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Posted: March 26, 2026 (1 day ago)

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NAVAL ARCHITECT

Naval Sea Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$143,913 - $197,200

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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 leading the design and integration of systems for aircraft carriers, ensuring everything works together smoothly from the shipbuilder's viewpoint.

You'll set engineering rules, solve tough technical problems, and represent the Navy in key decisions about ship building and upgrades.

It's a great fit for experienced engineers who love big naval projects and have a background in ship design or systems management.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 or NH-03 in managing systems engineering projects for ship design, development, maintenance, or modernization
  • Professional engineering background in naval architecture or related field
  • Experience managing naval architecture aspects of major ship programs, including systems integration for aircraft carriers
  • Ability to develop and set engineering policies for compliance by Navy engineers, contractors, and shipbuilders
  • Skills in planning, designing, and reporting on high-risk engineering operations for ship and system design
  • Proficiency in evaluating and incorporating the latest naval architecture and engineering developments into technical plans and specifications
  • Experience representing organizations in negotiations on engineering policy and system integration issues

Full Job Description

You will serve as a NAVAL ARCHITECT for Aircraft Carrier Ship Design Engineering Division (SEA 05V1), Aircraft Carrier Design & Systems Engineering Group (SEA 05V), Naval Systems Engineering Directorate (SEA 05) of NAVSEA HQ FIELD SUPPORT.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the pay band NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer managing systems engineering projects to support the design, development, or maintenance and modernization of ships or ship systems.

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 0871 Classification Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/standards/0800/gs0800p.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 manage naval architecture aspects of major aircraft carrier program systems integration providing the shipbuilder’s and aircraft carrier platform perspective in the development and integration of subsystems, components, and products.
  • You will develop and set engineering policy for compliance by Navy project engineers, PARMs/ISEAs integrating their systems into aircraft carriers, and contractors developing and constructing aircraft carriers and systems.
  • You will plan, design and report on high-risk engineering operations required in the preparation of system and aircraft carrier design and identify technically acceptable options and negotiate the resolution of challenging integration issues.
  • You will represent NAVSEA 05 regarding matters of engineering policy to negotiate decisions affecting critical outcomes primarily associated with system of systems integration and ship integration.
  • You will demonstrate experience in planning and managing complex programs necessary for the design, maintenance, repair, modernization, certification, and development and support programs.
  • You will evaluate and incorporate latest development of Naval Architecture and Engineering Systems in field of technical plans, proposals and specifications governing subsequent systems design, development, production, procurement, and utilization.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/26/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12917703-26-EEE