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SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

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$141,367 - $183,782

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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 a team to oversee testing, repairs, and upgrades for naval ships, focusing on mechanical, electrical, and combat systems during maintenance periods.

It requires coordinating schedules, ensuring safety protocols, and adapting to changes while supervising staff and resources.

A good fit would be someone with supervisory experience in ship engineering or similar technical fields, who is organized and comfortable working in a fast-paced military environment.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent, involving supervision of ship testing, repair, maintenance, or modernization projects
  • Demonstrated ability to provide administrative and technical supervision of labor and non-labor resources
  • Experience coordinating Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) and Combat Systems Test Programs
  • Skills in identifying and authorizing testing prerequisites and integrating them into ship schedules like the Plan of the Day (SPOD)
  • Ability to coordinate with nuclear engineers, ship crews, and other stakeholders on testing readiness and interfaces
  • Proficiency in responding to schedule changes by restructuring programs or providing rationale against proposed alterations
  • Experience reviewing subordinates' work for quality, policy adherence, and objective achievement, including setting priorities and monitoring progress

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the Engineering and Planning Department of PSNS and IMF.

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

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing as a Supervisory Engineering Technician directing or overseeing projects or programs for the testing, repair, maintenance, or modernization of ships or ships systems and providing administrative and technical supervision of labor and non-labor resources.

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 provide leadership necessary to successfully coordinate the entire Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM and E) and Combat Systems Test Programs, on assigned availability.
  • You will ensure testing prerequisites that affect ship's conditions are identified and authorized for accomplishment on the ship's Plan of the Day (SPOD).
  • You will effectively coordinate with Nuclear Chief Test Engineer for matters involving interface testing with systems under their cognizance and with Ships Force with respect to test readiness and support of shipboard testing.
  • You will respond to major changes in schedules by restructuring the test program to meet new objectives or provide rational as to why proposed changes should not be adopted.
  • You will review work products submitted by subordinates for achievement of assigned objectives and adherence to controlling policies.
  • You will establish priorities and monitor work assigned, making adjustments as determined necessary.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12933772-26-EGD