abreast of the latest SE and technology developments in industry and academia