Total 6 job vacancies by United States Space Force Forces

• Provides technical support and assistance for physical facility and equipment management.
• Identifies facility, safety, and defense forces vehicle needs for New Boston SFS.
• Operates the vehicle fuel facilities and performs associated fuel supply maintenance and compliance duties.
• Operates the hazardous material facility.
• Acts as NBSFS single point of contact on all CA/CRL items.

1. Prepares a wide variety of recurring and nonrecurring correspondence, reports and other documents and reviews and finalizes correspondence or documents prepared by others in handwritten or electronic drafts.
2. Reviews and processes incoming and outgoing correspondence, materials, publications, regulations and directives for the Commander's signature.
3. Receives telephone calls, greets visitors and ascertains the nature of the calls or visits, screening those that can be handled without supervisor's help.
4. Maintains supervisor's calendars, coordinates meeting arrangements, plans and schedules meetings, travel and/or conferences including those involving staff from outside the immediate offices.
5. Establishes, updates, and maintains office procedures and records of various types that may be needed or will
   assist in the efficient operation of the office.

1. Serves as the functional point of contact for day-to-day budget/financial issues. Works with MAJCOM and budget office counterparts to obtain, monitor, and track organization's funds.
2. Performs budget formulation work involving review and preparation of budget estimates and financial plans. Reviews and analyzes budget requests submitted by organizational activities to ensure their consistency, accuracy, and adherence to instructions.
3. Performs budget execution and administration work involving the monitoring of obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of funds. Monitors, tracks, and reviews obligations, expenditures, reimbursable orders, and requests for allotments, identifying and reporting differences that are not in keeping with annual work plans.
4. Provides advice, assistance, and guidance on budgeting and related information and conducts analyses, reviews and special studies of budget and/or related information. Provides advice on budget and related matters such as types of funding available, effects of budgetary changes on related activities, and status and use of funds.
5. Uses budgetary and other automated system(s) and computer-generated products in accomplishing budgeting/funding assignments. Performs quality checks of organization's automated system database information, working with appropriate point of contact to resolve any significant problems.

Plans and lays out work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, and work orders to conduct a variety of welding processes such as oxyacetylene, electrode arc, submerged arc, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, metal spray arc, and spot and stud welding to join all types of common metals and alloys.
- Independently applies skilled methods, techniques, and advanced shop mathematics to construct, install, repair, and modify a wide variety of structures.
- Performs masonry tasks involved in the maintenance, repair, alteration, and construction of interior and exterior surfaces and structures.
- Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe and clean environment.
- Uses and maintains tools.

• Provides advice and instructions to other satellite controllers on technical work and operational processes.
• Studies directives and criteria emanating from higher authorities and based on analysis of this documentation develops, implements, directs, and manages specific guidelines and procedures to be applied in executing work applicable to Wideband SATCOM and all functional and associated SATCOM and satellite areas.
• Supports Force Modernization fielding efforts at the local site.

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) 2nd Range Operations Squadron at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA is searching for a Range Engineer (NH-0855-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).

Description:
As Range Engineer you would serve as the lead government technical expert for all Western Range instrumentation assets supporting launch and test operations and are at the forefront of emerging technologies and expanding test and launch needs of the DoD/commercial industries. This is a unique position that combines detailed mission planning and technical understanding with real-time console support. You serve as a subject matter expert for a wide range of instrumentation including telemetry, radar, command transmitter and communication systems and how this system of systems interfaces with launch and test users at the Western Range. This knowledge is used to aid in making time critical decisions on console to direct actions to resolve issues and make recommendations to leadership during launch and test support, ultimately ensuring public safety and user requirements are met. You are also involved in the acquisition process for new instrumentation, providing operational technical inputs to these projects and oversee contractors and their support.

The ideal candidate should possess Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical or Systems. Familiarity with Western Range instrumentation systems such as telemetry, radar, command transmitter, and communication systems, or experience with similar systems. Operational console experience during launch/test operations. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to make technical recommendations while under time critical situations. Root cause investigative experience desired. Highly self-motivated with ability to adapt and learn. 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.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, materials, and equipment to effectively apply advanced engineering theories, principles, and concepts to the installation, operation, and maintenance of range instrumentation, control, and display systems.
2. Knowledge of engineering sufficient to apply experimental theories and new applications to issues and provide technical advice and direction in support of systems, subsystems, and/or support equipment.
3. Knowledge of engineering documentation requirements for a wide variety of ballistic and space launch operations.
4. Knowledge of range instrumentation systems and operations.
5. Knowledge of test and evaluation.
6. Knowledge of automated data processing concepts, systems capabilities and usage.
7. Knowledge of planning and program management to execute major projects, provide expert advice to colleagues, and present innovative recommendations for advancing programs and/or methods.
8. Knowledge of funding, cost reimbursement, and standard contracting regulations, practices, and procedures.
9. Ability to work effectively in stressful situations utilizing analytical and leadership skills.
10. Ability to develop new range concepts, programs, and procedures, and direct investigative studies in these areas.
11. Ability to research, evaluate, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, and procedures to a variety of situations and to recommend timely and economical solutions.
12. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, including the ability to explain complex technical issues and policy to a non-technical audience comprised of senior management, representatives from other governmental agencies, contractor personnel, and senior representatives from commercial launch customers.