<p>Summary</p> <p>Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for IMPORTANT additional information.</p> <p>This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. This public notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection.</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for IMPORTANT additional information.</p> <p>This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. This public notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection.</p> <p>Overview</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Accepting applications</p> <p>Open & closing dates</p> <p>01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025</p> <p>Salary $62,107 to - $159,950 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 - 15</p> <p>Locations</p> <p>Many vacancies in the following locations:</p> <p>Eielson AFB, AK</p> <p>Elmendorf AFB, AK</p> <p>Fort Richardson, AK</p> <p>Maxwell AFB, AL</p> <p>Show morefewer locations (79)</p> <p>Little Rock AFB, AR</p> <p>Davis Monthan AFB, AZ</p> <p>Luke AFB, AZ</p> <p>Beale AFB, CA</p> <p>Edwards AFB, CA</p> <p>El Segundo, CA</p> <p>Los Angeles, CA</p> <p>March AFB, CA</p> <p>Travis AFB, CA</p> <p>Vandenberg AFB, CA</p> <p>Air Force Academy, CO</p> <p>Buckley AFB, CO</p> <p>Cheyenne Mountain AFB, CO</p> <p>Colorado Springs, CO</p> <p>Peterson AFB, CO</p> <p>Schriever AFB, CO</p> <p>Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC</p> <p>Dover AFB, DE</p> <p>Cape Canaveral, FL</p> <p>Cape Canaveral AFS, FL</p> <p>Eglin AFB, FL</p> <p>Homestead AFB, FL</p> <p>Hurlburt Field, FL</p> <p>MacDill AFB, FL</p> <p>Patrick AFB, FL</p> <p>Tyndall AFB, FL</p> <p>Dobbins AFB, GA</p> <p>Moody AFB, GA</p> <p>Robins AFB, GA</p> <p>Hickam AFB, HI</p> <p>Mountain Home AFB, ID</p> <p>Scott AFB, IL</p> <p>Grissom AFB, IN</p> <p>Barksdale AFB, LA</p> <p>Hanscom AFB, MA</p> <p>Westover Air Reserve Base, MA</p> <p>Andrews AFB, MD</p> <p>Linthicum Heights, MD</p> <p>Selfridge ANG Base, MI</p> <p>Whiteman AFB, MO</p> <p>Columbus AFB, MS</p> <p>Keesler AFB, MS</p> <p>Malmstrom AFB, MT</p> <p>Grand Forks AFB, ND</p> <p>Minot AFB, ND</p> <p>Offutt AFB, NE</p> <p>New Boston, NH</p> <p>McGuire AFB, NJ</p> <p>Cannon AFB, NM</p> <p>Holloman AFB, NM</p> <p>Kirtland AFB, NM</p> <p>Nellis AFB, NV</p> <p>Niagara Falls, NY</p> <p>Wright-Patterson AFB, OH</p> <p>Youngstown, OH</p> <p>Youngstown, OH</p> <p>Altus AFB, OK</p> <p>Tinker AFB, OK</p> <p>Vance AFB, OK</p> <p>Charleston, SC</p> <p>Shaw AFB, SC</p> <p>Arnold AFB, TN</p> <p>Dyess AFB, TX</p> <p>Fort Sam Houston, TX</p> <p>Goodfellow AFB, TX</p> <p>Kelly AFB, TX</p> <p>Lackland AFB, TX</p> <p>Laughlin AFB, TX</p> <p>Randolph AFB, TX</p> <p>Hill AFB, UT</p> <p>Alexandria, VA</p> <p>Arlington, VA</p> <p>Dahlgren, VA</p> <p>Fort Eustis, VA</p> <p>Langley AFB, VA</p> <p>Pentagon, Arlington, VA</p> <p>Fairchild AFB, WA</p> <p>McChord AFB, WA</p> <p>Warren AFB, WY</p> <p>Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Multiple Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive</p> <p>Promotion potential</p> <p>15</p> <p>Job family (Series)</p> <ul> <li>1529 Mathematical Statistics </li></ul> <p>Supervisory status No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk</p> <p>Trust determination process</p> <ul> <li>Credentialing </li><li>Suitability/Fitness </li></ul> <p>Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status No</p> <p>Announcement number AFPC-STEMDHA-12627285-1529 Control number 825862500</p> <p>This job is open to</p> <p>Help</p> <p>The public</p> <p>U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.</p> <p>Clarification from the agency</p> <p>This public notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection.</p> <p>Duties</p> <p>Help</p> <ul> <li>Duties and responsibilities vary and may increase according to grade level </li><li>Participate in flight plan approval studies and in other safety tasks and analyses. </li><li>Attend meetings, conferences, briefings, and seminars related to launch support planning, advanced technologies, and support system concepts. </li><li>Accomplish professional development and maintains technical proficiency through professional interaction with technical and professional societies, associations, academia, symposia, and research development organizations. </li><li>Plan and carry out approvals, technical assessments and data file preparations in support of launch operations. </li></ul> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Conditions of employment</p> <ul> <li>Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. </li><li>U.S. Citizenship is required </li><li>Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov </li><li>Total salary varies depending on location of position </li><li>If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/ </li><li>Recruitment incentives may be authorized </li><li>Position may be subject to random drug testing </li><li>Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays </li><li>Shift work and emergency overtime may be required </li><li>Employee must maintain current certifications </li><li>A security clearance may be required </li><li>Disclosure of Political Appointments </li><li>Full/part-time employees occupying direct childcare positions are eligible for discounts IAW DAF AFSVC/CC Memo, 30 Sep 22; first child 100% / each additional child 25%. Other assigned CYP and FCC personnel are eligible for 25% discount. