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TECHNICIAN

Naval Sea Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$121,585 - $190,627

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GS-11/12 Pay Grade(Career Ladder)

Entry salary: $62,107 | Full performance (GS-12): up to $96,770

Career ladder: Start at GS-11 and advance to GS-12 with experience.

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 to plan, coordinate, and execute alignment and testing processes for naval combat systems, ensuring they work correctly during operations and upgrades.

It focuses on managing technical projects, analyzing data from tests, and collaborating with engineers to solve problems in military weapon systems.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in engineering or technical roles in defense or manufacturing, who enjoys leading teams and handling complex technical challenges.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11/12 or NT-04 in planning and integrating combat system alignment and collimation processes
  • Expertise in systems engineering for AEGIS Weapons System (AWS) and Spatial Analyzer software
  • Ability to manage sustainment functions including operations, testing, configuration management, cybersecurity, deployment, modernization, and maintenance
  • Skills in program planning, technical direction, data analysis, and reporting for combat systems
  • Experience interfacing with government and contractor personnel to investigate and resolve technical issues
  • Leadership in directing diverse teams for project implementation, problem prioritization, and trend analysis
  • Proficiency in overseeing fleet trials, tests, and fiscal year planning to support mission funding

Full Job Description

You will serve as a TECHNICIAN in the COMBAT SYSTEMS ALIGNMENT DIVISION (C73), COMBAT SYSTEMS TEST & EVALUATION DEPARTMENT of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, located in Port Hueneme, CA or San Diego, CA.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 pay band (GS-11/12 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: Planning, coordinating, and integrating Combat System Alignment (CSA) and Collimation processes and procedures to ensure the successful execution of CSA projects or 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 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 serve as a team lead for the development and integration of Combat Systems Alignment (CSA) and Collimation Procedures, Combat System Alignment Manuals (CSAM), and Theory of Combat System Alignment Manual.
  • You will to manage and coordinate the sustainment functions for combat systems, to include operations, testing, configuration management, cybersecurity, deployment, modernization, and maintenance.
  • You will provide program planning and technical direction in multiple functional areas including modernization, maintenance, test planning and execution, data analysis, and reporting.
  • You will demonstrate specific expertise, to include systems engineering of AEGIS Weapons System (AWS) and Spatial Analyzer software.
  • You will interface with government and contractor engineers, scientist, technicians, and managers to develop and investigate technical information as a result of fleet modernization and in-service operational and maintenance problems.
  • You will determine the Combat System implications of individual subsystem improvements and be adept at the cooperative use of individual subsystem capabilities.
  • You will perform a variety of complex technical support project assignments directed toward the Aegis (and non-AEGIS) Combat System elements by planning, programing, and directing diverse teams in the implementation and execution.
  • You will lead the team to prioritize problems using key data, ensure solutions are implemented, and analyze trends to protect future combat system performance.
  • You will be responsible for overseeing the team's analysis of fleet trials and tests to measure the effectiveness of implemented solutions and ensure their success.
  • You will spearhead fiscal year planning to ensure the branch is fully funded for the CSA mission.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/16/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12907071-26-CJM