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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Director, SWAC and SSDP, a dual-hatted executive position responsible for the direction and oversight of the SWAC and SSDP staff, programs, activities, and efforts.
12/13/2023 to 01/19/2024
$141,022 - $212,100 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Senior Executive
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SAFMRL2023-55
765852700
SWAC: Responsible to the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) to deliver future capability architectures
and Force Designs for all USSF Missions and is the primary support and principal advisor to the CSO in his role as the Space Force Design Architects for the DoD as defined by law. The Director, SWAC
develops force designs that integrate USSF capabilities with those provided by other DoD agencies, the Intelligence Community (IC), allies and commercial entities to drive key DoD decisions related to
requirements, budget, acquisition, operational concepts, tactics, policy, science, and technology (S&T), organizational constructs, and partnerships. Oversees the deliberate, iterative, and continuous process of physics based, technology discovery and analysis of operational concepts and technologies to inform future space capabilities and architectures and achieve a balance between operational requirements and performance, threat informed resiliency, and cost. The Director, SWAC coordinates directly, on behalf of the CSO, with congressional committees, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, other Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Joint Staff organizations, the Undersecretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition, Service Staffs, USSF Staff and Field Commands, and Combatant Commands on space system force design priorities, requirements, and key acquisition system parameters and interfaces. Additionally, Director, SWAC serves as the USSF lead for Title 10 service wargames for the purpose of developing future operating concepts, technical capabilities, and force designs to identify space warfighting policy considerations, requirements, and budget recommendations.
SSDP: Serves as the primary technical advisor for space survivability and protection issues to the
PDDNI and the DEPSECDEF. Reports to the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) and the Director,
National Reconnaissance Office (DNRO) for day-to-day management and direction as it relates to the mission to lead and collaborate on space protection vulnerability, susceptibility, and mitigation
assessments of NSS services for the purpose of introducing recommendations into existing requirements, budgeting, acquisition, and operational development processes. Synchronizes USSF and the NRO efforts to provide decision makers strategic recommendations on how to best protect space systems from adversary threats. The Director, SSDP provides recommendations and expert testimony to Deputy SECDEF, Deputy DNI, OSD staff, Service Staffs, USSF Staff and Field Commands, Combatant Commands, Congress, and the National Security Council on the impact of adversary counterspace weapons on US systems and the strategies, systems, and tactics required to defeat them. Produces high-fidelity assessment and simulation of adversary systems and US vulnerabilities to recommend and assess mitigation techniques across the entire spectrum of conflict to inform budget recommendations for USSF, DoD, NRO, and DNI as well as requirements for the development of new space systems and modifications to technical approaches for existing space programs. Supports strategic messaging strategies, national policy, as well as concept of operations (CONOPS) and tactics to defeat adversary weapons and systems through the execution of classified programs to develop ground and space prototypes to demonstrate the feasibility of concepts developed through analysis, reduce programmatic risk, demonstrate viability of different phenomenologies, and understand operational employment strategies for defensive and offensive systems.
The Director, SWAC and SSDP provides executive leadership, management, oversight, and direction to assigned personnel, assuring identification, execution, collaboration, coordination, and communication of critical space force designs, technologies, and acquisition; space survivability, protection and vulnerability, operational development, employment and mitigation techniques and strategies; space prototypes, policy considerations, requirements, budget, policies, and priorities. The Director, monitors and evaluates the progress of the organization towards meeting goals; and makes or recommends adjustment in objectives, work plans, schedules, and commits and adjusts resources as appropriate. As a senior civilian executive, participates in and/or chairs high-level meetings and leads strategic level briefings to the most senior level officials at the highest levels in government. Furthers the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to assure the accomplishment of affirmative action objectives and by adhering to nondiscriminatory employment practices regarding race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicap.
