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SUPERVISORY AEROSPACE ENGINEER

STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP)

Department of the Navy

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$157,236 - $197,200

per year

Closes

March 6, 2026More Navy 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 involves leading a team of engineers to oversee the design, production, and maintenance of advanced launcher systems for the Navy's strategic programs, ensuring everything meets high safety and performance standards.

A good fit would be an experienced aerospace engineer who enjoys managing complex projects, guiding teams, and solving tough technical problems in a high-stakes government environment.

It requires strong leadership skills and a background in engineering innovation to handle development from start to finish.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or a related field (basic education requirement)
  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent level in production engineering, contract oversight, or technical management
  • Proven ability to provide technical leadership in development, production, sustainment, and modernization of hardware systems
  • Experience defining engineering strategies, ensuring technical integrity, safety, and resolving complex mission-critical issues
  • Skills in supervising and developing engineering personnel, integrating cross-functional teams, and influencing contract/resource decisions
  • Familiarity with acquisition policy compliance and representing the organization in senior-level technical forums

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.

In addition to the basic education requirement, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or NH-03 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 technical oversight and direction in the areas of production engineering, contract oversight, and/or technical management evaluation in order to assess and plan innovative engineering technologies, methods, and approaches for systems engineering projects and programs.

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/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards 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 exercise chief engineering authority and provide enterprise-level technical leadership across development, production, sustainment, and modernization of launcher subsystem hardware and associated equipment.
  • You will define and integrate engineering strategy, ensures technical integrity and safety, and leads resolution of highly complex, mission-critical issues affecting cost, schedule, and performance.
  • You will represent SSP at senior-level technical forums, provides authoritative guidance to contractors and design agents, and enforces engineering standards and acquisition policy compliance.
  • You will supervise and develop engineering personnel by integrating cross-functional efforts, influencing contract and resource decisions, and ensuring lifecycle readiness in support of sustainment, build execution, and launcher development.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12899816-26-JEH