United States Fleet Forces Command
LEAD ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Department of the Navy · Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia
- Salary
- $108,019 - $140,426 per year
- Pay grade
- GS-13
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Opened
- Nov 2, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 4, 2026
- Remote
- No
- Telework eligible
- Yes
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Secret
- Promotion potential
- 13
- Announcement
- ST-13102483-27-MLH
Who may apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) · Individuals with disabilities · Land and base management · Military spouses · Special authorities · Veterans
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Summary
You will serve as a LEAD ENGINEERING TECHICIAN in the Vertical Launching System (VLS) / Combat Systems (CS) Alignment Branch (Code 295), Combat Systems (Weapons) Division (Code 290), Engineering Department (Code 200), of MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CTR.
Duties
- You will serve as team leader composed of no fewer than nine General Schedule Technicians (or contractor equivalents).
- You will ensure that MARMC's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
- You will articulate and communicate to the team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion.
- You will provide technical assistance on less urgent but complex technical problems beyond the capability of forces afloat, intermediate maintenance activities, or repair activities to diagnose and correct.
- You will lead functional checkouts, tests, and inspections of major systems.
- You will prepare technical reports (and formal correspondence when required) identifying significant aspects of the problems, their causes, and corrections applied.
- You will perform special engineering analyses and studies in support of NA VSEA for the purpose of developing or evaluating improvements in design, maintenance procedures, material, etc.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience performing various Vertical Launch System, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract processes with NAVSEA Technical Authority standards, advisories, precedents and practices in the area of VLS and supporting Warfare areas. Experience applying technical engineering methods and practices to analyze and resolve complex problems encountered in Fleet Technical Support/Field Service Engineering Assignments Experience developing plans with a wide variety of systems, subsystems, components and associated equipment within engineering disciplines (e.g. mechanical, electrical, electronic, and structural) . Experience leading a team of government employees, military members and contractors in the performance of assigned tasks and assignments. 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.
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