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INTERDISCIPLINARY

STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP)

Department of the Navy

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$143,913 - $197,200

per year

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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 managing the technical and program aspects of developing and deploying Navy reentry systems for nuclear weapons, ensuring everything stays on budget and schedule while integrating with broader strategic weapons.

It requires working closely with teams to plan requirements, handle contracts, and resolve issues in a high-stakes environment.

A good fit would be an experienced engineer or scientist with a background in defense projects, strong organizational skills, and the ability to collaborate across stakeholders.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent level in analyzing nuclear weapons surety and use control
  • Experience managing cost, schedule, and technical performance for nuclear weapon systems
  • Qualifications in professional engineering (0800 series), chemistry (1320 series), or general mathematics and statistics (1501 series)
  • Ability to execute technical program management across development, deployment, and life cycle phases
  • Skills in systems and program integration for strategic weapons systems
  • Proficiency in requirements definition, budgetary planning, and stakeholder liaison
  • Experience drafting and executing contracts, task orders, and procurement requests

Full Job Description

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.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing nuclear weapons surety and use control while managing cost, schedule, and technical performance for nuclear weapon systems.

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 For the 08XX series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf For the 1320 series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/chemistry-series-1320/ For the 1501 series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/general-mathematics-and-statistics-series-1501star/ 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 execute technical program management activities for all phases of the development and deployment life cycle for specified products within the Navy's reentry systems portfolio.
  • You will conduct both systems and program integration of the Navy's reentry systems portfolio with other relevant product lines and systems associated with the Strategic Weapons System (SWS) and its employment.
  • You will inform the requirements definition, planning factors, and budgetary planning necessary to execute and support the design, development, production, and test and evaluation of reentry systems product lines.
  • You will liaise, partner, and support various stakeholders in the formulation and execution of requirements, planning factors, and budgets to support design, development, production, and test and evaluation of the Navy's reentry systems portfolio.
  • You will take the initiative to independently highlight and resolve issues affecting their equities; direct and participate in reviews of progress and/or issues with Reentry Branch staff members and other stakeholders.
  • You will support the drafting and execution of the technical and programmatic scope of relevant contractual vehicles, work requests, task orders, and Military Interdepartmental Procurement Requests (MIPR) to specify and execute necessary work.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/18/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/19/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12914684-26-WB