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Naval Special Warfare Command
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SUPERVISORY MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$100,992 - $156,124
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 engineers focused on mechanical aspects of submarine design, construction, and repair at a naval shipbuilding facility in Groton, Connecticut.
The role requires overseeing technical decisions, providing guidance to staff, and advising on broader program impacts to ensure high-quality work.
It's a good fit for experienced mechanical engineers with leadership skills who enjoy managing teams in a high-stakes defense environment.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field (basic education requirement)
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, involving submarine design, operations, construction, or technical issue resolution
- Professional engineering experience reviewing, analyzing, researching, or recommending corrective actions for technical deficiencies
- Supervisory skills, including providing technical and administrative guidance to subordinates
- Ability to identify training needs, balance workloads, and assign tasks based on priorities
- Experience advising on engineering problems and their impact on larger programs
Full Job Description
You will serve as a Branch Head in the Engineering Department of SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING GROTON.
In addition to the basic education requirement, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band, NH-02 (GS-11 Equivalent), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer working with technical personnel to review, analyze, research, or recommend corrective actions pertaining to submarine design, operations, or construction deficiencies or technical issues.
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 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 be responsible for leading and managing an engineering branch in the area of Mechanical Engineering associated with the design, construction and/or repair of submarines by Electric Boat.
- You will be responsible for the technical adequacy of the decisions and positions taken by subordinates, for providing direction to subordinates, and making recommendations to higher authority.
- You will be responsible for advising the Division Head of broader and higher responsibility problems involving a relationship with the work of the unit supervised to the broader program and its impact on such programs.
- You will provide supervision to include guidance on technical and administrative matters, identifying developmental training needs, balancing workload to meet critical/emergent requirements, and assigning work to subordinates based on priorities.
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