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ENGINEER
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$89,508 - $138,370
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-12/13 Pay Grade(Career Ladder)
Entry salary: $74,441 | Full performance (GS-13): up to $115,079
Career ladder: Start at GS-12 and advance to GS-13 with experience.
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as an electrical engineer on communication systems for unmanned vehicles in the Navy, focusing on designing, testing, integrating, and maintaining these technologies to support military operations.
You'll make decisions under uncertainty, analyze technical details, and guide teams on projects.
It's a great fit for experienced engineers who enjoy problem-solving in defense tech and have a background in electronics or systems engineering.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to ND-03 (GS-09/11) in engineering warfare, command and control, or communication systems
- Professional engineering background in design, development, test & evaluation, integration, or in-service support
- Strong decision-making skills to handle uncertain situations and achieve organizational goals
- Ability to evaluate and advise on technical information related to electrical and communication systems
- Experience providing guidance to managers, peers, and sponsors on engineering projects
- Capacity to independently manage a broad range of tasks and problems
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance (implied for Navy role)
Full Job Description
You will serve as an Engineer in the Unmanned Systems Communications Branch; C5 Division; Mine Warfare and Unmanned Operations Department of NAVSURFWARFCTR PANAMA CITY DIVISION.
This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. ND-04 is equivalent to GS-12/13.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-03 (GS-09/11 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer coordinating or conducting design, development, test & evaluation, integration, or in-service engineering of warfare, command and control, or communication 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 an Electrical Engineer for Multi-Vehicle Communications Systems (MVCS) in Code A33.
- You will make sound, well informed and objective decisions, perceiving the impact and implications of decisions, committing to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals.
- You will work with, understand, and evaluate technical information related to the job, and advise others on technical issues.
- You will provide advice and guidance to managers, supervisors, peers and sponsors on specific areas of the assignment project.
- You will independently handle broad range of tasks and/or problems.
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