Chief Test Engineer, SSC/PEO

Chief Test Engineer, SSC/PEO

Department: Department of the Air Force

Location(s): Los Angeles County, California

Salary Range: $146632 - $197200 Per Year

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Major Duties:

• The United States Space Force (USSF) at Los Angeles AFB, CA is searching for a Chief Test Engineer for SSC/PEO (NH-0801-04, GS-14/15 Equivalent). Description: The chief test engineer oversees the test and evaluation activities of the space sensing programs and provides test expertise to the program offices. The chief test engineer manages the independent test activities for the Space Sensing programs to verify operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness. The chief test engineer collaborates with the Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) to implement integrated developmental/operational testing of the space sensing programs. If this sounds exciting to you, come join us! Space starts here. Ideal Candidate: Professional experience in acquisition, engineering, and test; Practitioner certification in Test & Evaluation; Practitioner certification in Engineering; Experience in a DoD test organization conducting system-level testing; Experience in a DoD acquisition program office; Experience in acquisition, operations, or testing of military satellites; Qualified as 801 General Engineer (bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent); Graduate of Test Pilot School or USAF TPS Space Test Course. Effective leader; Ability to build and lead teams; Ability to train new personnel in test & evaluation; Ability to collaborate effectively with external organizations; Customer focus; Warfighter focus; Good communicator (written and oral); Good organizational skills. 1. Key Skills and Abilities: 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, Space Force, and organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence systems acquisition, development, and/or sustainment. 3. Knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles, financial systems, and restrictions on expenditure of funds. 4. 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. 5. Knowledge of and experience in Technical Standards Development, Configuration Control, Digital Engineering implementation, and Systems of Systems Engineering. 6. 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. 7. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions of an organization, and mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff through subordinate supervisors as well as analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.

Qualifications: The 0801 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here. In addition to the above requirements you can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 4th section titled Professional and Scientific Positions.

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Application Deadline: 2026-03-18