ENGINEER/SCIENTIST
Naval Sea Systems Command
Posted: March 11, 2026 (3 days ago)
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Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$108,019 - $140,426
per year
Type
Full-Time
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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).
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.
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:
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