Department of the Navy

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Panama City Naval Surface Warfare Center, Florida Full time

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Panama City Naval Surface Warfare Center, Florida

Salary Range: $125776 - $192331 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15. You will serve as the MEDAL Project Manager in the Tactical Software Innovation Branch (Code A43) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division.

Major Duties:

  • You will lead a complex software development and integration project by performing planning, monitoring, documenting, and reporting project activities according to requirements from stakeholders, policy, and regulations.
  • You will create, review, and deliver documentation or presentations on software development project performance and status to team members, leadership, and/or stakeholders.
  • You will perform, review, and/or advise on software development or engineering products.
  • You will manage resources for a software development project and tasks to meet sponsor-approved budgets, schedules, and performance.
  • You will resolve problems and take corrective actions to avoid issues with cost, schedule, or performance.
  • You will communicate, collaborate, and coordinate with external programs, leadership, and stakeholders to share information and achieve project goals.

Qualifications: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-4 pay band (GS-12 and GS-13 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: As a professional engineer or computer scientist leading a project or team of at least 5 members on a task that includes software development or engineering the integration of software into a system. 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 Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): All Professional Engineering Positions, 08XX Computer Science Series, 1550 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.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/04/2026. Applications received after 05/04/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. NOTE: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-04