ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Naval Sea Systems Command; Newport (RI); Remote; USD 101,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Naval Sea Systems Command in Newport, RI is seeking an Engineer or Scientist for the Chief Technology Office. The position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project, with ND-4 pay band equivalent to GS-12/13.

Responsibilities include supporting STEM outreach for K-12 and working within the NUWC Newport environment. The role may require General Engineer (0801), Physical Scientist (1301), or Mathematician/Statistician (1501) qualifications, with ABET-accredited or equivalent

Qualifications

• Interdisciplinary position may be filled by 0801, 1301, or 1501 series.
• OPM standards: ABET-accredited program or equivalent coursework.
• Registration or licensure as EI/EIT/PE is acceptable for qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support NUWC Newport STEM outreach for K-12.
• Work in Chief Technology Office of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI.

Skills

General Engineer 0801

Physical Scientist 1301

Mathematician/Statistician 1501

Education

ABET-accredited enginering program

Engineering degree or equivalent with calculus courses

Job description

• Department: Department of the Navy

You will serve as a Engineer or Scientist in the Chief Technology Office of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-4 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-12 and GS-13.

Key Responsibilities

You will support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Newport Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) outreach programs for grades K-12.

Requirements & Education

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by a General Engineer (0801-series), a Physical Scientist (1301-series), or a Mathematician/Statistician (1501-series) depending upon the qualifications of the candidate. Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0801, 1301, and 1501) may apply; however, you must apply directly to the series listed in this vacancy that is most applicable to your qualifications.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: For the 0801 Professional Engineering Series: Degree: Engineering.

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.

OR 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: 1.

Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1 , 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.

For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 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.

3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4.

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 1 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.

(The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.) For the 1301 Professional Physical Science Series: Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

OR Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. For the 1501 Professional Mathematics and Statistics Series: Degree: Mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science.

The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position. OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $101375 – $156715/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-07.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.