Air Force Nuclear Weapons SME
Listed on 2026-09-21
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Engineering
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Government
Responsibilities
** This will be an onsite position at the Pentagon. This position is part of a proposal effort and is contingent upon contract award.** Noblis is hiring an on-site CWMD Nuclear SME capable of supporting AF/A10S in the development and implementation of strategy doctrine, policy, guidance, programs, projects, operational research, analysis, and testing relating to the AF CWMD Range of Mission Sets (Non-Proliferation, Counter Proliferation, i.e. strike, interdiction, intercept, offensive & defensive counter-air/space, ATSO, air operations, nuclear defense and consequence management).
Candidates must possess demonstrated experience in nuclear weapon effects, targeting capabilities, and the development of Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) systems.
- Providing inputs to assist AF/A10S in developing policy and doctrine for AF operations in a nuclear environment and in the execution of National or DoD programs (such as Nuclear Survivability).
- Performing analysis of items of interest by the MAJCOMS, Air Staff/Space Staff, Services, JS, OSD, DoD, CCDRs, and other Federal Agencies to assist in determining its value to the DAF for operational use.
- Maintaining familiarity with general categories of analytic quantitative assessment, including:
Threat and Vulnerability Assessments, Basic Challenge Sources, Attack Characterization, Atmospheric Transport Dispersion Modeling, NC3 Equipment, AF Operations, Risk Assessment/Management, Hazard Modeling and Analysis, Detector Capability Analysis, Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Operational Conditions Research and Development.
Bachelor's degree & 8 years of relevant experience. Will also consider an Associates & 11 years of experience or an High School diploma 14 years of experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
Demonstrated experience with:
- Operations of current sortie generation Modeling & Simulation (M&S) products.
- Using and interpreting M&S tools.
- In-depth knowledge of AF and DoD CWMD and Counter-proliferation programs.
- Working in complex environments with multiple POCs.
- Analyzing/interpreting nuclear studies for operational impacts (i.e., impact on air and/or space operations/missions.)
- Technical expertise concerning nuclear science and understanding of the nuclear hazard environment.
- AF-unique operational experience/ expertise in the following mission areas:
- Fighter/mobility operations
- Flight line agile combat support
- Joint operations/Air operations planning
- AF nuclear defense
- Counter-proliferation and non-proliferation
- Scientific analysis and testing of air platforms
- Adversary use of/potential methods of employment regarding radiological and nuclear weapons
- Radiation and nuclear effects on people, equipment and operations
- AF nuclear and radiation countermeasure processes
- Nuclear weapons effects, nuclear weapons research and development, nuclear targeting, and nuclear weapons delivery.
- Must be a US Citizen w/ an active Top Secret Clearance, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.
- Experience with in the A10 community
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