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ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Naval Sea Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$143,913 - $197,200

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GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading the design, analysis, and management of electrical control and monitoring systems for naval ships, including advising on new technologies and collaborating with high-level officials.

A good fit would be an experienced electrical engineer with a background in shipboard systems who enjoys tackling complex engineering challenges in a government setting.

It requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work on special projects across naval commands.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 or NH-03 level in analyzing, designing, or maintaining naval shipboard controls and monitoring systems
  • Professional Engineer status or equivalent qualifications in electrical engineering
  • Experience in electrical analysis and design for naval ships
  • Ability to conduct special studies, risk assessments, and investigations on subsystems and equipment
  • Proficiency in evaluating and integrating new technologies into technical plans, proposals, and specifications
  • Strong advisory skills for consulting with ship design managers, program managers, and top naval officials on complex matters
  • Knowledge of thermodynamics, electrical sciences, and engineering principles for energy production, transmission, and control

Full Job Description

You will serve as an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER in the Machinery Integration and Control Systems Division of the Marine Engineering Group (SEA05Z) of NAVSEA HQ FIELD SUPPORT.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band, NH-03 (GS-13 Equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a Professional Engineer analyzing and developing the design, operation or maintenance of naval shipboard controls and monitoring systems.

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 serve as the Controls and Monitoring Systems Engineering Manager.
  • You will be responsible for electrical analysis and design of Naval ships.
  • You will perform special studies and will participate in special project teams located in any part of the Naval Sea Systems Command.
  • You will consult with Ship Design Managers, Program Managers, Technical Warrant Holders, Deputy Warranting Officers, Chief Engineer (CHENG), Program Executive Office (PEO) staff and other top officials.
  • You will evaluate the latest development of Controls and Monitoring Systems in the field into technical plans, proposals or specifications governing subsequent systems design, development, production, procurement, or utilization.
  • You will advise Fleet, SECNAV, OPNAV, NAVSEA, and field activities on difficult or controversial matters, such as modifying systems to meet new, demanding performance requirements.
  • You will advise on application of new technologies in thermodynamics, electrical and other physical, mathematical and engineering sciences to problems concerned with the production, transmission, measurement and control of energy.
  • You will plan investigations, risk assessments, analyses and design modifications of subsystems and new equipment.
  • You will develop electrical engineering guidelines for command headquarters and for field activities.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/1/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12922572-26-CMG