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Posted: March 25, 2026 (2 days ago)

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GENERAL ENGINEER (WELDING)

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

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$84,579 - $131,790

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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 working as an engineer focused on welding and related processes for nuclear-powered ships at a naval shipyard, including developing inspection guidelines, reviewing technical documents, and supporting refueling operations to ensure high-quality and safe construction.

It's ideal for someone with hands-on experience in engineering, especially in welding and materials for reactors, who enjoys solving technical problems in a structured government environment.

A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional passionate about naval technology and quality assurance.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including shipbuilding practices, reactor plant design, and materials of construction
  • Knowledge of stress analysis, corrosion theory, welding, nondestructive testing, and metal joining processes
  • Ability to interpret specifications and data for the Nuclear Welding Engineering Program
  • Experience providing resolutions to welding engineering problems
  • Familiarity with welding, brazing, and allied processes for reactor plant applications
  • Skills in preparing purchase specifications, maintenance documents, and modification instructions for welding equipment
  • Basic engineering degree or qualifications per OPM standards for professional engineering positions

Full Job Description

You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER (WELDING) in the (CODE 138) WELDING & Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) ENGINEERING DIVISION, QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICE of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

GS-12 Your resume must 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 with shipbuilding practices, Reactor Plant design, and materials of construction.

Experience in stress analysis, corrosion theory, welding, nondestructive testing, and other metal joining processes.

Experience interpreting and relating a variety of specifications and data required for the accomplishment of the Nuclear Welding Engineering Program.

Experience with providing resolution to specific welding engineering problems.

GS-11 In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 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 applying welding and engineering principles, theories to perform a full range of duties involved in welding engineering problems.

Experience with welding, brazing, and allied processes related to Reactor Plant applications.

Experience with engineering methodologies to research, analyze, interpret, evaluate and carry out conventional work assignments.

Experience preparing purchase specifications, maintenance documents, and modifications instructions for welding and brazing equipment.

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 develop a set of inspection criteria and prepare appropriate instructions for the inspection of Reactor Plant Material and non-reactor plant systems such as welding, brazing, and lead filler materials.
  • You will be responsible for writing/revising welding and brazing related technical work instructions for weld and braze joint record control.
  • You will review and concur on technical work documents (TWDs) to assure proper welding procedures and nondestructive testing requirements are specified.
  • You will provide technical support for refueling welding evolutions.
  • You will be responsible for determining priorities, cost control and adherence to Navy Specifications and Shipyard requirements.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/25/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/25/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12919121-26-TBT