SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES SPECIALIST
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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$100,602 - $130,786
per year
Type
Full Time
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February 10, 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 planning, overseeing, and certifying tests on mechanical and electrical systems of naval ships and submarines at a shipyard in Washington state.
The role focuses on ensuring safe work conditions, managing system operations during repairs, and directing teams to follow procedures accurately.
It's a great fit for someone with hands-on experience in engineering support for military vessels who enjoys technical problem-solving and team coordination.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in applying engineering principles to mechanical and electrical systems
- Knowledge of ship system isolation, tagout processes, and Work Authorization Forms (WAF)
- Experience in planning, executing, and certifying tests on Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical (HM&E) systems for naval vessels
- Ability to provide technical solutions for non-nuclear system operations and work controls
- Skills in monitoring production work, directing procedures, and ensuring procedural compliance
- Familiarity with Tagout Users Manual (TUM) for ship or submarine repair and maintenance
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain necessary security clearance for Department of the Navy positions
Full Job Description
You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Test & Work Control Engineering Division (Code 246) 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: applying technical engineering principles, practices, techniques, and procedures to develop mechanical and electrical system isolation and tagout process by overseeing control system conditions and the transfer of ship systems operations (such as Work Authorization Form (WAF), testing, system operations, tagout, Tagout Users Manual (TUM) for ship or submarine system repair, overhaul, or maintenance projects.
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 IOR:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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 be directly responsible for the planning, document preparing, control, execution, and certification of testing of Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical systems on naval nuclear and nonnuclear vessels undergoing work by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
- You will provide technical engineering solutions for testing, control of ships conditions, transfer of ships systems operation and work controls for all non-nuclear systems.
- You will obtain and maintain the status of all in process and upcoming production work and test.
- You will direct execution of authorized procedures as necessary to establish system conditions required for work, maintenance and testing.
- You will provide day-to-day management, control, and direction of the non-nuclear work control and test program.
- You will approve, monitor and provide technical oversight during test evolutions and ensure procedural compliance is followed.
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