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Naval Sea Systems Command

Deputy Technical Director - Technical

Department of the Navy · Panama City Naval Surface Warfare Center, Florida

Salary
$170,138 - $209,600 per year
Pay grade
ND-6
Schedule
Full-time
Appointment
Permanent
Opened
Oct 23, 2026
Closes
Nov 6, 2026
Remote
No
Telework eligible
Yes
Openings
1
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Promotion potential
None
Announcement
ST-13098120-27-MCJ

Who may apply: Individuals with disabilities · Internal to an agency · Land and base management · Military spouses · Veterans

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Summary

You will serve as the Deputy Technical Director, Technical (DTD-T) at the Panama City Division (PCD) as a Navy technical expert in the research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E), and life-cycle sustainment of Littoral Warfare Systems. The Panama City Division is charged with leading the Department of the Navy (DON) in capabilities related to mine warfare, expeditionary warfare, special warfare, diving and life support, Marine Corps systems, and homeland defense.

Duties

  • You will establish leadership for efforts at NSWC PCD in the pursuit of Technical Excellence supporting the NAVSEA, Warfare Centers, and NSWC PCD Strategic Business Plans.
  • You will lead the development of cross-Department, Division, and SYSCOM solutions to complex technical challenges (e.g., Cross-Warfare Center analyses, mission engineering, integration, and interoperability).
  • You will represent the Command in external technical activities that require cross-command executive coordination, disciplined engineering and scientific processes, technical review boards, and investigations.
  • You will coordinate and oversees all program elements, roles, and functions of the Chief Technology Office (00T), Chief Engineer (00E), and Quality Management (00Q).
  • You will manage activities of Division functions that support Technical Warrant Holders (TWHs) by ensuring the implementation of scientific and engineering policies consistent with Systems Command (SYSCOM) technical authority guidance and direction.

Qualifications

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume must show that you possess the Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications: MTQ#1 Describe your experience leading technical analysis, technical decision-making, or tactics development for naval Mine Warfare, Expeditionary Warfare, Subsea/Seabed Warfare, Autonomous Systems, or other complex defense systems. Address how you applied engineering, scientific, systems-engineering, test, operational analysis, or sustainment principles to resolve a significant technical issue; develop, assess, or validate tactics; or transition a capability toward operational use. MTQ#2 Describe your experience establishing or improving a technical workforce-development approach for an organization or major technical function. Address how you used competency standards, qualification requirements, training plans, mentoring, succession planning, or workforce analysis to strengthen technical capability. 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=GS-PROF AND All Professional Engineering series, 0801 General Physical Science series, 1301 Physics Series, 1310 Operation Research Series, 1515 Mathematics Series, 1520 Computer Science Series, 1550 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: For 0801 Professional Engineering Series: A. Degree: Successful completion of a bachelor's or higher engineering degree from an accredited college or university. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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. B. Combination of education and experience -- 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…

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