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Posted: March 31, 2026 (2 days ago)

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GENERAL ENGINEER

Naval Sea Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$142,452 - $197,200

per year

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April 7, 2026More Navy jobs →

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 on sonar systems for Navy surface ships, providing expert advice, reviewing technical reports, and overseeing engineering practices to ensure reliable performance in undersea warfare programs.

A good fit would be an experienced professional engineer with a background in designing, testing, and maintaining complex sonar technology, who enjoys coordinating teams and applying standards to military projects.

It's ideal for someone passionate about naval defense and systems integration.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 or NH-03 in engineering sonar systems for surface ships
  • Professional engineering background in design, development, test & evaluation, integration, or in-service engineering
  • Ability to serve as Technical Warrant Holder for Surface Ship Sonar Systems
  • Skills in providing scientific and technical advice on undersea warfare (USW) programs
  • Experience coordinating and reviewing technical reports and recommendations
  • Knowledge of systems engineering practices, including standardization, risk management, and configuration management
  • Familiarity with NAVSEA policies, procedures, and life cycle support for engineering programs

Full Job Description

You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER in the UNDERSEA WARFARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE, NAVSEA 05N of NAVSEA HQ FIELD SUPPORT.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer coordinating or conducting design, development, test & evaluation, integration, or in-service engineering of SONAR systems for surface ships.

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 serve as a Technical Warrant Holder for Surface Ship Sonar Systems.
  • You will provide scientific, technical and professional engineering advice and guidance on substantive technical Surface Ship SONAR aspects of USW programs.
  • You will coordinate and review technical reports and recommendations.
  • You will provide essential input for approval or disapproval of recommendations that affect Surface Ships SONOR Systems.
  • You will oversee the formulation and execution of systems engineering practices on major engineering development and in-service programs within the Technical Domain, Division or Office.
  • You will adhere to standard systems engineering and technical policy requirements and NAVSEA policy and procedures.
  • You will incorporate standardization, commonality, configuration management, risk management, design for life cycle support, test and evaluation, and modeling and simulation across Surface Ships SONOR Systems.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/31/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12918820-26-KH