Salary
$76K–$117K/yr
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
9/19/2025
Job Description
Summary
Aerospace Engineer sought to provide technical leadership in weapon system acquisition and sustainment, requiring an engineering degree.
Join our team as an Aerospace Engineer, serving as a technical specialist in integrating aeronautics sciences within aviation projects. This role involves significant technical leadership and management across various project phases.
- *Key Responsibilities:**
- Provide technical leadership and management for aerospace engineering projects and programs.
- Guide and evaluate design and development activities throughout the lifecycle management process.
- Support the acquisition, development, and sustainment of weapon systems, subsystems, and support equipment.
- Apply advanced engineering theories, principles, and concepts to project development, execution, and advisory services.
- Plan, design, test, troubleshoot, evaluate, and oversee integrated air-vehicles, ground systems, and components.
- *Qualifications:**
- **Experience:** Minimum of one (1) year of specialized experience (equivalent to GS-11) as an aerospace engineer supporting weapon systems acquisition, development, or sustainment.
- **Education:**
- **or Combination:** A blend of relevant education and technical experience demonstrating a strong foundation in engineering sciences, evidenced by professional registration (EI, EIT, PE) or passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination.
- *Desired Skills & Competencies:**
- Extensive knowledge of professional aerospace engineering concepts, principles, practices, and methods.
- Proficiency in development testing and evaluation, applying experimental theories to weapon systems.
- Understanding of integrated air-vehicles, ground systems, and support equipment.
- Familiarity with other engineering disciplines and standard acquisition regulations.
- Ability to devise and evaluate design criteria, parameters, and assess the impact of new technology.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to collaborate professionally with diverse stakeholders.
- Credit is given for appropriate unpaid, part-time, and volunteer experience.*
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Company Size:Approximately 80,000 military and civilian personnel
Founded:1992
Headquarters:Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, USA
About
The Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a major command of the United States Air Force responsible for cradle-to-grave lifecycle management of Air Force weapon systems. This includes research, development, test, and evaluation, as well as acquisition, sustainment, and logistics.