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ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM)

Department of the Navy

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$125,776 - $195,190

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GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading teams to manage complex engineering and technology projects for the Navy, focusing on developing new systems while keeping everything on budget and on time.

It requires overseeing planning, problem-solving, and communication with high-level stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

A good fit would be someone with strong leadership experience in tech projects, especially in government or defense, who enjoys strategic thinking and collaborating across teams.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent level in project management for program/system development and technology research
  • Strong skills in engineering project management, including alignment with cost, schedule, and performance goals
  • Experience leading multi-disciplined, geographically dispersed teams in dynamic environments
  • Proficiency in SAFe Agile methodologies and DEVSECOPS tools and processes
  • Excellent strategic, analytical, and communication skills for negotiating with stakeholders and defending positions
  • Ability to develop and manage plans such as Project Management Plans, System Engineering Plans, and Risk Management Plans
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain necessary security clearance (implied for Navy position)

Full Job Description

You will serve as a ENGINEER/SCIENTIST in theDEPARTMENT HEAD ES (01D00) of NIWC ATLANTIC.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or ND-04 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: leading Project Management experience for program/system development and technology research, ensuring alignment with cost, schedule, and performance goals AND Significant experience in engineering project management and strong strategic, analytical, and communication skills.

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 be an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead/Senior IT Project Manager (PM) in the NIWC Atlantic IPT/Competency Aligned Organization (CAO).
  • You will manage the engineering and computer science methods and techniques in assessing the feasibility of new concepts for project/program requirements.
  • You will manage the formulation of definition, organization and direction of a major project(s)/program(s) extensive in scope; leveraging theoretical foundations of computer science to resolve a variety of technological problems.
  • You will manage high-ranking stakeholder requirements from external agencies which may include highly unstructured settings to justify, defend, negotiate, or settle matters involving significant or controversial issues.
  • You will represent the command within high level committees and groups with the responsibility and authority to defend the activity's position, influence resource allocation, and effect major changes to project(s)/program(s) goals.
  • You will plan, monitor, control, and report on project activities through the development of Project Management Plans, System Engineering Plans, schedules, Risk Management Plans, Resource Management plans, and Project procurement strategies.
  • You will identify and analyze problems; weighing relevance and accuracy of information; seeking and evaluating alternative perspectives/solutions; making timely/effective recommendations, based on potential implications of findings or conclusions.
  • You will lead a multi-disciplined, geographically dispersed team in a highly dynamic environment, collaborating internally and with external stakeholders following SAFe Agile methodologies using DEVSECOPs tools and processes.
  • You will be articulating and defending facts and technical findings, verbally and in writing, and in negotiating with individuals and groups internally and externally.
  • You will be influencing senior decision makers on complex issues and recommended actions.
  • You will be accountable for meeting the cost, schedule, and performance expectations of assigned projects with regards to planning, direction, and success of program/systems development and research or technology

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/19/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/19/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12910859-26-ABD