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General Engineer
Missile Defense Agency · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Redstone Arsenal, AL $131K – $197K Apply by Jun 22, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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This position is part of the Department of Defense (DoD), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for representing MDA/QS on field visits to various Services, Commands and Program Offices to assist in the planning, development, acquisition, and execution of the quality, mission assurance, and assurance programs and processes.
What You'll Do
- →This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Acq Demo Engineering 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: Directing, reviewing, coordinating, and implementing broad strategies, policies and procedures for programming, planning, developing, acquisition, and execution of the quality, mission assurance, and assurance integration programs for a specific program or project.
- →Providing administrative and technical continuity required in the development of the program and preparation and publication of appropriate MDA regulations, instructions, guidance documents, and correspondence for execution of the program.
- →Providing overall planning, direction, control, and management of division activities.
- →Establishing program criteria and standards, formulates quality, mission assurance, and assurance integration programs, and validates program requirements.
- →Monitoring and directing major elements to division work tasks including (a) development of policies and guidance for the organization, operations and management of the division; (b) assignments and delegation of responsibility; (c) organization of sections for functional structure and technical effectiveness, and (d) direction of the technical and administrative operations of the division.
- →Planning, directing and controlling broad aspects of the development and maintenance of policies and criteria by which MDA acquires/supports its Quality, Mission Assurance, and Assurance Integration Program.
- →Coordinates activities with the Services, the Service Higher headquarters, OSD, other federal officials, Congressional representatives, and community and private sector individuals.
- →Ensuring lessons learned are shared within the Quality, Safety, and Mission Assurance community as well as other Program/Project/ Element Offices to prevent mistakes from being repeated.
- →Ensures MDA's Quality, Mission Assurance, and Assurance Integration programs conform with and are fully integrated to support Missile Defense System (MDS) testing.
- →Serving as an expert on Quality/Mission Assurance and technical consultant to MDA program/project offices, Service higher headquarters, Military Service Major Commands, field offices and OSD on planning, development, acquisition, and execution matters.
- →Assisting in development corporate plans, policies, and procedures on a selected basis.
- →Available to appear before MDA panels, boards, steering groups, committees, senior MDA officials, and Congressional Committees to support, defend, and address issues pertaining to MDA's Quality, Mission Assurance, and Assurance Integration program.
- →Representing MDA/QS on field visits to various Services, Commands and Program Offices to assist in the planning, development, acquisition, and execution of the quality, mission assurance, and assurance programs and processes.
Requirements
- ✓Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
- ✓All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Personality Fit
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