Department of the Navy

SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER

Patuxent River, Maryland Full time

SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Patuxent River, Maryland

Salary Range: $121785 - $187093 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER for the Manufacturing & Quality Engineering (M&QE) Division within the Systems Engineering Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV .This role includes both direct M&QE support to various PMAs and Supervisory duties.

Major Duties:

  • You will monitor, review, and evaluate strategic factors, both internal and external to the organization, which influence work performed and support provided, as well as the resources for the division to meet current strategic requirements.
  • 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 Manufacturing and Quality Engineering (M/QE) Division.
  • You will direct, integrate and coordinate the efforts of a variety of journeyman-level engineers and senior technical experts within your M and QE Branch.
  • You will assess future manpower and skills requirements and recommends training plans to provide the necessary capabilities.
  • You will represent the M and QE Division, Systems Engineering, and NAVAIR at conferences, meetings, and/or other formal gatherings on matters related to the Manufacturing and Quality Engineering Division.
  • You will establish M and QE requirements for various PMAs and manage the Contractor’s execution of those requirements through all phases of the acquisition lifecycle.
  • You will evaluate design producibility, manufacturing planning, and proposed or actual production/quality processes and provide comprehensive recommendations to Program Management, weighing best practices, affordability, and program risk tolerance.
  • You will plan, execute, and/or serve as a Technical Review Board member for various Systems Engineering Technical Reviews.
  • You will carry out EEO policies and communicates support to subordinates.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band (NM-03) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. Demonstrated experience serving as a Lead Systems Engineer or as a Lead Technical Domain Subject Matter Expert for assigned systems providing authoritative systems engineering or senior-level engineering technical domain input and advice to systems engineering and to the program management leadership. 2) experience leading the development and incorporation of Systems Engineering work products or technical domain work products required to satisfy, complement and inform the DoW System Acquisition program management process milestones, artifacts, strategic planning, risk characterization and decision making on major weapon systems. 3.) Leading or significantly master the incorporation and use of the various and broad NAWCAD resources to support engineering development, planning and testing for assigned systems. 4.) Leading engineering, technical, acquisition, and sustainment support personnel and teams. 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