Skip to main content
← Back to jobs
United States Space Force logo

Infrastructure Resilience Engineer, CFC/S4N

Compensation
$90,961–$140,616/year

Job Description

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.

Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
04/08/2026 to 04/15/2026
Salary $90,961 - $140,616 per year

Salary is dependent upon duty location, grade, step and locality pay. Equivalent to GS-12/13.

Pay scale & grade NH 3
Location

Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO is searching for an Infrastructure Resilience Engineer to support CFC/S4N (NH-0801-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
Your Mission Awaits! Headquarters United States Space Force Combat Forces Command (CFC) in Colorado Springs, CO seeks a qualified Infrastructure Resilience Engineer for the Infrastructure and Integration Division. This isn't just engineering - it's defending the ground beneath the stars. Join our team and engineer the future of space superiority. In this position you will serve as an Infrastructure Resilience Engineer for the Combat Forces Command Infrastructure and Integration Division (CFC/S4N). You will conduct engineering assessments of weapon systems infrastructure to improve the resilience of critical electrical and mechanical systems and provide subject matter expertise to headquarters staff and operational units while solving complex engineering and logistics challenges to ensure weapon system readiness.

Position Responsibilities:
- Leads infrastructure resiliency assessments to identify deficiencies, assess risk to mission and deliver recommendations that improve mission readiness.
- Provides Command-level technical oversight for weapon systems infrastructure, validating engineering solutions and aligning investments with organizational strategy.
- Delivers authoritative engineering guidance on CFC infrastructure resiliency requirements to diverse stakeholders, including joint service partners, allied nations, acquisition agencies, and industry professionals.
- Articulates technical analysis in strategic terms, enabling senior leaders to make informed resource choices and effectively advocate for mission requirements across the Space Force and Department of War.


Ideal Candidate:
- Problem Solver: Thrives on complex, multifaceted challenges
- Strategic Thinker: Sees the big picture while managing technical details
- Collaborative Leader: Builds relationships across organizations
- Adaptable: Comfortable with ambiguity in a dynamic organization
- Facility Systems Expertise: Background designing, operating or sustaining facility electrical or mechanical systems
- Resilience and Mission Assurance: Experience with infrastructure resilience, contingency planning or mission assurance.
- Project Programming: Familiarity with programming infrastructure projects per Department of Air Force policies and instructions.
- Executive Communications: Ability to prepare and present concise and actionable written and verbal briefings to a variety of audiences ranging from senior leaders, technical experts and operators.
- Strategic-Level Experience: Previous experience at a Combatant Command, Service or Major Command (desired).
- An engineering degree or a combination of education and experience as detailed in the Office of Personnel Management professional engineering qualification standard.


Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of processes and procedures related to program management and strategic planning activities needed to execute projects and/or studies within established financial and time constraints.
2. Ability to encourage new ideas and innovations; manage human, financial and information resources strategically and build coalitions to achieve common goals.
3. Skill in working with customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations.
4. Ability to persuade others to accept recommendations, work toward an agreement, and negotiate mutually acceptable solutions.
5. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
6. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations; monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.
7. Ability to identify problems and use sound judgement and decisions to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations to include representing the organization's interests as a Contracting Officer Representative.
8. Knowledge of a wide range of multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, materials, and equipment to effectively apply advanced engineering theories, principles, and concepts to project development, execution, and advisory services.
9. Knowledge of the principles of standard acquisition regulations, practices, and procedures; and other engineering disciplines used in support of sustainment, modification, and maintenance programs.
10. Ability to devise and evaluate criteria, parameters, characteristics, and interrelationships for design approaches; to assess the impact of new technology on current systems.

Requirements

  • Must be a U.S Citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret /SCI security clearance.
  • Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
  • May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
  • Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
  • This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
  • Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
  • PCS / relocation funding is authorized.
  • This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
  • Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 50 days a year.

The 0801 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here. Please scroll down to the 4th section titled Professional and Scientific Positions.

Evaluation

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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:

  1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
  2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
  3. 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
  4. 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.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Optimize Your Resume for This Job

Get a match score and see exactly which keywords you're missing

Optimize Resume

Job Details

Category
Operations
Employment Type
Temporary
Location
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Posted
Apr 8, 2026, 02:18 PM
Listed
Apr 8, 2026, 07:15 PM
Compensation
$90,961 - $140,616 per year

About United States Space Force

Part of the growing space & AI ecosystem pushing the frontiers of technology.

Found this role interesting?

Infrastructure Resilience Engineer, CFC/S4N
United States Space Force
Apply ↗

Shipping like we're funded. We're not. No affiliation.

Sequoia logo
Y Combinator logo
Founders Fund logo
a16z logo