SPS DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER
STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP) is hiring for the position of SPS DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. It is listed as a full-time, leadership position.
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STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP) is hiring for the position of SPS DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. It is listed as a full-time, leadership position.
The listing gives the pay as $129,763 - $197,200 per year.
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Dev Global Jobs found this job on USAJobs on Nov 8, 2026; applications close on Nov 16, 2026.
- Employer
- STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP)
- Location
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level (from the title)
- leadership
- Pay
- $129,763 - $197,200 per year
- Found
- Nov 8, 2026 on USAJobs
- Closes
- Nov 16, 2026
- Employer text
- 336 words, about 2 min to read
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This job's listed pay is 88% above the benchmark.
Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025
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About the role
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Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: performing design management, program coordination and technical reviews to plan, schedule, budget, prioritize, evaluate, and test for design integrity and operational readiness of complex shipboard systems.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: For the 0801 Series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf For the 1550 series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/ 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.
You will maintain technical expertise in the latest technology through continuing professional education and training, symposiums, and technical liaison with other military activities.,You will keep the workforce trained, informed and connected to SSPs initiatives, process and policy changes via outreach and mentoring.,You will work with the Technical Director (TD) and across the shipboard technical departments to ensure the latest Digital Engineering (DE) methods and techniques are understood and applied per the guidelines set forth by the Chief Engineer.,You will exercise a high degree of innovation, originality, and sound judgment to initiate and/or implement guidelines and policies to fulfill the mission.,You will collaborate with SP201x, tech branches and prime shipboard contractors to research and investigate current and ongoing technology initiatives, process changes and assess for impacts to the engineering policies and workforce qualifications.,You will serve as Technical Liaison to connect the technical staff to higher SSP initiatives and transformations to include Systems Engineering Transformation and keeping the technical staff abreast of replacement tools for obsolescence.,You will support and manage the development, implementation, and maintenance of the overall effectiveness of all technical program elements associated with SWS, NWS, SLCM-N, and Flight Test Instrumentation programs and policies for Shipboard Systems.
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