Assistant Chief Engineer

Job Overview
This job announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 11 May 23.
The AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate seeks to hire a motivated and experienced General Engineer (801) or Physical Scientist (1301) via lateral reassignment at the DR-02 or DR-03 level to serve as Assistant to the RX Chief Engineer, Plans & Programs Branch (RXOP), Integration and Operations Division. This position is located at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton OH. Relocation candidates will not be considered.
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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an Assistant to the Chief Engineer, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (RX). As a member of the Plans and Programs Branch, utilizes multidisciplinary professional knowledge in areas including but not limited to engineering, materials science, manufacturing technologies, and/or program management to support the Chief Engineer in developing and implementing Systems Engineering and Program Management (SEPM) principles across the directorate with a particular focus on applied research (6.2), advanced technology development (6.3), and other high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) efforts.
Position duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assists the Chief Engineer to manage and oversee all AFRL/RX Acquisition Programs to include setting initial baselines, approving technical approaches, and establishing all key Systems Engineering metrics.
• Identify and recommend measures to improve overall directorate application of systems engineering principles and quality of program management.
• Develop, modify, and/or implement policies/procedures/processes to enable programs and other technical efforts to efficiently and effectively employ SEPM principles in a manner compliant with all appropriate guidance and instruction.
• Lead directorate efforts to provide periodic SEPM-related education and training opportunities to the directorate.
• Serve as directorate Alternate Lead Test Officer IAW AFRLI 61-103 and alternate lead associated directorate-level Technical.
• Co-lead, with the RX Assistant Chief Scientist, the Directorate Technology Council (DTC) process including the review of new programs and other DTC activities.
• Work with RX division technical directors, branch chiefs, and research leaders, the RX Assistant to the Chief Scientist, and with representatives from HQ AFRL, AFRL/EN, other AFRL directorates, Major Commands, OSD Offices, SAF/AQR, other government agencies, and industry to accomplish establish partnerships and achieve common goals.
• Represent Chief Engineer as required, at meetings within and outside of the directorate.
• Receives assistance and provides day-to-day oversight for the Systems Engineering Contract Support function.

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

• US Citizenship
• Secret designation. Candidate must have or be able to obtain a security clearance.
• Possess a professional science or engineering (S&E) degree, in a relevant technical field, from an accredited (or ABET accredited for engineering) academic institution

• Must have met requirements for Level 2 (Practitioner) APDP certification in Engineering & Technical Management, or be capable of meeting the requirements within 2 years

Desired Qualifications
Additional desired characteristics and qualities of potential applicants include (in no particular order):

• Strong organizational skills
• Independent, proactive, unbiased
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• An advanced degree in an engineering discipline
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including the ability to manage/direct complex projects
• Ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders to solve problems and achieve shared solutions
• Experience with and willingness to tackle issues across a wide spectrum including systems engineering, program management, data rights & IP, S&T protection, etc.

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