Help decide how battles are won

Department of the Air Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (DAF PAE C3BM) is now hiring entry-level and mid-level professionals for mission-critical Air Force jobs at Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts, Robins AFB in Georgia, and Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio. DAF PAE C3BM manages the DAF Battle Network, an integrated system of systems connecting sensors, effectors, and logistics to provide greater situational awareness, faster operational decisions, and decisive direction to the force.

In this position, you’ll play a decisive role on the cross-functional team supporting the network that helps warfighters know what’s happening before the other side knows what happened. We’re looking for self-starters and collaborative problem-solvers ready to take ownership, challenge convention, and contribute from day one.

How to participate

This is a digital hiring event; there is no time or location. You participate by submitting your resume and required documents.

The deadline to submit applications is
Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CT.

Our Mission: Deliver an integrated DAF Battle Network providing resilient decision advantages

DAF PAE C3BM exists to win our Nation’s wars. We are tasked with creating the means to deploy and direct the most lethal and destructive forces. Given the gravity of our mission, we cannot, and must not, waver in our commitment and dedication to ensuring we deliver.

We deliver the DAF Battle Network, an integrated system of systems combining Air Force and Space Force weapon systems spanning intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, command & control, kinetic/non-kinetic fires, combat logistics, and targeted communications. We create an architecture that enables rapid integration of new technologies and data flows at low switching costs to stay ahead of the adversary.

The DAF Battle Network delivers resilient decision advantage, equipping our forces to maximize situational awareness, make faster, more accurate decisions, and decisively direct military forces. By modernizing and integrating C2 systems, we play a critical role in accelerating decision advantage.

Where Your Skills Fit: Mission Areas

We’re actively seeking talent to deliver modernized, highly resilient C2, intelligence, and targeting capabilities that connect operators across all domains and military branches to secure a decisive decision advantage in highly contested environments.

We’re dedicated to modernizing, sustaining, and integrating advanced C2, ISR, and other capabilities to ensure decisive victory in highly contested environments. By delivering resilient, cloud-based software, seamless aerial networking, and coordinated fire support across sister services and international allies, we connect critical data and operators from anywhere. Ultimately, we arm warfighters and air battle managers with real-time information, secure connectivity, and decision advantage necessary to rapidly execute joint force operations in highly contested environments.