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Posted: March 25, 2026 (2 days ago)

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INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER (GENERAL ENGINEER, SAFETY ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEER, CHEMICAL ENGINEER)

Naval Sea Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$102,415 - $158,322

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves serving as an expert engineer in the Navy's explosives safety program, offering technical advice on manufacturing, facility design, and operations to prevent accidents at naval installations.

You'll develop policies, manage projects like military construction, and analyze mishap data to improve safety.

It's a great fit for experienced engineers with a background in safety or explosives who enjoy solving complex problems and guiding teams in a government setting.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 or NH-02 in professional engineering, focusing on explosives safety, manufacturing, or facility design
  • Professional engineering degree in general, safety, civil, or chemical engineering (or equivalent qualifications per OPM standards)
  • Expertise in explosives safety practices, policies, and oversight for naval facilities
  • Experience in MILCON project management, design standards, and structural analysis for ordnance operations
  • Ability to develop Navy-wide policies, provide technical guidance, and resolve conflicts in installations
  • Skills in planning projects, prioritizing workloads, and coordinating with subject matter experts on complex issues
  • Proficiency in analyzing mishap data, identifying causal factors, and developing prevention techniques

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-02 (GS-11 equivalency) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: As a professional engineer providing Explosives Safety Program oversight through the application of professional engineering expertise in areas of explosives manufacturing, installation explosives safety practices and policies, facility design and construction, MILCON project management, or explosives safety for Naval facilities.

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 IOR 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 expert management advice to the command and provides guidance to installations/operating units, addresses conflicts, and is sought out by others for technical and advice and assistance.
  • You will develop Navy-wide policy relative to area of expertise, provides planning assistance in design standards to Naval installations for future large MILCON, BRACON, or Congressional mandated projects.
  • You will provide expert management advice related to ordnance operations, structures and facilities through application of theory in structural dynamics and analysis of designs and drawings for the Navy's Explosives Safety Program.
  • You will plan and execute assigned projects, prioritizing workload, resolving issues that arise, coordinating/teaming with other subject matter experts/specialists when highly complex problems arise.
  • You will provide expert management advice to the command and provide guidance to installations/operating units, address conflicts, and provide technical advice and assistance.
  • You will analyze mishap data, discover causal factors and develop techniques to prevent or reduce the possibility of explosive mishaps.

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

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12918484-26-GZ