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GENERAL ENGINEER

Naval Air Systems CommandPatuxent River, Maryland, United StatesFull-time$102,415 - $158,322 per yearPosted Sep 29, 2026Closes Oct 30, 2026
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Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or DP-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. Demonstrated independent proficiency in one or more combat survivability specialty areas: platform signatures (RF, IR, and/or EO/IR), vulnerability, LFT&E, CBRN survivability, or mission effectiveness; 2.

Experience supporting aspects of engineering, test, analysis, design, integration, or acquisition activities for complex systems; 3. Experience preparing technical analyses, reports, briefings, or recommendations for engineering and program stakeholders.

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/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.

This position provides independent technical engineering support for combat survivability activities across assigned NAVAIR programs.,The incumbent may support fixed-wing aircraft, rotary-wing aircraft, and weapon systems throughout various phases of the Department of War (DoW) acquisition lifecycle.,The incumbent applies professional engineering judgment to plan, execute, assess, and communicate combat survivability analyses, test activities, technical products, and program recommendations.,This engineer independently performs assigned work with minimal oversight; leads discrete technical efforts; supports project planning and resourcing; and provides technical guidance, mentoring, and training to junior engineers.

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Updated Oct 23, 2026
Pay benchmark
Average wage, United States
$86,977 average / year

This job's listed pay is 50% above the benchmark.

This job: $102,415 to 158,322

Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025

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  • H-1B specialty occupation: Employer petition, bachelor's degree or higher in the specialty; annual cap and lottery
  • L-1 intracompany transferee: Employees of a related company abroad transferring to a US office
  • O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics

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