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Posted: January 13, 2026 (2 days ago)

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INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER SCIENTIST

Naval Air Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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Location

Salary

$143,913 - $197,200

per year

Closes

January 16, 2026

GS-12/13 Pay Grade(Career Ladder)

Entry salary: $74,441 | Full performance (GS-13): up to $115,079

Career ladder: Start at GS-12 and advance to GS-13 with experience.

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 managing and overseeing testing programs for naval aircraft systems, including planning tests, coordinating with teams, and providing expert advice to ensure everything runs smoothly.

It suits experienced professionals in engineering or science who enjoy leading projects, analyzing data, and working with military and government partners.

A good fit would be someone with a background in technical program management who can handle complex, high-stakes evaluations.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12/13 level or equivalent in test team support, including financial management, planning, execution, and oversight
  • Proficiency in coordinating data analysis and preparing test reports for program managers and sponsors
  • Ability to provide technical advice on test planning and execution to program managers
  • Experience as a subject matter expert or project/program manager for major research, development, testing, and evaluation programs
  • Strong skills in chairing meetings, managing test plans, and conducting readiness reviews
  • Familiarity with interdisciplinary fields such as general engineering, physics, operations research, or computer science
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain necessary security clearance for Department of the Navy positions

Full Job Description

You will serve as an INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER SCIENTIST (General Engineer/Physicist/Operations Research Analyst/Computer Scientist) in the Test & Evaluation Management for Programs & Operations Division of NAVTESTWINGLANT NWCF.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12/13) grade level or (DP-04) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing full spectrum test team support, including financial management, test planning and provisioning, test execution and oversight 2) coordination of data analysis and test reporting to program managers and other sponsors 3) Providing Test & Evaluation technical advice to the program managers and on all matters concerning test planning and test execution 4) operating as a subject matter expert or Project/Program manager, responsible for program development and/or oversight of a major level programs relating to research, development, testing, evaluation, innovation, and reengineering.

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 an Assistant Program Manager for Test and Evaluation (APM) for an assigned program, responsible to the Program Manager and Deputy Program Manager (PM/DPM) in the overarching execution of all developmental and operational testing.
  • You will serve as a subject matter expert on all test and evaluation matters and represent the PM/DPM in meetings with DOTE, CJCS, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, OPNAV and Operational Test Forces.
  • You will chair Test and Evaluation Working Integrated Product Team meetings, be responsible for Test and Evaluation Master Plan configuration management and currency, planning, coordination and execution of Operational Test Readiness Reviews.
  • You will act on behalf of the PM/DPM as the Test and Evaluation liaison between all TE program stakeholders, decision and policy makers.
  • You will maintain the program office master test schedule and TE metrics and is responsible for integrating test issues across the Integrated Program Teams.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12859492-26-AVL