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Lead General Engineer

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

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$111,183 - $144,540

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March 15, 2026More DOD jobs →

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 is for a lead engineer at a defense agency, where you'll guide teams in solving engineering challenges related to logistics and military support.

It involves overseeing projects, applying engineering principles to real-world problems, and ensuring everything runs smoothly in a government setting.

A good fit would be an experienced engineer with strong leadership skills, a solid technical background, and interest in defense operations.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in professional engineering from an ABET-accredited program
  • Or equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating engineering knowledge
  • Professional registration as a Professional Engineer (PE), Engineer Intern (EI), or Engineer in Training (EIT)
  • Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or equivalent written test
  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in engineering roles
  • Knowledge of physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering principles
  • Experience in engineering sciences such as statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, or thermodynamics

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Lead General Engineer, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Basic Requirement: A Bachelor's Degree or higher in professional engineering.

To be acceptable, the program must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and(2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.

The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional Registration or Licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.

For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the Basic Requirements above.

The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in the Basic Requirements above.

Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g.

engineering technology physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

AND B.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement above, to qualify for the GS-13 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and practices of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering.

Knowledge of planning, programming, budgeting, and execution principles and procedures using various funding sources.

Knowledge of real property life cycle economic analysis evaluation methods, programming, planning and execution methods. Advising a team on engineering work methods, processes, and solutions.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

  • Lead a team of general, mechanical and electrical engineers, engineering technicians, and facility operations specialists at the Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR).
  • Serves as a professional engineer in the planning, design, analysis, installation, modification, and improvement of engineering projects.
  • Provides engineering services to include that include the technical design for the Real Property Maintenance and Minor Construction programs.
  • Ensures that the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and are in alignment with the team’s strategies, goals, work plans, products, and services.
  • Coaches the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods.
  • Advises the team on practices and procedures used to identify the parameters of a viable solution.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/28/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLADSR-26-12899553-DHA