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INTERDISCIPLINARY GENERAL ENGINEER/OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST

Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Department of the Navy

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Location

Salary

$127,646 - $165,945

per year

Closes

February 2, 2026

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 testing and evaluating major defense systems for the Navy, ensuring they work well in real-world scenarios through careful planning, data analysis, and reporting.

It requires guiding teams on technical processes and improving methods for reliability and support.

A good fit would be an experienced engineer or analyst with a background in military acquisitions who enjoys problem-solving and collaborating on complex projects.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in testing and evaluating major acquisition programs
  • Knowledge of testing methodologies, execution of operational tests, and evaluation of results
  • Experience in data analysis, collection, extraction, and evaluation
  • Strong problem resolution skills, including critical thinking, decision making, and effective communication
  • Effective technical writing skills
  • Basic qualifications for Operations Research Analyst (Series 1515) or General Engineer (Series 0801)
  • Ability to develop and implement best practices for data analysis, reliability assessments, and logistical support

Full Job Description

You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY GENERAL ENGINEER/OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST in the COMOPTEVFOR.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: 1) Testing and evaluating major acquisition programs to include experience with design of testing methodologies, execution of operational tests, standardization principles and practices, and evaluation and interpretation of testing results; 2) Working knowledge of the theories, practices, methodologies, and standards of testing in a realistic operational environment of major acquisition program; 3) Participating in data analysis, collection, extraction, and evaluation; 4) Using problem resolution skills, including critical thinking, decision making, and effective communications; 5) Demonstrating effective technical writing skills.

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 Operations Research Series 1515 General Engineering Series 0801 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 scientific, technical and OPTEVFOR process guidance on the overall approach to evaluating major defense acquisition systems and ensure test and evaluation results of programs are technically evaluated correctly.
  • You will develop, implement, and update best practices for analyzing data collection, performing reliability and maintainability assessments, and logistical support.
  • You will develop and implement new concepts, methodologies, procedures, and designs to achieve the required level of compatibility or commonality across the operational, procedural, and technical spectrums of operational testing.
  • You will validate suitability scenarios ensuring proper application, measurements, and realistic expectation management.
  • You will collaborate with the OTDs and test teams on the development and iterative revision of test reports.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/29/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/29/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12874258-26-RLP