SLCM-N TESTING AND EVALUATION BRANCH ENGINEER

STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP); Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP) in Washington, DC seeks an SLCM-N Testing and Evaluation Branch Engineer to direct branch staff, set priorities, and guide engineering work plans. The role requires an engineering degree and professional registration considerations per OPM standards.

The position is with the Department of the Navy, offers telework eligibility, and requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required as per OPM standards.
• ABET-accredited program or equivalent qualifications.
• Professional registration (EI/EIT or PE) or eligibility through licensure.

Responsibilities

• Direct branch staff by setting technical direction, priorities, and work plans; mentor engineers.

Education

Engineering degree

ABET-accredited program

FE exam / EIT / PE licensure

Job description

SLCM-N TESTING AND EVALUATION BRANCH ENGINEER

• Hiring Agency: STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP)
• Department: Department of the Navy
• Location: Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia
• Hiring Path: Public
• Number of Openings: Few
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

Key Responsibilities

You will direct branch staff by setting technical direction, priorities, and work plans as well as mentors engineers.

Requirements & Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: For Engineering (08XX): A. 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 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: 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.) Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above, except as noted under B.1., may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise. For Mathematics & Statistics (1501): 1. 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 2. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP), Department of the Navy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $143913 – $197200/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-20.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.