1. A professional engineering degree from an accredited institution is required.
2. An advanced degree in engineering or a related professional field is highly desired.
1. This is an acquisition coded position.
a. Selectee must meet Practitioner level certification requirements in Engineering and Technical Management (ETM) or must be able to meet Practitioner certification within 5 years (60 months) of assignment. This requirement is waiverable by the Service Acquisition Executive (SAE).
b. Selectee must have 4 years of relevant ETM experience with evidence of demonstrated proficiency in ETM competencies.
c. Selectee must meet 80 hours of continuous learning requirements within the designated timeframe (80 hours of continuing learning (CL) every 2 years (with a goal of engaging in 40 hours annually)).
2. Key Position: The duties of this position shall not be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the parent Federal Agency or office to function effectively. This position must be removed from the Ready Reserve and CANNOT become a member of the Ready Reserve. (IAW: DoDD 1200.7, "Screening the Ready Reserve,")
3. Emergency-Essential Position: This position is emergency-essential. In the event of a crisis situation, the incumbent, or designated alternate, must continue to perform the Emergency-Essential duties until relieved by proper authority. The incumbent or the designated alternate may be required to take part in readiness exercises. This position cannot be vacated during national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively. This meets the criteria of an Emergency-Essential position and requires that the incumbent, or the designated alternate, be removed from any military recall status. Employee must sign DD Form 2365 as a condition of employment.
4. Veterans' Preference: Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES.
5. Relocation Authorized: Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).
6. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be offered.
7. Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
8. Compensation: SES members are eligible for Performance-Based Salary increases and/or bonuses. This is a SES Career Reserved position and is assigned a precedence priority code of DV-4/ Lieutenant General, Tier 3 for protocol purposes.
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Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applications will be evaluated against the qualifications requirements. Failure to meet any one of the Mandatory Technical or Executive Core Qualifications standards will eliminate a candidate from further consideration.
Candidates will be evaluated for this position by a screening panel composed of a diverse mix of senior executives and/or general officers selected for organizational and/or functional backgrounds relevant to this position. The panel discusses each application and reaches consensus as to the Best Qualified, Qualified or Not Qualified candidates. Only the Best Qualified candidates will be interviewed. The panel will then make a recommendation of those Best Qualified candidates who should be referred to the selecting official, in priority order. Final selection is contingent upon the Air Force Executive Resources Board, the Secretary of the Air Force and if not a prior or current member of the SES corp, OPM Quality Review Board (QRB) Certification.
REMINDER: Before uploading your required PDF documents (Resume, Technical Qualification narrative), please ensure they DO NOT EXCEED the noted page limits.
To receive full consideration, each applicant must submit the documents in the format as designated. Packages that do not include all of the required documents or meet format requirements will not be forwarded for consideration.
**************ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE UPLOADED IN PDF FORMAT*******************
The Qualifications Documents must be formatted using Times New Roman, size 12 font, with 1-inch margins. Do not use borders, provide photos, or list a Social Security Number on any of the Qualifications Documents. DO NOT COMBINE DOCUMENTS.
A. Resume in the preferred format (Limit 5 Pages Total). Upload in PDF format. PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER.
B. Mandatory Technical Qualifications Statement addressing each of the TQs (Limit 3 Pages Total). Upload in PDF format and include the MTQ statement as indicated in the announcement.
C. Executive Core Qualifications Statement addressing each of the ECQs (Limit 10 pages - upload in PDF format); OR, OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) Certification (1 page). (NOTE: ECQs are not required for current or former Career SES Members who have been certified by the QRB; please provide a copy of an SF-50 showing career SES status. Candidates who are not current or former Career SES Members but have OPM QRB certification of their ECQs must provide their OPM certificate).
D. Most recent completed Performance Appraisal (current and/or former federal employees) or Performance Report (OPR or EPR). For applicants in the private sector, please provide a copy of your equivalent Evaluation Report.
E. Most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, noting your current position, grade level and salary level (applies only to current or former civilian government employee).
F. College transcript(s) (copy is acceptable) which demonstrates the acceptable combinations of education and experience as required for this position and noted by OPM.
