MANAGER

MANAGER

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Naval Surface Warfare Center, Maryland

Salary Range: $143913 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a MANAGER in the Propulsor Branch of CARDEROCK DIV NS. 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.

Major Duties:

• You will serve as Branch Head of the Propulsor Branch, and you will be responsible for supervising a staff of engineers and scientists.
• You will lead, develop and direct the efforts of a staff of engineers, technicians and scientists.
• You will interact effectively with other Branches and Divisions both within and outside the Department and represent the Branch and Department at the Department level, Carderock Division, and high-level meetings as necessary.
• You will maintain effective relationships with the sponsors and customers and understand customer needs and requirements and translate those requirements into an effective task plan.
• You will develop business opportunities and funding support and follow management practices and executing programs while meeting schedule, cost, and technical requirements.
• You will conduct Manager duties to include timekeeping, funds acceptance and administration, procurement, travel, training, individual career development, employee performance standards and compensation (DEMO), recruiting and hiring.
• You will require a strong understanding of Carderock Division’s management systems and rules Strong understanding of Carderock Division’s management systems and rules.
• You will require expert understanding of hydrodynamics, hydromechanics, hydro acoustics, mechanical design/fabrication, fluid dynamics, mathematics numerical methods and computer programming to manage propulsor research and development projects.
• You will require extensive understanding and knowledge of experimental and computational methods to predict, quantify, identify, and scale cavitation on the micro and macroscopic scale for submarine and surface ship propulsors.

Qualifications: This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by a Mechanical Engineer (0830-series), or a Aerospace Engineer (0861 series), Naval Architecture Engineer (0871 series) depending upon the qualifications of the candidate. Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0830, 0861 and 0871) may apply; however, you must apply directly to the series listed in this vacancy that is most applicable to your qualifications. In addition to the Basic Education Requirements, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 (GS-12/13 equivalency) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector a professional engineer. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: - experience performing propulsor design and analysis for surface ships and/or submarines, - experience developing design, analysis and research proposals for applied Navy hydrodynamic acquisition and research sponsors (propulsor-specific experience preferred) - experience representing technical hydrodynamic products to internal and external collaborators, sponsors, technical warrant holders- experience mentoring junior engineers for a highly technical engineering field -experience in program management logistics including: Navy classification, IT, and physical security protocols; Carderock and HPC IT systems; project financial management, and quality management procedures. 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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. Your resume must show 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. Documentation that supports all of the claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire 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 05/11/2026to receive consideration. Applications received after 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/11/2026 will generally not be accepted. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. Please do not submit multiple resumes. 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, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documents are legible and accurate. Human Resources will not modify a resume or change an applicant's answer to a question, even upon request.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-11