Engineer, Systems Engineer

Summary

You will serve as a Functional Chief Engineer for the Unmanned Undersea Systems portfolio of projects withing the Platforms and Payload Integration Department of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI.

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.

Summary

You will serve as a Functional Chief Engineer for the Unmanned Undersea Systems portfolio of projects withing the Platforms and Payload Integration Department of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI.

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.

Overview
Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

02/12/2026 to 02/25/2026

Salary $142,452 to - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade ND 5

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Naval Base Newport, RI

1 vacancy

Remote job No Telework eligible Yes-This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive

Promotion potential

None

Job family (Series)

• 0801 General Engineering

Supervisory status No Security clearance Top Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk

Trust determination process

• National security

Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit status Yes

Announcement number ST-YVB Control number

This job is open to
Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Land and base management

Current or former employees of a base management agency.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals who are eligible under Schedule

A.

Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.

Clarification from the agency

Current permanent employees of UIC 66604, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles, and VEOA eligibles.

Duties

• You will be responsible for overseeing the design, development, testing/ construction of prototype and production of unmanned undersea vehicle systems in accordance with the technical rigor and systems engineering processes of Code 45 and the Navy.
• You will serve as the senior member of a technical team that performs research, development, test, and evaluation in support of all unmanned systems efforts within Code 45
• You will be the point of contact with recognized authority for technical and scientific decisions and issues, and will represent assigned project in decisional meetings, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and program reviews.
• You will optimize the development and integration of innovative technologies in undersea sensors, vehicle design, robotics, navigation, and autonomous behavior for UUV systems to bring these capabilities to operational levels.
• You will advise and consult program managers and engineering teams on research and development programs, collaborating closely with industry partners on contract-supported Family of Systems projects.
• You will provide review and signature of project technical documents including test plans, reports, drawings, analyses, etc.
• You will maintain technical cognizance of functional area and relationships with sponsoring activities to ensure alignment of technical expectations
• You will serve as the subject matter expert for Systems Engineering related to unmanned undersea systems and work closely with the project Lead Systems Engineers to ensure requirements are adhered to for customer…