Electronics Engineer
Federal Aviation Administration
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Posted: April 15, 2026 (45 days ago)
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ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$100,602 - $130,786
per year
Type
Full-Time
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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 electronics technician for the U.S.
Navy in Washington state, where you'll manage technical projects, lead teams, and ensure the proper design, testing, and certification of ship systems during overhauls and modifications.
It's ideal for someone with hands-on experience in electronics and ship engineering who enjoys solving complex problems and communicating effectively with leadership.
A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a team environment supporting naval operations.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in federal, private, or public sector
- Expertise in managing technical work for ship design, overhaul, modification, testing, and certification
- Leadership skills in guiding teams and serving as a subject matter expert on projects
- Ability to conduct shipboard investigations to develop or adapt working plans
- Strong communication skills to provide detailed updates to the chain of command
- Proficiency in ensuring timely and accurate execution of design, documentation, and planning projects
- Relevant experience including paid, unpaid, or volunteer work in electronics or related fields
Full Job Description
You will serve as an ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN in the Combat Systems Engineering & Planning, Code 290 of PSNS and IMF.
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: Managing technical work, leading teams, and serving as a subject matter expert in support of project execution, testing and certification in relation to ship design, overhaul, modification, test control, and manufacturing products.
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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/electronics-technical-series-0856/ 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:
- Provides fully researched technical products that directly support the scheduling, execution, and certification of work.
- Communicate prompt and detailed information to keep chain-of command informed on all issues.
- Conducts investigations aboard ship to obtain information for development of or determine adaptability of working plans.
- Ensure timely, technically accurate execution of design projects, document or drawing development or planning projects.
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