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TECHNICIAN
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Port Hueneme, California
Salary
$108,019 - $190,627
per year
Type
Full-Time
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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 the testing and evaluation of advanced combat systems for the U.S. Navy, from planning tests to analyzing results and ensuring they meet military goals.
You'll manage teams, budgets, and collaborations with experts to keep naval platforms effective in real-world scenarios.
It's ideal for experienced technical leaders with a background in defense projects who enjoy solving complex problems under pressure.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent, directing test and evaluation for major combat systems
- Ability to manage the full lifecycle of test planning, execution, analysis, and reporting
- Experience developing and overseeing funding requirements for supporting organizations
- Skills in program coordination with stakeholders to set schedules, priorities, and cost sharing
- Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary project teams, assign work, and track progress to meet deadlines
- Competence in identifying problems, conducting technical studies, evaluating alternatives, and making recommendations
Full Job Description
You will serve as a Technician in the Combat Systems Test and Eval Department C00 of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER.
Port Hueneme, CA: $124,085 - $190,627; Virginia Beach, VA: $108,019 - $165,945 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level/pay band (GS-13) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector directing the test and evaluation lifecycle for major combat systems to manage technical projects, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and analyze system performance against strategic objectives for purpose of validating warfighting capabilities and ensuring the operational effectiveness of naval defense platforms.
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 will manage the full range of test planning, test execution, analysis and reporting activities.
- You will develop and oversee funding requirements for all supporting organizations.
- You will provide program coordination with all stakeholders to establish schedules, priorities, cost sharing, etc.
- You will collaborate with leaders and subject matter experts across organizations in order to develop solutions and accomplish program goals.
- You will lead project teams, establishing goals, planning and assigning work in coordination with organizational leads, and tracking progress to meet deadlines.
- You will identify and analyze problems; perform technical studies and evaluations; weigh relevance and accuracy of information; generate and evaluate alternative solutions; make timely recommendations, based on potential implications of findings.
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