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Posted: March 11, 2026 (3 days ago)

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GENERAL ENGINEER

Naval Supply Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$108,019 - $140,426

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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 evaluating technical proposals from defense contractors, analyzing their performance on Navy contracts, and providing expert engineering advice to ensure projects stay on budget and schedule.

You'll work on complex weapon systems, coordinate with other military branches and contractors, and help identify ways to cut costs without sacrificing quality.

It's a great fit for experienced engineers who enjoy problem-solving in high-stakes government procurement and have a background in defense or aerospace projects.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent, including technical performance assessments of contractors
  • Ability to develop life cycle cost estimates and independent engineering/cost analyses for major weapon systems
  • Experience in proposal evaluation and source selection for spares, repairables, and Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP)
  • Skills in measuring and evaluating contractor performance using analytical techniques, covering systems engineering, software engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain management
  • Proficiency in engineering-based cost and price analyses for developmental and production systems, especially aeronautical, marine, and land systems
  • Strong coordination and facilitation skills with government commands, program managers, and contractors across DOD branches
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance (implied for defense role)

Full Job Description

You will serve as a General Engineer in the Navy Price Fighter (NPF) Department of NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performs assessments of contractor's technical performance on specific ongoing contracts in order to predict (a) acceptability of technical performance, cost and schedule deviations, (b) development of life cycle cost estimates for new major weapon system programs which involve old technology (i.e.

modifications to existing systems), (c) development of complete, independent program engineering and/or cost estimates and analyses for major and non-major systems.

Perform Proposal Evaluation and Source Selection on spares, repairables, and Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP) procurements.

Measure and evaluate contractor performance and apply analytical evaluative techniques methodologies of performance measurement to acquisition programs.

Analyze contractor performance data including systems engineering, software engineering, manufacturing engineering, supply chain management, industrial analysis, and performance for cost trends.

Perform engineering based cost and or price analyses for developmental and production systems often involving state-of-the-art engineering and manufacturing techniques - these analyses are for new or modified/improved designs of major, complex aeronautical, marine and land systems or system components with high dollar value.

Facilitates coordination between other Commands (i.e.

governmental DOD Directorates and various contractors), Program Managers (PMs for NAVAIR, PMSs, PMOs, PMWs for NAVSEA, PMs for the Army and SPOs & JPOs for the Air Force) to include reviews of shared processes, in order to identify areas for possible improvement and cost initiatives.

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 responsible for the execution of tasks associated with the evaluation of technical proposals submitted by defense contractors.
  • You will provide expert technical guidance, direction, and/or strategies for execution of high-visibility, high complexity issues.
  • You will manage complex technical programs and conduct or coordinate analytical and value determination work in support of the NAVSUP WSS Navy Price Fighter Department.
  • You will represent the Department/Directorate/Command at various executive level meetings and visits.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/11/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/11/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12905135-26-EMD