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Posted: January 27, 2026 (1 day ago)

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ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (COMBAT SYSTEMS)

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$100,602 - $130,786

per year

Closes

January 29, 2026

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 focused on combat systems for ships and submarines in the U.S.

Navy, where you'll troubleshoot problems, create technical plans, and train others to ensure equipment is ready for use.

It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in electronics engineering and a background in military or technical support roles who enjoys problem-solving and mentoring teams.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in technical engineering and planning for electronics systems on ships or submarines
  • Ability to provide problem resolution and troubleshooting for Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical Systems (SWFTS) Combat Systems
  • Skills in designing, implementing, and evaluating test plans and procedures to assess material readiness
  • Experience in developing and coordinating technical work documents, including scope, requirements, and cost estimates
  • Proficiency in directing job planning, engineering services, and quality assurance for assigned projects
  • Strong coordination skills for working with project teams and other departments
  • Expertise in mentoring and training personnel on electronics processes and maintenance

Full Job Description

You will serve as an ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (COMBAT SYSTEMS) in the Engineering and Planning Department (C/200) 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: providing technical engineering and planning services to include the production of technical work documents and availability certification planning and support for electronics systems and equipment onboard ships or submarines.

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:

  • You will provide problem resolution/troubleshooting for Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical Systems (SWFTS) Combat Systems.
  • You will design, implement, perform and evaluate local test plans/procedures to determine material readiness; identify, resolve, and report discrepancies; and provide over-the-shoulder maintenance training to ships force and shop personnel.
  • You will accomplish and coordinate planning and technical services to identify existing and/or develop technical work documents which define detailed requirements necessary to accomplish authorized work for assigned projects.
  • You will direct job planning and engineering services to prepare work definition documents (work boundaries, scope, technical and quality assurance requirements, material cost and ordering documents, worker skills and man-hours requirements).
  • You will coordinate assigned engineering and planning work within the project team and with related work in other sections or branches.
  • You will serve as the branch or project expert on assigned processes and serve as a mentor when other employees need training or coaching in specific areas.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/28/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12870491-26-MEF