G. Military: Retired - a copy of your DD214 and/or Retirement orders; Active Duty - submit a Statement of Service Letter and state highest rank held date of promotion and date eligible to retire or date of retirement. Documents are required.
H. (Optional): Ethnicity and Race Identification, SF-181 -- Form available at: https://www.opm.gov
I. (Optional): Self-Identification of Disability, SF-256 -- Form available at: https://www.opm.gov
DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Extraneous materials such as copies of position descriptions, award certificates and transmittal letters will not be forwarded for review.
Please follow the below instructions to submit applications. Any applications received that do not include all of the required documents or do not meet format requirements will not be forwarded for consideration.
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 01/19/2024.
To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.
PREFERRED RESUME FORMAT (Limit 5 pages/Times New Roman 12-font) (Do Not Use the USAJOBS Resume Builder) - Please submit a typewritten resume (upload as a PDF), including the following information:
Job Information: Announcement number (SAFMRL2023-55) and title of the position to which you are applying.
Personal Information: Full name, mailing address (with zip code), day and evening phone numbers (with area code) and complete e-mail address where you would like to receive correspondence regarding your application. **PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER**
Active-Duty/Retired Military: State highest rank held, date of promotion and date eligible to retire or date of retirement, (e.g., Colonel/June 2006/December 2014). NOTE: IAW 5 U.S.C. 3326, a 180-day waiver will be required for retired or retiring members of the armed forces during the period of 180 days immediately after retirement.
Education: Educational information, including the name, city and state of colleges or universities you attended, as well as the type and year of any degree received. Report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For more information, you may refer to the following U.S. Department of Education website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Work Experience: Give the following information for your paid and non-paid work experience related to the job for which you are applying: (Do not send job descriptions)
- Starting and ending dates (month and year)
- Job title (for government position, include civilian series and grade or military rank)
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor's name and phone number, please indicate if we may contact your current supervisor
- Salary (current)
HELPFUL HINTS FOR YOUR RESUME:
- Reflect on the ECQs and think about how your past experiences and education relate to each ECQ.
- Read the vacancy announcement carefully.
- Adhere to the 5-page limitation (in PDF format and 12 point font)
- Quantify your accomplishments.
* Applicants should focus on recency of experience - Recruitment Panels, Executive Resources Boards, and Hiring Officials may consider experience over 10 years outdated.
* Seek mentoring assistance from a current SES or equivalent to review your package before submission.
References:Provide the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three individuals who can comment on your qualifications for this position. Please do not list supervisors already listed above.
This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please notify this office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodations will be on a case-by-case basis.
SAF/MRL CONTACT INFORMATION: Questions regarding this announcement may be directed to Virginia Reynolds at virginia.reynolds@us.af.mil; or, Melanie McGuire at melanie.mcguire@us.af.mil.
Once your application package is received an acknowledgement email will be sent.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility and qualifications for consideration. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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As a Direct Reporting Unit to the United States Space Force (USSF), the Space Warfighting Analysis
Center (SWAC) is responsible for conducting analysis, modeling, wargaming, and experimentation to
create operational concepts and force design guidance for the USSF. SWAC Force Designs identify the integrated suite of capabilities that fulfills Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Air Force (DAF) and USSF imperatives to preserve America's freedom of action in space: enable joint force lethality and effectiveness: and secure national interests in, from and to space. SWAC analyses and products support DAF and USSF decision making processes for resourcing, policy development,
requirements development and operational planning. SWAC wargaming and simulation activities support tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) development and maturation.
The Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP) is a joint program chartered to meet the nation's space survivability and protection needs as directed by the Deputy Secretary of Defense, (DEPSECDEF) and the Principal Deputy Director of a National Security (PDDNI). SSDP functions as the center of excellence on options and strategies leading to a more resilient National Security Space (NSS) enterprise.
SALARY: $141,022.00 - $212,100.00 per annum. (Tier 3) SES members are eligible for bonuses and/or ranks and stipends in addition to annual salary.
AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Applications will be accepted from all qualified persons.
