Computer Scientists and Engineers
"This job is open to current AFMC, USAF or DoD employees"
OPENS: 24 JUNE 2025
CLOSES: 8 JULY 2025
**IMPORTANT**
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Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) is currently seeking multiple full-time Computer Scientists and Engineers to work in the Sentinel Systems Division, Software Branch at Hill Air Force Base near Layton, Utah.
These positions (988422, 986639, 986665) may be filled as either NH-1550-03 Computer Scientist, NH-855-03 Electronics Engineer, or NH-801-03 General Engineer which have a typical 2025 salary range of $88,621 - $137,000.
These positions are not eligible for remote or full-time telework; situational-based agreements may be available at the discretion of the hiring manager.
*Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
The AFNWC Sentinel Systems Division manages a major defense acquisition program charged to deliver a full system replacement for the nation’s Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) System, providing a strategic deterrent to nuclear attack against the United States. The Software Branch manages the software development lifecycle, software architecture, software engineering, development policies, and provides testing support for the ICBM modernization program.
The primary purpose of these positions is to serve as an experienced Computer Scientist or Engineer evaluating and solving the complex, technical software problems specific to the Sentinel program - the ground-based leg of America’s Nuclear Triad.
DUTIES:
- Utilize computer science or engineering skills to develop and deliver safe, secure, reliable, and certifiable software.
- Perform technical design and reviews, and address issues with software deliveries from contractors.
- Generate and execute technical plans and requirements management.
- Research and respond to software architecture technical design and implementation questions.
- Apply Digital Engineering (DE) principles and achieve authoritative virtualization to replace, automate, or shorten real-world prototyping and testing, to provide unprecedented speed and agility for the Air Force nuclear program.
- Develop and field innovative experimental platforms, diagnostic equipment, and high-performance computers that build on past test data to model and simulate the internal dynamics of nuclear weapons.
- Coordinate with government and contractor stakeholders as part of an Agile/Lean software development enterprise.
- Analyze, evaluate, and report on software test data and metrics.
DESIRED SKILLS:
- At least three years of experience in computer science or engineering disciplines such as electronics or general engineering.
- Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) management, using Agile project management principles and practices.
- Experience with design/evaluation of large, complex software architecture using Unified Modeling Language (UML) and/or Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
- Skill in coding/developing software for either large enterprise information systems or complex electrical mechanical systems using contemporary software languages (e.g. C/C++, Python, Rust, GO, JavaScript, C#, Java, etc.).
- Experience in conducting analyses, reviews, and special studies of software technologies (to include cost analyses).
- Experience with software test design and result analysis.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION (NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE):