<p>Summary</p> <p>Veteran's preference does not apply to DHA recruitment</p> <p>Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for more information.</p> <p>The primary purpose of this position is to provide program management for technical work and professional engineering supporting modeling and simulation systems for acquisition planning, training, and development and operational test and evaluation (DT&E and OT&E) test programs. ???????</p> <p>Learn more about this agency</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>Veteran's preference does not apply to DHA recruitment</p> <p>Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for more information.</p> <p>The primary purpose of this position is to provide program management for technical work and professional engineering supporting modeling and simulation systems for acquisition planning, training, and development and operational test and evaluation (DT&E and OT&E) test programs. ???????</p> <p>Learn more about this agency</p> <p>Overview</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Accepting applications</p> <p>Posted this month · Apply by 06/07/26</p> <p>Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 7, 2026</p> <p>Location</p> <p>Edwards AFB, CA</p> <p>Eglin AFB, FL</p> <p>Holloman AFB, NM</p> <p>Nellis AFB, NV</p> <p>Arnold AFB, TN</p> <p>Hill AFB, UT</p> <p>No matching locations found.</p> <p>Work site options</p> <p>Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocation expenses reimbursed No Salary $104,349 - $161,313 per year</p> <p>Salary listed is EDWARDS AFB, if you are selected for a different location your salary is dependent upon that duty location.</p> <p>Pay scale & grade</p> <p>NH 3</p> <p>Learn more about pay scale and grade</p> <p>Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.</p> <p>Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.</p> <p>Appointment type Permanent</p> <p>Occupations and job series</p> <ul> <li>1101 General Business And Industry </li></ul> <p>Supervisory status No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No</p> <p>Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Information Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk</p> <p>Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.</p> <p>Background check type</p> <ul> <li>Suitability/Fitness </li></ul> <p>Financial disclosure required Yes</p> <p>Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.</p> <p>Announcement number AFMC-110103-12955679-CL Control number 868174300</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 selection.</p> <p>Duties</p> <p>Help</p> <ul> <li>The APM attends or chairs meetings as required, allocate resources, build the schedule, facilitate the defining of Key Performance Parameters (KPP), develop and coordinate the project management plan, and identifies and coordinates various support requirements. </li><li>Provide program management expertise to the DIADS mission. Formulate and apply appropriate project management to projects and work with engineering and leadership for electronic warfare, modeling and simulation, technical direction, test philosophy, policy, goals, objectives, and priorities to ensure validity, efficiency, and credibility in the acquisition, training, and test and evaluation of airborne systems. </li><li>The APM coordinates, monitors, statuses and tracks all tasks identified for the project, including all significant contract actions, milestones, design reviews, proto-type releases, documentation release, training, modifications/installations, audits, initial operations capabilities and final operations capability. </li><li>The APM will act as a contracting officer representative (COR) for any program office contracts. COR duties will include creating assessment reports for the contract and interfacing regularly with the contracting officer (CO). </li><li>The APM review lessons learned from previous similar projects; establishes an acquisition project folder, defines the objectives, deliverables, and success criteria for meeting customer requirements, and assembles the project team. </li></ul> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Conditions of employment</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Citizenship is required </li><li>Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guidance </li><li>Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period. </li><li>This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program </li><li>For more information on Acq Demo please go to DoD AcqDemo Homepage http://acqdemo.hci.mil/ and Fact Sheet http://acqdemo.hci.mil/faq.html </li><li>Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization. </li><li>Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position. </li><li>Employee must maintain current certifications </li><li>This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection. </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>Disclosure of Political Appointments </li><li>All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. </li><li>This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur. </li><li>Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period. </li><li>Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. </li><li>Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, "Confidential Financial Disclosure Report." Employee is required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training. </li><li>This position has been designated as an Non-Critical Acquisition Position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP). </li><li>This position has been designated as a Non-Critical Acquisition Position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP), requires the engagement in continuous learning activities achieving 80 Learning points every 24 mo. </li><li>The selectee must meet, or be capable of achieving the APDP certification as designated on the position description within the defined grace period for that certification level after assignment. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management positions.</p> <p>SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02, equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience is experience in assisting with achieving, demonstrating, and maintaining the key acquisition and/or support requirements; taking and displaying personal accountability in leading, overseeing, guiding, and/or managing programs and projects within assigned areas of responsibility; possessing an operational understanding of organizational goals and priorities and fully complying with administrative policies, regulations and procedures when performing job operations; and monitoring and influencing cost parameters of work, tasks, and projects, ensuring an optimum balance between cost and value. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.</p> <p>Ideal Candidate:</p> <p>Desired skills include:</p> <ul> <li>Experience with the PID/SOC process desired. </li><li>Experience with AFTC I&M processes desired. </li><li>Experience with modeling and simulation desired. </li></ul> <p>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:</p> <ul> <li> <p></p> </li><li>Knowledge of program and project management concepts, principles, and techniques as applied to the capabilities development of modeling and simulation solutions for a diverse customer base. <p></p> </li><li> <p></p> </li><li>Strong ability to plan and organize work, coordinate between various support organizations, and coordinate with other Air Force, DOD, and other domestic and foreign government agencies. <p></p> </li><li> <p></p> </li><li>Strong ability to research, analyze, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, and procedures to a variety of situations and to recommend timely and economical solutions. <p></p> </li><li> <p></p> </li><li>Ability to understand overall project objectives and to communicate the efforts of various customer uses (e.g, developmental test, operational test, training, research and development, etc) in order to ensure projects are developed and produced that meet customer content requirements within established cost and scheduled parameters. <p></p> </li><li> <p></p> </li><li>Strong ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of personnel both orally and in writing and to use modern computer software applications in support of communications and presentations. <p></p> </li></ul> <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>ARE YOU USING YOUR 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>This public notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in selection.</p> <p>This job announcement may close at any time - apply now!</p> <p>This is an acquisition demonstration project position NH-03 equivalent to a GS-12 to GS-13.</p> <p>Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.</p> <p>If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here.</p> <p>Expand Hide additional information</p> <p>Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Help</p> <p>A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.</p> <p>Review our benefits</p> <p>Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.</p> <p>How you will be evaluated</p> <p>You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.</p> <p>Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.</p> <p>Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.</p> <p>Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.</p> <p>APPRAISALS/AWARDS: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance related rating and/or awards in your resume.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Help</p> <p>A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.</p> <p>Review our benefits</p> <p>Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.</p> <p>Required documents</p> <p>Required Documents</p> <p>Help</p> <p>The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. Applicants who do not submit required documentation to determine eligibility and qualifications will be eliminated from consideration. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming.</p> <ul> <li>Online Application: Questionnaire </li><li>Resume: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional information on resume requirements can be located under " </li></ul>