Telework eligibleFederal

Interdisciplinary Engineer

Defense Contract Management Agency · Department of Defense

General Engineering

Salary
$121,585–$161,313/year
Grade
13
Work location
Telework eligible · Palmdale, California; Redondo Beach, California; San Diego, California
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Oct 1, 2026
Apply by
Oct 13, 2026
Category
General Engineering

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Summary

See below for important information regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Positions will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows: Redondo Beach, CA: $124,085-$161,313 San Diego, CA: $121,585-$158,062 Palmdale, CA: $124,085-$161,313

Duties

Ensures that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategic goals, objectives, work plans, and work products and services.

Coaches the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques, and provides advice on work methods, practices, and procedures. Analyzes the realism of engineering schedules in contractor proposals.

-Leads the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow, skill level, and/or occupational specialization.

Provides engineering Technical Pricing Support (TPS) and cost analysis reviews for major defense acquisition program contract proposals.

Assesses the contractor's ability to achieve technical objectives as stated in proposals.

Analyzes the proposed costs of technical aspects of contractor proposals including amounts and types of labor hours, materials required, Other Direct Costs, facilities, production capabilities.

Performs all work in accordance with agency policies, standards, metrics and standard operating procedures for effective contract administration.

Education

If the position has a minimum education requirement you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. Or, if you are using education to qualify in lieu of specialized experience you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. The transcripts must include your name, the name of the college or university, class/course list, completed number of credits/hours, and the date degree conferred (if applicable). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Licenses must be current at time of application. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

How you will be evaluated

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: Cost Estimation and Analysis General Engineering Leadership Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and/or score. Once the application process is complete, a manual review of your resume and supporting documentation will occur to determine if you are eligible and among the best qualified as determined by the predetermined cutoff score. Your score is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire. If you meet the minimum qualifications of this position, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire Assessment. This additional online assessment is required and must be completed within 48 hours of submitting your application (which may be prior to the closing date of this announcement), unless you have requested Reasonable Accommodation for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Your results will be kept on record for one year when applying for future jobs that require the same USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

About this listing

Defense Contract Management Agency has 28 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Palmdale, California and 2 other locations. See all Defense Contract Management Agency listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $121,585 to $161,313 a year. That covers GS-13 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 12 days, from Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026. Among currently open General Engineering postings, the typical advertised window is about 14 days. As of Oct 6, 2026, it closes in 7 days.

Who can apply: federal employees eligible for career transition programs, employees of the hiring agency, veterans and 1 other group. This announcement is not open to the general public. The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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