MATERIALS ENGINEER

MATERIALS ENGINEER

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Naval Air Station San Diego, California

Salary Range: $121585 - $158062 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a MATERIALS ENGINEER in the Materials Engineering Department and MRO Engineering Group of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST. The incumbent serves as a senior level materials engineer who provides advanced technical services, training, analysis, and project leadership to engineering organizations, maintenance and industrial shops, and fleet support teams, which support the overhaul and operations of Navy/Marine aircraft.

Major Duties:

• You will manage and technically direct materials engineering processes and resources.
• You will plan, lead, coordinate, and conduct advanced materials engineering work which requires planning and developing in several phases, each involving the development/origination of modified or new technical approach/solutions.
• You will serve as a technical lead and performs extensive and varied combinations of duties associated with the most complex systems.
• You will lead a team of individuals to identify, plan, evaluate and prescribe corrective action for material deficiencies/incidents reported through appropriate reporting systems.
• You will lead and coordinate the technical research of serious and complex materials engineering issues, which usually require many technical fields and engineering/scientific disciplines.
• You will provide technical professional expertise and oversight to ensure the latest advancement in materials engineering technology is considered and implemented in work planning.
• You will be responsible for leading the engineering effort for all technical matters under their cognizance, devising the engineering approach, and implementing projects necessary to maintain integrity and ensure safety of flight.
• You will apply experimental theories and/or new applications or developments to extend or modify theories, concepts, and assumptions, resolve unique or novel problems, conditions, or issues.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Demonstrating the ability to serve as a Materials Engineer Subject Matter Expert for materials and industrial processes in an aerospace production setting; 2) Supporting in-service engineering on complex aerospace systems as a Materials Engineering Subject Matter Expert; 3) Serving as a Materials Engineering Subject Matter Expert supporting Command Quality requirements and ensuring compliance; and 4) Developing, implementing and managing Laboratory Quality Management System requirements and processes (e.g., identifying quality issues and initiating correction actions for resolution, conducting training to engineering staff, management and maintenance of laboratory engineering directives and standard operating procedures, and supporting/leading internal audits of laboratory processes to ensure quality system compliance). 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, 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. 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 03/17/2026to receive consideration. Applications received after 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 03/17/2026 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: 2026-03-17