Aerospace Engineering Technician
Federal Aviation Administration
Posted: February 4, 2026 (4 days ago)
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Naval Air Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Location
California
Salary
$85,307 - $110,905
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves supporting engineering projects at a naval facility in California, where you'll help maintain and upgrade industrial equipment to keep production running smoothly without delays.
You'll work with engineers and contractors to review designs, ensure compliance with rules, and manage updates to critical machinery.
It's a great fit for someone with hands-on technical experience in maintenance and a knack for organizing projects and communicating clearly.
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.
Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.
Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1.
Provides engineering assistance on issues/ concerns the predictive maintenance program and provides instructions to maintenance mechanics involved in repairs, installation, or testing of critical plant equipment.
2.
Works closely with engineers, production and plant services managers to identify plant equipment critical to production throughout, equipment that creates bottlenecks in work flow and equipment that causes outstanding maintenance expenditures because of unreliability.
3. Utilizes information gathered in the equipment design survey to create or modify motor, gear, belt and bearing databases for complex industrial plant equipment located in San Diego.
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/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:
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