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Posted: February 9, 2026 (11 days ago)

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INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

Recent

Location

Salary

$45,785 - $73,731

per year

Closes

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GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This entry-level engineering role with the U.S.

Navy involves supporting the design, maintenance, and testing of ships and submarines, focusing on non-nuclear systems to ensure everything runs smoothly and safely.

You'll handle planning, troubleshooting problems, and managing projects to keep naval vessels operational.

It's a great fit for recent engineering graduates or early-career professionals with a passion for hands-on technical work in a military setting.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field meeting OPM basic education requirements
  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 in engineering support for ships, submarines, or power plants (or education substitution)
  • Ability to provide engineering and planning services for ship design, construction, modification, and testing
  • Skills in performing engineering studies for systems requirements, modifications, repairs, and specifications
  • Experience in managing non-nuclear work control and test programs
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting, analyzing, and resolving technical, administrative, and scheduling issues
  • Willingness to assist in shipboard investigations and develop working plans

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.

GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer providing maintenance and engineering support for systems applicable to all nuclear submarine classes, surface ships, or other power plants (OR education substitution, see below).

GS-05: You must meet the basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual as indicated in the Education Section of this announcement.

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:

  • You will provide engineering and planning services for ship design, construction, modification, testing, work control, temporary services, and manufacturing products.
  • You will ensure timely, technically accurate execution of complex design projects, documents or drawing development, or completing projects.
  • You will perform engineering studies to determine systems requirements, modifications, repairs, or specifications.
  • You will perform day-to-day management, control, and direction of the non-nuclear work control and test programs.
  • You will provide services to accomplish troubleshooting, analyzing, and resolving technical, administrative, and scheduling problems related to assigned work.
  • You will make assist in investigations aboard ships to obtain information for development of or determine adaptability of working plans.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12880842-26-PB