SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER

NAVAIR; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding benefits package

Job summary

NAVAIR in Arlington, VA seeks a Supervisory General Engineering Branch Head in the R&ME Division to lead as the technical authority on reliability and maintainability engineering for the JSF F-35 program. The role directs multi-disciplinary teams, develops policy and staffing plans, mentors engineers, and aligns branch activities with national-level program objectives.

This senior position demands strong leadership, budget awareness, and collaboration with senior managers to deliver trusted

Qualifications

• Expert in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering (RME) providing technical authority.
• Develop and defend staffing plans for supported customers.
• Mentor, coach and train engineers and junior staff.
• Develop long-term strategic business and technology plans for the Branch.
• Interface with senior leadership to ensure consistency in practices and policies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a recognized expert on all aspects of RME engineering and act as RME technical authority.
• Establish and input RME policy development and implementation.
• Direct and coordinate efforts of engineers on multi-division projects.
• Provide input for executable national-level strategic plans and metrics.
• Support development and execution of technical initiatives with the Technical Director.
• Monitor and adjust plans to ensure successful outcomes for customer programs.
• Identify budgetary requirements and prepare manpower/resource estimates.
• Review plans and proposals and provide technical justification to higher authorities.
• Uphold EEO policies and promote diversity in qualifications and assignments.
• Promote well-documented processes and incorporation of new technology and lessons learned.

Job description

You will serve as a Supervisory General Engineering Branch Head in the SYSTEMS ACQUISITION GROUP, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DEPT, Reliability and Maintainability Engineering (R&ME) Division of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35 Branch (AA17400).

Position Duties/Responsibilities

• You will serve as a recognized expert on all aspects of RME engineering and, accordingly, delegated RME technical authority by the Technical Director for his/her Branch.
• You will establish and provide substantive input to RME policy development and implementation, develop solutions for complex RME engineering technical problems, and create and defend staffing plans for supported customers.
• You will manage supervisory responsibilities including: monitoring and reviewing work conducted by subordinate RME teams; mentoring, coaching and training new and junior team members through check-ins, IDP development, assigned training, etc.
• You will provide inputs for the development and implementation of executable national-level long-term integrated strategic business and technology plans, policies, guidance, and metrics for the Branch within the framework of mission objectives.
• You will assist the Technical Director with the development, implementation, and execution of technical initiatives.
• You will continually monitor, review, and evaluate RME, Systems Engineering, Command, and DoW strategic focus areas and initiatives and adjust customer program and support plans to ensure that successful outcomes can be realized.
• You will direct, integrate and coordinate the efforts of a variety of entry-level/journey-level engineers and senior technical experts on programs and projects involving multi-division or multi-site participation.
• You will provide direction of assigned resources and ensure the best integration of the work effort; assessing future manpower and skills requirements and recommend training plans to develop and deliver the required support and capabilities.
• You will interface with associates, managers, and senior leadership to exchange ideas, information, and knowledge to ensure consistency across the entire organization in practices, policies, and procedures.
• You will identify budgetary requirements for managed RME teams and participate in preparation of manpower and material resource requirement estimates to support all Branch activities.
• You will review the plans, proposals and objectives of these requirements and provide technical justification of the estimates to higher authorities for all levels of the review process.
• You will carry out EEO policies and communicate support to subordinates, assuring equality in determining qualifications, selections, assignments, training, promotions, details, discipline, and awards.
• You will support the establishment and promulgation of well-documented processes for use throughout the department.
• You will provide input so that that new technology and lessons learned are incorporated in Department processes; recommending suitable methods of assessing and continually improving processes.
• You will determine make/buy decisions within the site/Division and fulfill safety, environmental, and internal control requirements.
• You will carry out senior leadership special assignments that cross other sites and competencies, requiring a high level of management and technical expertise.

Minimum Salary

143913

Maximum Salary

197200

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Position Open Date 11/09/2026

Position Close Date 11/16/2026

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