Supervisory General Engineer

Position: SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER
Location: Bryans Road

Summary

You will serve as a Deputy CHENG (Specs, Standards, Policy, Safety, Certification & Quality) in the Submarine Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager (DRPM SUBS) Chief Operating Officer Office.

You will serve as the ultimate technical authority and strategic visionary for the engineering enterprise, responsible for the overarching architecture, technical integrity, and successful integration of the nation's most complex and critical defense acquisition programs.
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Summary

You will serve as a Deputy CHENG (Specs, Standards, Policy, Safety, Certification & Quality) in the Submarine Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager (DRPM SUBS) Chief Operating Officer Office.

You will serve as the ultimate technical authority and strategic visionary for the engineering enterprise, responsible for the overarching architecture, technical integrity, and successful integration of the nation's most complex and critical defense acquisition programs.
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Overview
Accepting applications

Posted today
• Apply by 07/21/26

Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 21, 2026

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Washington Navy Yard, DC

No matching locations found.

Work site options
Telework eligible Yes-This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management. Remote job No Relocation expenses reimbursed Yes-Relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable regulations. PCS is not authorized. Salary $143,913 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade
NH 4
Promotion potential 4

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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent

Occupations and job series

• 0801 General Engineering

Supervisory status Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No

Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

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Background check type

• National security

Financial disclosure required No
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Announcement number ST-JP 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 DoD, 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 serve as a senior technical authority and final decision-maker on complex engineering matters related to policy, technical standards, human capital development, system safety, reliability and maintainability, and industrial innovation.
• You will resolve critical engineering disputes across major defense acquisition programs.
• You will provide executive leadership and direction to the engineering workforce in executing and maintains policy, procedures, training tools for engineers, and fostering a culture of excellence, rigor, and innovation.
• You will drive the enterprise-wide adoption of advanced engineering practices with technical authority documents, including instructions, standards, qualified products and systems engineering artifacts, and ensures proper socialization and review.
• You will design, implement, and oversee enterprise engineering strategies, technical baselines, and system architectures to enhance Submarine Specs, Standards, Policy, Safety, Certification and Quality in support mission effectiveness.
• You will Serves as a recognized expert consultant and authority for complex engineering organizational, operational and improvement initiatives.

Requirements
Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense…