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TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM)

Department of the Navy

Recent

Location

Salary

$143,677 - $197,200

per year

Type

Closes

January 14, 2026

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 manage the development, integration, and budgeting of advanced radio systems and weapons data links for the U.S.

Navy, ensuring projects stay on time and within budget while coordinating with various experts.

A good fit would be someone with experience in defense technology projects, strong leadership skills, and the ability to handle complex budgets and stakeholder communications in a fast-paced government environment.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent level in federal or private sector
  • Proven ability to manage cost, schedule, and performance for weapons data link and radio systems portfolios
  • Experience leading Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) across domains like finance, contracting, software development, and systems engineering
  • Skills in stakeholder communication and overseeing requirements definition, research, development, integration, testing, and production
  • Expertise in managing budgets across funding lines including RDTE, OMN, and Spectrum Relocation Funds
  • Knowledge of full program acquisition life cycle, from design and testing to contracting and disposal

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.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or DP-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience managing cost, schedule, performance for a diverse portfolio of Weapons Data Link (WDL) Small-Form-Factor (SFF) Weapons Attritable Radio Multi-Mode (SWARMM) Family of Radios for customers to include Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).

Experience with weapons Integration, advanced technology projects and programs to include leadership of an Integrated Product Team (IPT) with members from multiple professional domains including finance, contracting, Information Assurance (IA), software development, modeling & simulation, hardware integration, test & evaluation, and systems engineering.

Responsibilities include stakeholder communication and the oversight of requirements definition, research and development, systems integration, qualification and testing, training, production, contracting, and managing and executing budgets across appropriated funding lines (RDTE and OMN).

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/0300/program-management-series-0340/ 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 the Weapons Data Link (WDL) Principal Assistant Program Manager (PAPM) in support of the PMW/A 101 MIDS program office within PEO C4I
  • You will be responsible for managing the cost, schedule and performance for a diverse portfolio of Weapons Data Link Small-Form-Factor Weapons Attritable Radio Multi-Mode Family of Radios for customers to include Long Range Anti-Ship Missile.
  • You will demonstrate experience with weapons Integration and advanced technology projects and programs
  • You will lead an Integrated Product Team (IPT) with members from multiple professional domains including Information Assurance (IA), software development, modeling and simulation, hardware integration, test and evaluation, and systems engineering
  • You will be responsible for stakeholder communication and the oversight of requirements definition, research and development, systems integration, qualification and testing, training, production, contracting
  • You will be responsible for managing and executing budgets across appropriated funding lines (RDTE and OMN) and Spectrum Relocation Funds (SRF) managed by the DoD CIO
  • You will lead a team of Assistant Program Managers, Project Managers and other personnel as required to support acquisition processes
  • You will prepare program budget estimates, develop work breakdown structures, build program schedules, perform contract planning and coordinate post-award activities
  • You will manage all phases of program acquisition life cycle to include definition, development, design, test and evaluation, acquisition and contract strategies, contract management, cost estimation, scheduling, production and disposal
  • You will lead, integrate and coordinate disparate functional groups and develop a cohesive team capable of successfully handling complex problems encountered
  • You will plan, evaluate and continually monitor program execution to understand, analyze, develop and communicate acceptable solutions to overcome challenges and mitigate cost, schedule and performance risks

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/5/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/5/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12855776-26-JCP