# Acquisition Program Engineer, SSC/SW

Summary Do not email applications. 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) in Chantilly, VA is searching for an Acquisition Program Engineer to support SSC/SW (NH-0801-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent). Description: Join Space Systems Command as a General Engineer supporting the development and acquisition of advanced sensing capabilities that strengthen space-enabled mission outcomes. In this role, you will lead and support complex engineering projects and studies within established cost, schedule, and performance constraints, with a focus on advanced sensor acquisition, and targeting capabilities. You will work across a dynamic system-of-systems environment to translate operational needs into sound technical solutions, resolve challenging integration issues, manage technical risk, and help shape program strategies. Looking for an innovative, collaborative engineer who can bring together diverse technical and program stakeholders to achieve shared objectives. You

- **Id**: 4002106
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/us-air-force-acquisition-program-engineer-sscsw>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Chantilly, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T17:51:24Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T17:51:24Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 10106
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: National Security, Combat Aircraft

## Company

- **Id**: 1753555
- **Name**: US Air Force
- **Domain**: af.mil
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/af-mil>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Salary

- **Min**: 102415
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 102415

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T04:04:20Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 12
- **Reasons**: seen:0, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 102415
- **Is top pay**: no

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