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SUPERVISORY ENGINEER OR SCIENTIST

Naval Sea Systems Command · Department of the Navy

Mechanical Engineering

Salary
$101,375–$156,715/year
Grade
4
Work location
Telework eligible · Naval Base Newport, Rhode Island
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Sep 17, 2026
Apply by
Sep 16, 2027
Category
Mechanical Engineering

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Summary

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.

Duties

You will be responsible for the management of a diverse group of engineers, scientists and technical personnel involved in various Combat Systems Department projects that support US and foreign submarine combat systems and strike systems

You will manage branch personnel providing technical support for submarine combat/weapon systems. Interact with fleet representatives to align operational priorities. Support program offices during development, installation, and sustainment.

You will plan, organize, and direct work; set objectives and evaluate staff; resolve problems; and establish priorities. You will analyze costs, forecast budgets for fiscal management, and plan for future equipment, facility, and manpower needs.

You will establish the overall goals and determining the direction of the branch; provide day-to-day direction to branch personnel in execution of sponsor tasks and in business and administrative duties

You will determine appropriate balance of government and contractor assignment to tasks to ensure overall workforce health and efficient execution of sponsor tasks.

You will participate in the development of overall planning for the USW Combat Systems department product line and ensure that the Branch plans reflect overall product line goals and are consistent with allocated resources.

You will manage staff assignments, discipline, training, and development and promotion of employees; provide mentoring and career guidance to branch employees and others outside the branch

You will work with CHENGs, TPMs, and line management to assess program/product status.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess For the ND-0830/0854/0855, Professional Mechanical/Computer/Electronics Engineering Series: Successfully completed a bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:(1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or(2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: (I) Professional registration or licensure: Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration; or (II) Written Test: Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico; or (III) Specified academic courses: Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above); or (IV) Related curriculum: Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. For the ND-1520, Mathematics Series: Degree: mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics. OR Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The total course work in either A or B above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite. For the ND-1550, Professional Computer Science Series: Bachelor's degree in computer science. OR Bachelor's or higher degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of my 30 semester hours were in a combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

How you will be evaluated

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation. If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies.

About this listing

Naval Sea Systems Command has 62 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Naval Base Newport, Rhode Island. See all Naval Sea Systems Command listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $101,375 to $156,715 a year.

This announcement is open for 364 days, from Sep 17, 2026 to Sep 16, 2027. Among currently open Mechanical Engineering postings at Naval Sea Systems Command, the typical advertised window is about 14 days.

Who can apply: the public (U.S. citizens). The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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