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ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

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$100,602 - $130,786

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as an electrical engineer at a naval facility in Washington, where you'll help solve technical problems, review designs, and support the maintenance and repair of submarines to keep them running smoothly.

It's ideal for someone with engineering experience who enjoys hands-on problem-solving in a team setting focused on military vessels.

A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional passionate about naval technology and ready to collaborate with various government and military groups.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in electrical engineering for submarine design, maintenance, and repair
  • Professional engineering background providing technical guidance and recommendations
  • Knowledge of shipbuilding, repair methods, principles, and practices for electrical systems in shipyards
  • Ability to identify, evaluate, and resolve technical problems in the electrical discipline
  • Experience reviewing design modifications, evaluating deficiencies, and proposing corrective actions
  • Familiarity with Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) and its impact on submarine systems
  • Strong skills in technical analysis, problem-solving, and acting as a liaison between naval organizations

Full Job Description

You will serve as an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER in the Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Branch (C/411) TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-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: as a professional engineer providing technical guidance and recommendations in support of submarine design, maintenance, and repair.

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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND 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 provide and manage the identification, evaluation, and resolution of waterfront technical problems in the electrical discipline.
  • You will provide waterfront engineering services to support ongoing refit depot and intermediate maintenance repair work.
  • You will provide technical and engineering reviews regarding quality and applicability of production deliverables.
  • You will evaluate perceived TRIDENT submarine design deficiencies to determine if the source of deficient conditions may result from inadequate Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) and propose and initiate corrective actions as appropriate.
  • You will review proposed design modifications to existing TRIDENT submarines systems and equipment with a view toward alleviating potential problems by influencing the hardware design.
  • You will monitor and identify design deficiencies from various sources and propose appropriate corrective actions to cognizant technical agents in conjunction with the requisite ILS impact assessments which will result from the proposed actions.
  • You will act as liaison between TRIREFFAC, SUBASE, SWFPAC, NAVSEA, COMSUBPAC, COMSUBRON 17, SUBMEPP, Planning Yard Design Agent, etc.
  • You will participate in ongoing NAVSEA RD efforts in the electrical engineering field, providing input and recommendations relevant to life cycle maintenance and repair of TRIDENT submarines.
  • You will apply expert knowledge of shipbuilding/repair methods, principles and practices for electrical systems as utilized at the intermediate maintenance activity/shipyard level, including engineering standards and acceptance criteria.
  • You will apply a high degree of initiative, judgment, and resourcefulness in the organization, management, and coordination of activities concerned with scheduling and performing nuclear submarine (SSBN) refits and industrial repairs.
  • You will be responsible for engineering and management assignments including analyzing proposed engineering changes, evaluating design deficiencies and proposing engineering changes in conjunction with developing the requisite ILS impact assessments.
  • You will apply technical analysis and problem solving in the Waterfront Engineering Support Branch impacting timely completion of waterfront repairs and maintenance actions, quality assurance reviews, and TRIPER program asset certifications.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/28/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12899488-26-LAB