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General Engineer
Missile Defense Agency · Posted 5 days ago
Hybrid Redstone Arsenal, AL $131K – $197K Apply by Jun 18, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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The position(s) covered by this vacancy announcement is in the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). For more information please see: ACQDEMO
What You'll Do
- →This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Acq Demo Business and Technical Management to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
- →As a General Engineer at the NH-0801-4 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include: Manages Missile Defense System (MDS) safety critical and mission critical specifications and standards to ensure Agency-wide implementation of industry best practices related to design, manufacturing, test, quality and reliability.
- →Oversees and facilitates improvement of supplier engineering and technical capabilities through participation in technical reviews encompassing design and design verification of hardware and software.
- →Assists with planning and implementing strategies required to develop the Agency's next generation of engineering talent.
- →Continuously and collaboratively plans and executes strategies designed to identify and address gaps in workforce technical skills in response to evolving threats and workforce attrition.
- →Represents or leads QS involvement in managing MDA's response to technical risks and technical issues across the acquisition life cycle.
- →Activities include participation in or leadership of MDA level Failure Review Boards, Anomaly Review Boards, and MDA Risk Working Groups.
- →Emphasis is on ensuring proper adjudication and resolution of nonconformances, test discrepancies, and failures.
- →Acquires, documents, and disseminates mission critical and safety critical technical and engineering knowledge of MDA programs and customers in order to leverage industry best practices in the implementation of Agency-wide design, manufacturing, test, quality and reliability requirements.
- →Advises the QS Director and other senior Agency leadership on implementation of standard contracting regulations, practices, and procedures to ensure test risks are properly identified, categorized, and mitigated to the maximum extent practical throughout the acquisition life-cycle.
- →Acquires, documents, and disseminates mission critical and safety critical knowledge of complex defense system range infrastructure, test facilities, and test execution processes and methodologies.
- →Applies this knowledge is to identify and resolve potential quality and mission assurance issues proactively through participation in Agency-level engineering and technical boards, reviews, and working groups.
Requirements
- ✓Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7384c66f-d944-4e08-b917-e199b378aa72
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