ENGINEER/SCIENTIST
Naval Sea Systems Command
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GENERAL ENGINEER
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$143,913 - $197,200
per year
Type
Full-Time
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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 working as an engineer to plan and oversee the maintenance, upgrades, and long-term support for Navy surface ships, ensuring resources are available and strategies are effective.
You'll advise on technical issues, shape future plans, and guide teams on program goals.
It's a great fit for experienced engineers who enjoy strategic planning, risk management, and collaborating with contractors in a government setting.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent level in engineering
- Professional engineering background with technical guidance on ship maintenance and modernization
- Knowledge of risk mitigation processes and strategies for ship sustainment
- Experience in availability duration analysis and program execution
- Ability to provide expert advice to manufacturing representatives and contractors
- Familiarity with strategic planning for surface ship programs and resource allocation
Full Job Description
You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER in the Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment Directorate (SEA 21) of NAVSEA HQ FIELD SUPPORT.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 pay band (or GS-13 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer providing technical guidance in the evaluation of ship maintenance and modernization requirements, risk mitigation processes and strategies, or availability duration analysis to support ship sustainment program.
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=GS-PROF 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 engage in out-year Surface Ship CNO availability strategic planning to ensure adequate resources are maintained and requested and ensure program fielding and success.
- You will participate in processes and initiatives to shape and formulate future maintenance and modernization strategies, including Surface Master Plan, Surface Fleet Availability Scheduling Team, and Surface TYCOM Advisory Requirement Board.
- You will develop and provide workforce with near and long-term goals, objectives, and specific program and task responsibilities in order to execute programs.
- You will serve as an authoritative expert and consultant on the overall program providing expert engineering technical advice in interactions with manufacturing representatives and contractors.
- You will defend decisions made that impact major programs.
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