Engineering and Analysis Branch Chief

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The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Systems Delta 89 (SYD 89) at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California is searching for an Engineering and Analysis Branch Chief (NH-0801-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).

Description: Serving as the Engineering and Analysis Branch Chief, you will support the Space Control Power (SCP) Program Acquisition Executive (PAE), under the Director of Engineering, in delivering cyber, ground-, and space-based combat-power capabilities to contest and control the space domain through fires, movement, and maneuver, thereby preserving U.S., Allied, and commercial freedom of action.

In this leadership role, you will define and maintain portfolio-level engineering governance processes-including engineering, risk, and configuration control boards-integrate these with enterprise forums and prepare senior leaders with critical pre-briefs and recommended voting positions.

Furthermore, you will sustain the portfolio technical baseline, systems-engineering models, and configuration-item databases for risks, issues, gaps, opportunities, and requirements to ensure all technical decisions remain fully traceable and aligned with strategic national security priorities.

The ideal candidate for the Engineering and Analysis Branch Chief role is a decisive subject matter expert and leader with a Bachelor's degree or higher and an active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and SAP briefing capability, possessing strong mentoring, communication, and collaboration skills to engage effectively with mission partners up-and-out and down-and-in across multiple PEOs, PAEs, SYDs, MDs, and the SSIO.

They must excel at leading teams through uncertainty, prioritizing critical efforts by making deliberate trade-offs, and executing systems-of-systems, integration, and mission engineering. Additionally, they must bring proven experience managing engineering governance processes, maintaining portfolio technical baselines, and supporting systems-engineering models to ensure alignment across the Space Enterprise.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities: Professional knowledge of general engineering policies, theories, principles and concepts, and familiarity with other engineering disciplines to carry out conventional engineering assignments. Ability to analyze, interpret and apply general engineering rules and procedures in a variety of situations and recommend effective solutions to senior engineers. Skill in working with customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations.

Ability to persuade others to accept recommendations, work toward an agreement, and negotiate mutually acceptable solutions. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations; monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.

Ability to identify problems and use sound judgment and decisions to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.