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AEROSPACE/MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Naval Air Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$102,415 - $158,322

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April 27, 2026More Navy jobs →

GS-9/11 Pay Grade(Career Ladder)

Entry salary: $51,332 | Full performance (GS-11): up to $80,737

Career ladder: Start at GS-9 and advance to GS-11 with experience.

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as an engineer on turbine engines for naval aircraft, focusing on analyzing failures, testing components, and managing projects to ensure safety and reliability.

You'll solve complex technical problems, lead teams, and provide guidance on engineering solutions within budget and time limits.

It's a great fit for experienced mechanical or aerospace engineers with a strong background in engine systems and data analysis who enjoy hands-on research and leadership roles.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-9/11 in turbine engine engineering, manufacturing, and failure modes like fatigue, corrosion, creep, and oxidation
  • Knowledge and experience in safety, reliability, and risk assessment for turbine engine components
  • Expertise in turbomachinery structural analysis, testing, component lifting methods, and using data analytics to evaluate operating conditions
  • Experience in engineering project management and leading teams
  • Ability to research, organize, and analyze technical data, new systems concepts, and complex engineering proposals for aircraft turbine engines
  • Strong oral and written communication skills to present findings to program managers and senior leadership

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies through the DHA for Advanced Degree Candidates at Science and Technology Reinvention Labs.

Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered.

There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DP-03 (GS-9/11) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. Knowledge of and experience in turbine engine engineering, manufacturing and associated system failure modes (ie.

fatigue, corrosion, creep, oxidation); 2. Knowledge of and experience performing with safety, reliability, and risk assessment of turbine engine component failure modes; 3.

Knowledge of and experience in turbomachinery structural analysis, testing, and component lifting methods to evaluate operating conditions w/ emphasis on utilization of data analytics; 4.

Experience in Engineering project management and leading teams; 5.

Ability to research, organize, and analyze technical data, new systems concepts, and complex engineering proposals for aircraft turbine engine systems; and 6.

Ability to communicate orally and in writing and present conclusions to the program manager and senior leadership.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will identify and solve a wide variety of complex problems with many competing objectives, variables and constraints.
  • You will deliver optimized technical solutions that are balanced to achieve required technical performance within cost, schedule and technology constraints.
  • You will function as a project lead, program manager, team lead or member of an integrated team/group providing technical guidance to a technical workforce and meeting customer requirements for products and/or services.
  • You will act as a Project/Program Engineer in the application of advanced theories, concepts, principles and processes in research and engineering, test and evaluation and logistics functions

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/26/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12893768-26-JEN