SUPERVISORY ESL INSTRUCTOR
Air Education and Training Command
Posted: December 31, 2025 (15 days ago)
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Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves leading a team of engineers focused on developing and maintaining electronic warfare decoy systems for the Navy, tackling issues in supply chains, production, and ongoing support to ensure these systems work reliably in the field.
A good fit would be an experienced engineer with a background in defense technology who enjoys supervising projects, solving technical problems, and coordinating with military teams.
It's ideal for someone passionate about logistics and innovation in naval countermeasures.
You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ENGINEER in the Platform Protection & Countermeasures Technologies Division (WXR), Surface Offboard Countermeasures Engineering Branch (WXRW), Leed Engineering Section (soon to be restructured as the "Expendables Decoys Section") (WXRWM) of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER.
This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-04 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-12 and GS-13.
In addition to basic education requirements, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower band, ND-03 (GS-09/11 equivalent) grade level or 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, identifying and leading development of solutions to supply chain problems (e.g.
logistics, in-service-engineering, fleet support) found during design, fielding, production, or sustainment of electronic warfare or decoy systems for improved sustainment of countermeasure system 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/#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 The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions.
This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.
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:
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