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions and the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for the GS-1529 Series.</p> <p>BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS:</p> <p>Bachelor's degree: that included 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics.</p> <p>OR</p> <p>COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: at least 24 hours of mathematics and statistics, including at least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, as show above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.</p> <p>In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:</p> <p>SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:</p> <p>GS-11: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes mathematics principles and concepts, and familiarity with other scientific and engineering disciplines to carry out conventional scientific process. Experience in related disciplines to design, develop and adapt scientific methods and techniques.</p> <p>OR</p> <p>EDUCATION: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. NOTE: You must submit copy of official transcripts.</p> <p>OR</p> <p>COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100 percent. NOTE: You must submit a copy of official transcripts.</p> <p>GS-12: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include space surveillance systems substantially similar in functionality, relevant mathematical and statistical sciences in order to design, test or upgrade software. Experience in administrative aspects of task engineering and management, e.g., procurement policies, preparation of work statements and development plans, cost evaluations, etc.</p> <p>GS-13: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include broad areas of classical and modern higher mathematics to originate and develop improved and/or new mathematical models in cyber systems, one or more specialized areas of operation and cyber related theories, atmospheric density modeling, simulation and software systems to conduct complex original studies and apply research findings to broad studies of an unprecedented nature.</p> <p>GS-14: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include broad areas of classical and modern higher mathematics to originate and develop improved and/or new mathematical models in cyber systems, one or more specialized areas of operation and cyber related theories, atmospheric density modeling, simulation and software systems to conduct complex original studies and apply research findings to broad studies of an unprecedented nature, skill in coordinating extensive projects in assigned areas of engineering principals, knowledge of regulations and mission and strategic objectives.</p> <p>GS-15 Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-14, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include space surveillance network, space operational processes and procedures, orbital mechanics, applied physics and mathematics, applying and using mathematical and simulation models to verify and validate space systems. Broad management principles associated with directing highly skilled technical personnel and combining in house and external resources for complex analytical and technical projects.</p> <p>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):</p> <ol> <li> <p>Knowledge or mathematics principles and concepts, and familiarity with other scientific and engineering disciplines to carry out conventional scientific processes, knowledge of mathematics and related disciplines to design, develop and adapt scientific methods and techniques.</p> </li><li> <p>Knowledge in space surveillance systems substantially similar in functionality in order to design, test or upgrade software, knowledge of administrative aspects of task engineering and management.</p> </li></ol> <p>3.Skill in broad areas of classical and modern higher mathematics to originate and develop mathematical models in cyber systems.</p> <ol start="4"> <li> <p>Knowledge of mathematics and physics for own independent research in antennas and propagation, electromagnetic systems concepts involving microwave antennas, radar, communications and RF sensor technology.</p> </li><li> <p>Knowledge of of safety and security regulations, practices and procedures, space surveillance network, space operational processes and procedures.</p> </li></ol> <p>PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.</p> <p>VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.</p> <p>Education</p> <p>IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.</p> <p>FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.</p> <p>Additional information</p> <p>For Direct Hire (DHA) Positions:</p> <p>This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment procedure applications will be accepted for each location/ installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.</p> <p>Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on</p>