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GENERAL ENGINEER

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

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Salary

$100,602 - $130,786

per year

Closes

March 5, 2026More Navy jobs →

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 role involves working as an engineer for the U.S.

Navy in Washington state, where you'll oversee ship repair projects, ensure all work meets safety and technical standards, and solve problems that arise during maintenance.

It's ideal for someone with engineering experience who enjoys coordinating teams, reviewing technical details, and handling complex fixes on naval vessels.

A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional engineer passionate about maritime operations and compliance.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field (basic education requirement)
  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including planning and coordinating engineering projects
  • Ability to devise solutions for technical issues and resolve complex ship repair deficiencies
  • Experience ensuring projects meet technical standards and compliance requirements
  • Docking Observer certification (must complete and maintain course requirements)
  • Strong skills in technical evaluation, documentation of non-conformances, and providing recommendations for work execution and testing

Full Job Description

You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER in the Deputy Chief Engineer for Contract Management & Oversight (Code 242), Waterfront Chief Engineer (Code 240), Engineering & Planning Department (Code 200) of PSNS and IMF.

In addition to the basic education requirements, 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: one year as a professional engineer planning and coordinating the direction and progress of engineering projects to include devising solutions and actions to resolve technical issues, solving complex ship repair deficiencies, and ensuring project work meets technical standards and compliance.

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 review the Lead Maintenance Activity (LMA) work specifications ensuring technical compliance to existing NAVSEA and higher level requirements.
  • You will attend project pre-availability planning meetings; assume a leading role in addressing technical issues and coordinate resolution of technical authority issues.
  • You will act as the projects technical authority point of contact for assigned areas.
  • You will receive and review Objective Quality Evidence for completed work from all maintenance activities and evaluate the results for completeness and accuracy.
  • You will be required to complete and maintain course requirements for Docking Observer certification.
  • You will ensure any non-conformances are documented and action is taken to resolve or provide technical adjudication and rationale for acceptance of the non-conformance to the Branch Manager and/or Deputy Chief Engineer.
  • You will provide technical evaluation and recommendations for executing work and testing.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12898333-26-TMW