AFVentures Evaluations Engineer & Tech Manager, DR-0801-02

Austin, TXDR-0801-02 Evaluations Engineer & Tech Manager/General Engineer Opportunity in AFVentures (AFWERX)
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Job Overview

This job announcement will be posted 02 Feb 2023 through 10 Feb 2023.  The AFVentures Open Topic Branch  seeks to hire a remote, mid‐level, DR‐02 Evaluations Engineer & Tech Manager. This is an Engineering position within the Department of the Air Force's SBIR Open Topic program (AFVentures/AFWERX),  managing the technical evaluation of thousands of small business R&D proposals to select and fund cutting-edge tech prototypes with $500M+ annual budget.  
 
Position duties include but are not limited to:
 
  • Utilizes the application of multidisciplinary professional engineering and applies a number of diverse engineering practices, techniques, and processes to manage the AFVentures evaluation program. 
  • Responsible for using systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approaches to develop, implement & control the evaluation program in accordance with leadership guidance. 
  • Responsible for recruiting and outreach coordination to augmentee technical evaluators. 
  • Leads outreach to augmentees and maintains correspondence with a large pool of technical and general augmentees. 
  • Provides technical oversight; plans & coordinates matching of evaluators to proposals based on technical expertise; evaluates, analyzes, and makes programmatic recommendations based on evaluator performance; actively coordinates with process improvement specialists to improve evaluation metrics, rigor, and audit-ability. 
  • Performs reviews of company proposals against requirements from the solicitation and AFWERX policies.
  • Manages and maintains tools required for the evaluations program. 
  • Creates, develops, & manages multidisciplinary, data driven approaches for assigned projects & programs; develops & implements strategies to increase transition of portfolio programs or projects, coordinating with leadership and stakeholders. 
  • Applies a wide range of expert knowledge and experience to analyze complex issues of effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity to actively problem solve. 
  • Represents the organization at executive levels within the Government and to contractor/industry, and maintains collaborations within and outside AFRL. 
  • Determines how best to accomplish multi-disciplinary engineering objectives, develops and evaluates alternatives, designs and conducts experiments, analyzes and interpret results, delivers presentations of results, and monitors progress toward Branch goals. 
  • Maintains a technical and programmatic cognizance of outside technological and research projects and programs.

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.

Required Qualifications

  •  United States Citizenship
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
  • Must have at least one year of specialized experience at the DR-01/GS-11 or equivalent grade level.
 
Req. No. 08684

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with DoD source selections and technical evaluations

Series

0801