Senior Planning, Program and Budget Programmer

Job Overview

OPEN TO CURRENT AFRL/SPACE FORCE CIVILIANS ONLY.

This announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 11:45 PM EST, 24 September 2026.

As a recognized subject-matter expert on the Department of War (DoW) Planning, Programming and Budgeting process, you will serve as a key advisor to Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) leadership. In this senior role, you will manage the integration of AFRL’s Air and Space portfolios into the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and President’s Budget (PB). You will be responsible for orchestrating out-year budget formulation, ensuring that program funding profiles across the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP) are realistic, defensible, and aligned with strategic guidance.

Position Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Directs the formulation of out-year budgets. Reviews justification materials and Descriptive Summaries for the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) and Congress to confidently defend the POM and PB submissions.
• Synthesizes programmatic and financial planning products from mission organizations into a coordinated strategic financial position. Ensures funding profiles are complete, consistent, and logically sound.
• Acts as the primary liaison for all planning, programming and budget guidance and data calls with HQ AFMC, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and OSW.
• Guides cross-functional teams through annual POM and PB cycles. Coordinates directly with Financial Management (FM) and Personnel (DP) to bridge out-year strategies with current-year budget baselines.
• Utilizes technical expertise in DAF systems to manage programming and budget. Continuously assesses the long-term impacts of new DoW/DAF legislation and guidelines while recommending critical funding adjustments throughout the year.

Required Qualifications

• United States Citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate Security clearance.
• Must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lowest grade level or equivalent of the position being advertised.
• Engineer (0800): To meet eligibility of an Engineer, applicants must meet the following basic requirements. Degree in Engineering. The program must have been ABET accredited. For a full description of the 0800 requirements, see the following Occupational Requirements here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf.
• Operations Research Series (1515) - To meet the eligibility of the operations research series, applicants must meet the following basic requirements. Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. For a full description of the 1515 requirements, see the following Occupational Requirements here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/data-science-series-1515/.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in DoW PPBE process.
• Technical expertise in DAF programming and budget systems.
• Comfortable working with numbers, data, and problem-solving.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence decisions and build collaborative relationships.
• The ability to work flexibly and effectively within a cross-functional team environment.

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for telework opportunities; as determined by agency policy

Eligible for a Referral Bonus?

Yes

Series

03XX

08XX

1515

Other

Additional Information

• Incentives may/may not be authorized.
• Travel may be required for this position.

Instructions on how to submit documents are provided in the automated email you will receive once you apply. Candidates with resumes longer than 2-pages will not be considered.

Requisition Number 30595

Posting End Date

09/24/2026