Re-Entry Systems Engineer (RVBNI)

Albuquerque, NMAFRL/RVBNI is seeking a highly motivated mid-career systems engineer to support the Prometheus reentry testbed program within the Nuclear Mission Branch at Kirtland AFB.DR-02: $74,734 - $117,351, DR-03: $103,145 - $145,762
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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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