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Posted: January 14, 2026 (1 day ago)

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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$83,935 - $130,786

per year

Closes

January 26, 2026

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

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 engineering technician at a naval facility in Washington, where you'll troubleshoot and fix welding issues on submarines, review technical plans, and guide repair teams to keep the vessels in top shape.

It's ideal for someone with hands-on experience in welding and submarine maintenance who enjoys solving complex technical problems in a team setting.

The role requires strong attention to detail and the ability to recommend practical fixes for structural repairs.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including technical direction on waterfront welding and repair of submarine structures
  • Ability to identify, evaluate, and resolve welding and allied process problems
  • Experience providing consulting services, technical direction, and work review for production issues
  • Skills in preparing and reviewing welding instructions and procedures
  • Knowledge of determining test specifications and providing repair direction for maintenance actions
  • Experience conducting studies and tests to establish procedures for welding in fabrication and repair of hull components
  • Familiarity with submarine structure and components repair, including analyzing technical design irregularities

Full Job Description

You will serve as an ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the ENGINEERING DIVISION, PLANNING DEPARTMENT of TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR.

GS-12: 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 direction or work review related to waterfront welding and allied process problems by identifying and analyzing technical design and content irregularities to recommend changes for submarine structure and components repair.

GS-11 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 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 guidance related to waterfront welding by identifying and analyzing technical design to recommend changes for submarine structure and components repair.

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 provide and manage the identification, evaluation and resolution of waterfront welding and allied process problems.
  • You will provide consulting services (technical direction and work review) on production problems.
  • You will prepare and review welding instructions and procedures.
  • You will determine test specifications and provide repair direction to support planned and emergent maintenance actions.
  • You will conduct and direct studies and test to establish procedures for welding and allied processes used in fabrication and repair of hull structural and mechanical components.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/14/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/15/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12864623-26-LAJ