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Naval Business Center, Philadelphia, PAFull-time$139–197K/yrPosted today
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The Head of the Auxiliary Machinery Systems Division serves as the technical authority for life cycle management and in-service engineering of shipboard machinery and electrical systems. The role manages division programs, personnel, budgets, and resources; oversees development, testing, and integration of Navy auxiliary systems; and advises senior Navy and warfare-center leadership on technical and organizational issues.
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Summary
You will serve as the HEAD of the AUXILIARY MACHINERY DIVISION of NSWC PHILA DIV in the PROPULSION POWER & AUXILIARY MACHINERY SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT.
Duties
- You will serve as Head of the Auxiliary Machinery Systems Division as technical authority for life cycle management and in-service engineering of shipboard machinery, machinery systems and electrical systems.
- You will provide full administrative, organizational and technical management over all division programs, activities and resources as a senior technical expert on auxiliary systems.
- You will oversee programs for development, testing, and integration management of Navy shipboard auxiliary systems including heat exchanges, air conditioning units, lube oil systems, cooling water, steam engines and advanced submarine life systems.
- You will direct research and development, test and evaluation, acquisition program support, technology transition, modernization, obsolescence management and training to improve system performance and reduce life cycle costs.
- You will exercise authority for budgeting, resource management and allocation, personnel management, establishing program objectives and long-range and short-range planning.
- You will provide expert advice and guidance to Department Head, Commanding Officer, Technical Director, Warfare Center HQ, NAVSEA, PEOs and waterfront activities on technical issues.
- You will lead technical teams, foster teamwork, delegate authority, supervise personnel and implement organizational vision integrating program goals, priorities and Navy strategic plans.
- You will manage resources including manpower, financial, facilities and materials to accomplish the mission of a complex multi-mission RDT and E and In-Service Engineering organization.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 pay band (GS-12/13 grade level equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Technical and Operational Domain Knowledge: Experience applying expert-level knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, concepts, and practices to shipboard auxiliary machinery systems, to include life cycle management and in-service engineering agent responsibilities for a wide variety of shipboard machinery and electrical systems. Leadership, Mentorship and Human Capital Management: Experience leading and directing high-graded technical employees to meet organizational mission, vision, and goals; developing and implementing an organizational vision that integrates program goals and priorities; fostering teamwork; delegating authority; and supervising or managing personnel. Financial and Project Portfolio Management: Experience managing resources (manpower, financial, facilities, and materials); exercising authority for budgeting, resource allocation, and portfolio oversight of complex multi-mission research, development, test and evaluation and in-service engineering programs; and making sound managerial decisions. Strategic Staffing and Workforce Analytics: Experience performing strategic, tactical, and organizational planning for a complex multi-mission organization; establishing program objectives and long-range and short-range plans; advising senior leadership (to include Commanding Officer and Technical Director level) on technical and organizational issues; and applying knowledge of Navy strategic plans and organizational structure. 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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND 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.
Education
Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. 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. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org OR Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. OR Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. 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. Additional Information: This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. How You Will Be Evaluated
When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: ACCOUNTABILITY DEVELOPING OTHERS ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORAL COMMUNICATION PROBLEM SOLVING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review AND Structured Interview. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information
Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be serving in a position in Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service. You will obtain competitive status after two years of service in this position, if applicable. Your employment in this position will be at-will. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeals of adverse actions concerning performance, discipline, and other matters arising under Chapters 23, 43, and 75 of title 5, United States Code, will not be available to an individual serving in this position. Prohibitions on prohibited personnel practices will be enforced by the Department of War Office of General Counsel and not the Office of Special Counsel.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,603 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$139–197K/yr
- Pennsylvania median$135–255K/yr111 salary ranges
- US median$148–257K/yr4,505 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $168K, is 13% below the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($194K) — in the middle half of Engineering Manager salary ranges in Pennsylvania.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 160 open Engineering Manager jobs in Pennsylvania and 5,603 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 4,958 postings).
- Education
- 2,485 of the 5,603 open Engineering Manager jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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