SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS OFFICER
Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command
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SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$90,838 - $140,426
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team of technicians and engineers to test and oversee the mechanical, electrical, and propulsion systems on nuclear-powered submarines during construction, repair, or upgrades at a naval shipyard.
You'll act as an expert advisor, review contractor work, and ensure everything meets safety and performance standards.
It's a great fit for someone with hands-on experience in ship or submarine engineering who enjoys supervising teams and solving technical challenges in a high-stakes environment.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 or NJ-03 in testing and evaluating propulsion, hull, mechanical, or electrical systems for submarines or ships
- Expertise in submarine systems testing and operation, particularly non-nuclear propulsion and mechanical systems
- Supervisory experience, including guiding engineers and technicians, making work decisions, and leading selection panels
- Ability to review and approve contractor test plans, procedures, schedules, and certifications
- Skills in conducting ship checks, analyzing technical correspondence, and resolving equipment issues
- Strong liaison and communication abilities for meetings with contractors, vendors, and naval personnel
- Relevant experience in naval or shipbuilding environments, including volunteer or paid work building technical competencies
Full Job Description
You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Test Division of the Engineering Department of SUPSHIP.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NJ-03 pay band (GS-11 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing technical guidance on the testing and evaluation of propulsion, hull, mechanical, or technical systems for submarine 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ 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 serve as an expert technical consultant in the field of submarine systems testing and operation.
- You will be responsible for testing of all non-nuclear naval propulsion, hull, mechanical, and electrical systems aboard nuclear-powered submarines undergoing construction, overhaul, modernization and/or repair.
- You will provide surveillance, review, and acceptance of contractor test engineering products including test program implementation plans, procedures, instructions, short- and long-term schedules and certifications.
- You will review and analyze incoming correspondence and preparations of outgoing technical correspondence.
- You will perform ship checks and similar functions and facilitate resolution of technical programs in cognizant systems/equipment.
- You will maintain liaison through meetings and conferences with contractor supervisors, test engineers, vendors and other engineering personnel from within the organization and from other Naval commands.
- You will supervise the work activities of Engineers and Engineering Technicians by general policy guidance and acceptance of work.
- You will make decisions on work problems presented by Branch personnel.
- You will lead/chair panels for selections for non-supervisory positions.
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