Project Engineer, SYD 81

Summary

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Duties

• The United States Space Force (USSF) at the Pentagon is searching for a Project Engineer for SYD 81 (NH-0801-03, GS-12/13).
• Description: This position is a Systems Engineer working in the Space Force Personnel Data Management office responsible for developing two Space Force Wide programs
• A new Human Resources IT program and Continuous Fitness Assessment Wearables (CFAW) program to utilize fitness devices for PT testing.
• This office develops and maintains the technical baseline and systems architecture for enterprise capabilities in support of the Space Force and mission partners.
• This includes engineering support for HR IT and CFAW.
• This position provides critical engineering support, which ensures technical integration and synchronization across SYD 81, executes systems engineering processes in support of HR IT, CFA, and SYD 81, provides data integration guidance, and evaluates contractor technical performance in SYD 81.
• This office is also responsible for creating, coordinating, and synchronizing technical requirements, test strategies, and other official engineering documentation through SYD 81 staff functions for current and future HR IT and CFAW operations and activities.
• Will lead a mixed team of approximately 5 Government civilian, military, and support contractors.
• Ideal Candidate: Ideal candidate would possess years of experience in systems or software engineering.
• Possessing a background in enterprise IT environments, agile business capability delivery, and system integration is highly desired.
• Knowledge of Defense Business Systems (DBS), data architectures, test & evaluation processes, and APDP Practitioner Certification in Engineering/Technical Management is also highly desired.
• Must be able to lead a team of Government civilian, military, and support contractors.
• Must be an effective communicator, able to receive, interpret, and communicate technical information from senior leadership to the rest of the organization.
• Key Skills and Abilities: 1.
• Knowledge of a wide range of advanced multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques to apply experimental theories and new developments to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods, and to plan and execute specialized programs of marked difficulty, responsibility, and significance. 2.
• Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structure, and operation of the DoD, and organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence systems acquisition, development, and/or sustainment; and knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles, financial systems, and restrictions on expenditure of funds. 3.
• Knowledge of and skill in evaluating state-of-the-art and advancements in theory, application, technology, and policy affecting systems being developed, and in planning, organizing, and directing the functions and staff in critical aspects of development, production, and/or support of systems, subsystems, or equipment. 4.
• Knowledge of safety, security, and operational engineering procedures. 5.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, building consensus and coalitions, negotiating, and resolving conflicts with a variety of individuals and organizations as well as communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.

Required Documents

• Resume: You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts.
• You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable.
• Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume.
• If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy.
• Your resume must provide: Personal information
• Your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number Education information
• The name of the school and the dates you attended Work experience
• Paid and unpaid work with the following information:
• Detailed duties and accomplishments
• Employer's name and address
• Supervisor's name and phone number
• Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
• Hours per week
• Salary, if applicable Other qualifications
• Skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.