43EX - BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER AFSC Officer

Summary

We go to extraordinary measures to protect our Airmen from environmental hazards and infractions. Applying engineering and scientific principles, Bioenvironmental Engineers identify and evaluate potential dangers and develop programs to prevent illness and injury. With an emphasis on discovering problems before they occur, these specialists ensure the health and safety of Airmen and their families in environments all over the world.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure a safe and healthy workplace for Airmen through applied knowledge of engineering and sciences.
• Provide essential information necessary for decision-making in areas involving weapons systems and associate processes, facilities and chemical, biological and radiological issues.
• Advise command and staff agencies on operational risk management.
• Perform a variety of daily duties, including health-risk assessments, chemical, biological and radiological identification and control and modernizing health facilities.

Duties

• Perform duties related to specialized field requirements.
• Support Air Force mission objectives through technical expertise.
• Develop, maintain, and implement standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate with other units to accomplish mission requirements.
• Supervise and train personnel as required.

Qualifications

• Completion of qualifying Bioenvironmental Engineering course
• Minimum of 24 months of experience in bioenvironmental engineering assignments
• Completion of Officer Training School course
• Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 42nd birthday

Training & Education

How do we transform you from a raw recruit to an expert Airman in this field? From hands-on experience to college credit toward a degree, the path begins here.

Training Stages

• OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL: 8.5 weeks
• MILITARY TRAINING LOCATION: Maxwell AFB AL

Minimum Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering from an ABET-accredited institution

Components

• Air Force Active Duty
• Air National Guard
• Air Force Reserve