SUPERVISORY ENGINEER OR SCIENTIST

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

Job summary

Naval Sea Systems Command in Newport, RI seeks a senior engineer to lead a diverse team of engineers, scientists and technical personnel involved in Combat Systems projects supporting US and allied submarine and strike systems.

The requirements include a bachelor’s degree in engineering (ABET-accredited) and professional registration or licensure, such as EI/EIT or PE, with eligibility for the FE exam. The position requires a Secret clearance and is telework eligible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program is required.
• Professional registration or licensure (EI/EIT/PE) or eligibility is required.
• FE exam or equivalent licensure pathway demonstrates engineering competence.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse team of engineers, scientists and technicians on Combat Systems projects.
• Support US and allied submarine and strike systems development and sustainment.
• Coordinate across disciplines to meet program goals and standards.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

ABET-accredited program

Professional registration/licensure: EI/EIT/PE

FE examination/licensure pathway

Job description

• Department: Department of the Navy

Key Responsibilities

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

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 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.

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 2027-09-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

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