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MANAGER

Naval Sea Systems Command · Posted 62 days ago

Hybrid Indian Head, MD $144K – $197K Apply by Jul 22, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ
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About the Role

You will serve as a MANAGER in the WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING DIVISON, RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT of NAVSURFWARCEN IH DIV. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-05 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS-14 and GS-15. This position may be eligible for Supervisory Pay Differential of up to four (4) percent.

What You'll Do

  • You will serve as the Division Director for the Weapons Development and Prototyping Division, providing technical and administrative leadership.
  • You will define long-term strategic goals and manage a multidisciplinary workforce engaged in the development, prototyping, and fabrication of energetic materials, components, and weapon systems.
  • You will direct workload allocation, establish performance standards, conduct formal performance evaluations, determine training and developmental needs, and execute succession planning.
  • You will exercise comprehensive financial and administrative oversight of the division’s operational budget, personnel funding, and technical program resources.
  • You will monitor and guide project execution to ensure high-quality deliverables that meet strict Naval and Joint Force requirements while maintaining fiscal accountability.
  • You will lead collaboration and integration initiatives across NSWC Indian Head and build strategic alliances with external stakeholders, i.e.
  • DON, DoD, industry partners, academic institutions, and international partner nations You will align division capabilities with emerging Fleet requirements, securing and sustaining program sponsorship from existing and new sponsors.
  • You will oversee the expansion and transition of advanced prototyping and weapons development capabilities, translating Fleet gaps into active, well-funded research, development, and fabrication program

Requirements

  • Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess one of the following: For the 0801/0893 Engineering Series: Successful completion of a bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering.
  • The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: (I) Professional registration or licensure: 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.
  • 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.
  • For the 1310 Series: Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in physics, or a related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics.
  • Courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, course in any of two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound.
  • OR A combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
  • Courses must have included a fundamental course in general physics and, in addition, course in any of two of the following: electricity and magnetism, heat, light, mechanics, modern physics, and sound.

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