About the Air Force Test Center:
The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is where tomorrow’s Air Force is tested! Long considered the “Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe”, AFTC is truly where Air Force superiority begins. Home to many Aerospace establishments and records, AFTC remains the state-of-the-art leader in Aerospace testing, and provides the warfighter with cutting-edge technology. AFTC does not only celebrate its past, but we continue to lead from the front. Join our team today and make Aerospace history!
About the Role:
The Air Force Test Center is looking for a Full-Time Supervisory Operations Research Analyst (NH-1515-03) to work at the 96th Test Wing, 96th Cyberspace Test Group, 46th Test Squadron, TGBB/Seeker/Sensor Defensive Systems Test Flight at Eglin Air Force Base.
96TH TEST WING MISSION: We test and evaluate state-of-the-art weapon systems and cyberspace capabilities, provide quality installation and mission support, and serve as responsible stewards of our resources to deliver war-winning capabilities.
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Location: Valparaiso, FL (Eglin Air Force Base)
Typical 2024 salary range: $86,962 - $134,435 per year (includes locality)
Telework Information: Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prescribed "Unscheduled Telework"
Travel Requirements: Up to 25% travel possible
Direct Hire Authority: NO 6-MONTH WAIT! Recently retired and/or retiring from MILITARY service ARE eligible for immediate appointment for AFTC positions. The 180-day waiting period has been waived for AFTC to hire recently retired and/or retiring service members.Desired Skills:
- Knowledge of C5ISR-T is desired
- Knowledge of modeling and simulation desired
- Knowledge of Seeker/Sensor technologies, foreign threat systems, camouflage, concealment, and deception materials is desired
- Knowledge of signature exploitation techniques is desired
- Highly effective communicator with the ability to brief programmatic updates to high-level leadership is highly desired.
Major Duties:
- Manage a team of analysts in planning, executing, and reporting on extensive signature exploitation test events
- Attend symposiums, and technical working groups to ensure future analysis capabilities meet or exceed the needs of the sensor development and intelligence community relevant to the warfighter
- Supervise personnel, plan work, set priorities & schedules, and evaluate performance
- Manages, plans, and organizes assigned projects, programs, and/or acquisitions to meet mission objectives
- Perform data analysis on very complex, difficult studies/tests/evaluations on an individual basis or as a lead team member responsible for completing defined portions of an overall work effort
- Provides technical guidance, advisory support, and assistance on an entire test project and/or major phases for broad and varied operations
- Advises other analysts on matters concerning scientific work requiring the design, development, and adaptation of mathematical, statistical, and other scientific methods and techniques.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Obtain & maintain appropriate Security clearance
- This is a designated Drug Testing Position
- Degree in Operations Research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus (Check OPM Qualifications Standard and Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for Operations Research Series 1515
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical
- Occasional travel required away from normal duty station
- Knowledge of a wide range of principles, practices, and quantitative and qualitative evaluative techniques used in project analysis to identify, evaluates, resolve, and present issues or problems to isolate discrepancies or identify trends that impact organizational mission objectives both operationally and strategically
- Skill to use, manipulate, and or synthesize various data systems and sources of information to cross-correlate data and metrics to evaluate data within the context of operational environment, develop course of action to better support mission objectives, select and coordinate with appropriate parties of interest, and champion organizational opportunities in the corporate process
- Ability to recognize and analyze complex analytical problems, conducts research, gather, assemble, and analyze facts; draw conclusions; conduct analysis; devise recommended solutions; and summarize results of the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports suitable for top management use and decision-making
Air Force Civilian Service Employment Benefits:
Paid Time Off:
- 11 Federal Holidays off per year
- Vacation time (Annual Leave) accumulates based on length of employment. Starts at 13 days (104 hours) per year and up to 26 days (208 hours) per year
- 13 sick days per year (104 hours)
Retirement:
- Pension: Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
- 401K: Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) available with up to 5% agency matching
Health & Wellness:
- Various Medical, Dental & Vision packages to choose from for entire family
- Flexible Spending Account
- Federal Long Term Care Insurance, and Life & Disability Insurance
Work/Life Balance:
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Work Arrangements (dependent on position)
Career Development:
- Tuition Assistance & Professional Development opportunities
- Career enhancement and promotion opportunities
To learn more about our benefits, please check out the AFTC Benefits Trifold at https://simplebooklet.com/230809aftcbenefitstrifold_v5_.
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Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal working age.
Air Force Test Center is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and is dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We recognize diversity encompasses many parts of one’s identity including but not limited to race, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability status, and veteran status. AFTC encourages ALL candidates to apply as our employees’ points of view are key to our success.
