General Engineer
Department of the Air ForceSource: USAJOBS
Company websiteaf.mil (Department of the Air Force, opens in new tab)
Base salary $129,096 to $197,200
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Peterson AFB, CO
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- LocationPeterson AFB, CO
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (just now) · observed since
About this job
Summary
Do not email application. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity, click here. For additional information on other USSF direct hire opportunities visit the Air Force Civilian Careers Space Force website and follow USSF on LinkedIn.
Duties
The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command, System Delta 81at Peterson SFB, Colorado is searching for a General Engineer (NH-0801-04, GS 14/15 equivalent). Description: You will join a dynamic leadership team delivering current and emerging warfighter readiness capabilities to enable Guardian high-end advanced testing and training activities, and ensuring every warfighter is ready to defeat the adversary from competition through conflict. You will lead the Capability Trade Council, a cornerstone of Acquisition Reform and a key stakeholder forum that enables the PAEs to execute at speed. You will have to apply advanced concepts, principles, and practices to manage a wide range of engineering activities that are focused on supporting the top priorities of the Space Force. Your expert engineering/scientific advice will ensure the SFPAE-INF leadership incorporates achievable technical solutions as part of their cost, schedule, and performance trade space. Ideal Candidate: The Space Force Portfolio Acquisition Enterprise - Infrastructure (SFPAE-INF) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced systems engineering leader to join our team to be the Chief Engineer of the SFPAE-INF Capability Trade Council. The ideal candidate will have a technical education, an in-depth knowledge of systems engineering and technology integration, experience leading engineering teams and executing systems engineering processes, excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, and a strong understanding of acquisition regulations and guidelines. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 1. Knowledge of a wide range of advanced multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques to apply experimental theories and new developments to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods, and to plan and execute specialized programs of marked difficulty, responsibility, and significance. 2. Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structure, and operation of the DoD, and organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence systems acquisition, development, and/or sustainment; and knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles, financial systems, and restrictions on expenditure of funds. 3. Knowledge of and skill in evaluating state-of-the-art and advancements in theory, application, technology, and policy affecting systems being developed, and in planning, organizing, and directing the functions and staff in critical aspects of development, production, and/or support of systems, subsystems, or equipment. 4. Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations, practices, and procedures. 5. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, building consensus and coalitions, negotiating, and resolving conflicts with a variety of individuals and organizations as well as communicating effectively, both orally and in writing. 6. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions of an organization, and mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff through subordinate supervisors as well as analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.
Qualifications
The 0801 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here. In addition to the above requirements you can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 4th section titled Professional and Scientific Positions.
How you will be evaluated
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here: Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.
Required documents
Resume: You must submit a resume that 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 exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide: Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information: Job title Detailed duties and accomplishments Employer's name and address Supervisor's name and phone number Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.) Hours per week Salary, if applicable Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
How to apply
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Other information
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.
What to expect next
For additional information on other USSF direct hire opportunities visit the Air Force Civilian Careers Space Force website and follow USSF on LinkedIn.
Source: Department of the Air Force on USAJOBS · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($129,096) is above 48% of the 179 Engineering (non-software) roles in Colorado listed on this site. Their median floor is $129,776; the middle half runs from $114,000 to $144,179.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingGeneral Engineer$129,096 to $197,200
Principal Intelligence Analyst, Space Launch, NSIC$130,461 to $169,604
Supervisory Engineer NH-0861-04 - Direct Hiring Authority$130,461 to $197,200
Supervisory Intelligence Specialist$130,461 to $169,604
Acquisition Program Manager Specialist (Technical Advisor)- Direct Hire Authority$130,461 to $197,200
Operations Research Analyst - Direct Hire Authority$130,461 to $197,200
Acquisition Program Management Specialist - Direct Hire Authority$130,461 to $197,200
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| General Engineer (this listing) | $129,096 - $197,200 |
| Principal Intelligence Analyst, Space Launch, NSIC | $130,461 - $169,604 |
| Supervisory Engineer NH-0861-04 - Direct Hiring Authority | $130,461 - $197,200 |
| Supervisory Intelligence Specialist | $130,461 - $169,604 |
| Acquisition Program Manager Specialist (Technical Advisor)- Direct Hire Authority | $130,461 - $197,200 |
| Operations Research Analyst - Direct Hire Authority | $130,461 - $197,200 |
| Acquisition Program Management Specialist - Direct Hire Authority | $130,461 - $197,200 |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-11-04
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Peterson AFB, Colorado
USD 129,096 – 197,200 · PA · federal_basic_pay
- Method
- Structured pay field published by the employer
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The employer's job board publishes this pay as a dedicated data field. We read the field directly; no interpretation was needed.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
