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ELECTRONICS ENGINEER
Office of Naval Research · Posted 58 days ago
Hybrid Naval Research Laboratory, DC $142K – $197K Apply by Aug 18, 2026 Electronics Engineering ENTJENTPINTJINTP Engineering
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You will serve as an Electronics Engineer within the Naval Research Laboratory. This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
What You'll Do
- →You will serve as the Section Head and recognized expert guiding the development, operation, and enhancement of the Central Target Simulator hardware-in-the-loop facility.
- →You will analyze customer requirements, missile design trends, and electronic warfare technologies to formulate strategic upgrade plans, technical recommendations, and project specifications.
- →You will design, develop, and conduct effectiveness evaluations for current and future electronic warfare systems in the radio frequency domain.
- →You will author technical proposals, reports, and briefings to justify facility improvements and present recommendations to leadership and external stakeholders.
- →You will operate advanced hardware-in-the-loop simulation systems and general-purpose laboratory equipment—including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers to verify electronic warfare performance.
- →You will use personal computers and specialized software tools for technical modeling, data analysis, and daily engineering operations.
- →You will lead, supervise, and mentor a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technical staff within the Central Target Simulator Operations Section.
- →You will manage section budgets, resource allocations, and business development initiatives to maintain alignment with broader program goals.
- →You will oversee routine facility maintenance, enforce safety protocols, and ensure the operational readiness and quality control of laboratory test environments.
Requirements
- ✓Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess Successful completion of a professional engineering degree.
- ✓Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
- ✓OR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
- ✓Office of Personnel Management.
- ✓For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.
- ✓Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
- ✓In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must meet the specialized experience requirement below: Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the NP-03 pay band (GS-13 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent private sector experience.
- ✓Specialized experience is defined as non-routine professional engineering work that required comprehensive, in-depth knowledge of mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences applicable to the specialty field and the demonstrated ability to apply fundamental engineering concepts, theories, and practices to achieve complex engineering objectives.
- ✓(Note: Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience at the NP-04 / GS-14/15 level.)
Personality Fit
Job ID: 5e68229e-5f33-4884-9a77-e740b841d738
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