Department of the Navy

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan Full time

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan

Salary Range: $52727 - $118204 Per Year

Job Summary: ***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. Please see Additional Information section below.*** You will serve as an ENGINEER/SCIENTIST in the Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) in Ship Maintenance Data Improvement Initiative (SMDII) of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CTR CORONA DIV.

Major Duties:

  • You will understand and develop applicable basis for measurement documentation. The incumbent works within a teaming environment and uses problem solving techniques to identify and develop digital transformation and IT tool requirements.
  • You will devise technical solutions for information systems in support of advanced and predictive analytics and deploying enterprise-level capabilities within the MRA systems.
  • You will ensures timely responses to community ad-hoc assessment calls, dashboard construction, timely submittal of assessment reports, and communicating accomplishments and tasking adherence to customers via written status reports.
  • You will look for opportunities to introduce more ship maintenance data into the work stream and improve ways of tracking and reporting maintenance issues. You will work directly with SRF-JRMC personnel to improve internal data workflow processes.
  • You will understand, utilize and communicate division level processes and tools such as Ships Maintenance Data Improvement Initiative - SMDII, Tableau, Material Readiness Database -MRDB, Surface Team One - ST1 and Maintenance and Material Management

Qualifications: ND-03 - 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 GS-05-GS-08 grade level or pay band ND-02 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Analyzing engineering/scientific processes and project management theories and practices to develop, analyze, plan, and scope data system requirements, work with warfare commands to translate data into actionable insights, develop project plans, and build detailed, comprehensive tools and applications that will impact fleet readiness across the Enterprise. ND-04 - 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 GS-09 grade level or pay band ND-03 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying engineering/scientific processes and project management theories and practices to develop, analyze, plan, and scope data system requirements, work with warfare commands to data into actionable insights, develop project plans, and build detailed, comprehensive tools and applications that will impact fleet readiness across the Enterprise. 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 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, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: 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. Complete assessment questionnaire. For a quick preview of the assessment questionnaire click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12905330 3. 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 . Applications received after 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: 2026-03-25