Technical Director; Engineer

PCS Funding/Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Yes, PCS funds may be paid Telework: YA002:
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework” Closes: 20 October 2026 Locality pay not calculated in this posting. Mission:
Space Delta 12 leads the integrated test and evaluation of USSF capabilities in order to rapidly field combat-credible weapon systems and tactics. Purpose of position:
To exercise second level supervisory and managerial authorities over the civilian workforce in the Test and Evaluation organization for the 17th Test and Evaluation Squadron and also function as the Technical Director. Duties:

• Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of test and evaluation for the 17th Test and Evaluation Squadron. Develops goals and objectives that integrate organization and test and evaluation objectives.
• Serves as technical liaison and a space test and evaluation subject matter expert for the 17 TES, Delta 12, STARCOM, and USSF through attendance at meetings, briefings, conferences and seminars related to policy development, test integration, program planning, advanced technologies and support system concepts.
• Provides broad professional space system acquisition and test and evaluation engineering expertise, advice and recommendations to the 17 TES Commander, Operations Officer; technical staff and test personnel.
• Guides and briefs test policy and provides test management and technical direction and oversight of test activities at the 17 TES and geographically separated detachments and operating locations to the test directors and test teams deployed worldwide.
• Structures test operations and assigned tasks, develops evaluation measures, determines appropriate Force Development Evaluation scope, develops scenarios and identifies required resources for systems under test. Knowledge and skills for the position:
• Expert professional engineering knowledge using unusual expertise as a nationally recognized test and evaluation manager with experience in planning, program formulation, and the discipline and system concepts relevant to the space system operational test program; expert professional engineering knowledge and experience in assessing and developing new testing policies, philosophies, and concepts for evaluating the effectiveness of DoD space and information operations capabilities;
  
  and expert professional knowledge of test and evaluation methodologies and practices including mission-level evaluation, test scope, cost planning, test design and conduct, applications of modeling and simulation, instrumentation, communication systems, data collection/reduction/analysis and test reporting.
• Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors.
• Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources and to mentor, motivate and work with supervisory and non-supervisory employees.
• Knowledge of policies, practices, regulations, and laws concerning space advanced technology testing and training initiatives to include safety and security regulations, practices and procedures; missions, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of the DoD, Air Force, and other organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence the scientific and technology acquisition process; and policies, practices, regulations and laws concerning the acquisition management process.
• Ability to demonstrate executive leadership and professional stature to participate in, advocate, and…