Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for IMPORTANT additional information. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the key subject matter expert for airborne sensor and sensor making capabilities. The organizational location of this position is: Office of Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, Sensors Division, The Pentagon, Washington DC. **Position may be eligible for DCIPS STEM TLMS**
Senior technical advisor to the Division Chief for matters pertaining to the planning, procurement, and specifications of airborne ISR sensors. Guides the Chief, Sensors Division on branch efforts to articulate requirements for and advocate on behalf of development of future sensors. Serves as a senior technical authority on ISR issues.
Makes authoritative recommendations and defends decisions on operations policy matters to the Director and is often required to make difficult funding prioritization recommendations impacting future capabilities. Serves as a senior adviser and primary consultant in the dissemination of multi-source intelligence.
Leads a wide variety of complex and non-routine collection and operations projects/programs/teams to support component, combatant command, and support agency planning and operations. Interprets and makes analytic judgments on broad-based and domain/discipline-agnostic intelligence products, applications, capabilities, and resources. Serves as the Contracting Officer's Representative for all contractors assigned to A2/6U.
Monitors Contractor performance and ensures the standards in the Performance Work Statement are met. Works with the Division Chief in planning, organizing, and overseeing the activities of the Division.
Formulates program goals, plans, policies, and procedures and work plans dealing with the development and operation of Sensors Division functions and activities; participates in providing both technical and administrative direction to subordinate branch chiefs and through them their assigned nonsupervisory employees.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel Systems (DCIPS) position implemented under Section 504, Title V of Public Law 99-569, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987, as codified in Sec 1601, Chap 83 of Title 10 United States Code which sets forth Air Force policies and procedures for DCIPS. This position is in the Excepted Service.
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This position is with Department of the Air Force Headquarters, Department of the Air Force.
The posted pay range is $143913 – $187093/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-17.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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