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Posted: March 31, 2026 (2 days ago)

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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-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 align and test combat systems on naval ships, ensuring everything works correctly through planning, coordination, and technical oversight.

It requires managing budgets, providing guidance to team members, and solving problems related to weapon systems and maintenance.

A good fit would be someone with engineering experience in defense technology, strong leadership skills, and a background in military or technical projects.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11/12 or NT-04 level in planning and integrating combat system alignment 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
  • Experience providing program planning, technical direction, data analysis, and reporting in modernization and test execution
  • Skills in interfacing with government and contractor teams to investigate technical issues from fleet operations and maintenance
  • Proficiency in leading teams for complex technical projects, prioritizing problems, implementing solutions, and analyzing trends
  • Responsibility for fiscal year planning and ensuring funding for combat system alignment missions

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.

The salary range shown above is capped at the GS-13 Step 10 (currently $161,313 in Port Hueneme, CA; $158,062 in 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 monitor budget expenditures, provide technical guidance and mentorship, and ensure the successful execution of combat system alignment 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/electronics-technical-series-0856/ 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: 3/31/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12925535-26-CJW