GENERAL ENGINEER
Naval Sea Systems Command
Posted: January 22, 2026 (1 day ago)
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United States Fleet Forces Command
Department of the Navy
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 overseeing the quality and accuracy of equipment calibrations in a Navy calibration lab, ensuring that tools and devices used by the department and fleet are reliable and properly maintained.
The role includes managing inspections, verifying calibration processes, and handling related reports and data.
It's a good fit for an experienced engineer with a background in technical oversight and quality control in a military or technical environment.
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.
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GS-12: $90,838 - $118,092 Your resume must also 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: Experience provide quality engineering oversight of the calibration laboratory and other production projects including but not limited to out-going equipment inspections, practical abilities verifications, and calibration verification inspections.
Experience maintaining calibration laboratory quality manual. Experience verifying the adequacy of the calibrations being used by the Department and other customers, both on Station and in the Fleet.
Experience managing all reports of calibrations and associated data used or generated by the calibration laboratory.
Incumbent must possess a working knowledge of repair and calibration processes for General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) and Special Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (SPETE).
Incumbent must possess a working knowledge of Navy metrology program policies and procedures.
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/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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