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Interdisciplinary Engineer

Defense Contract Management Agency

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Compensation
$93–121K/yr
Location
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DoD Acquisition Engineering Certification

Job overview

The Defense Contract Management Agency is hiring an Interdisciplinary Engineer to evaluate contractor cost, schedule, and performance requirements and identify execution risks. The role involves surveillance of design, software, and manufacturing processes at contractor facilities, analysis of engineering and supply-chain data, technical support to pricing, and data-driven lessons learned. Positions are available in Evendale, Ohio, and Lynn, Massachusetts.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Contract Risk EvaluationProcess SurveillanceEngineering Data AnalysisTechnical Support to PricingCost Proposal EvaluationContractor Production EngineeringManufacturing Facilities EvaluationTooling EvaluationMaster Planning Schedule EvaluationDesign and Development EvaluationTesting EvaluationCompliance AuditingPerformance Data Trend AnalysisSupply Chain ManagementEngineering Change Proposal Evaluation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or EquivalentOne Year Specialized ExperienceEngineer Intern or EIT or PE RegistrationFundamentals of Engineering ExamDoD Acquisition Engineering Certification

Full job description

Summary See below for important information regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Positions will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows: Evendale, OH: $93,231 - $121,203 Lynn, MA: $101,375 - $131,790 Responsibilities Evaluates contract cost, schedule, and performance requirements early to identify execution risks. Conducts hands-on surveillance of design, software, and manufacturing processes at contractor facilities. Analyzes engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing data to identify and flag negative trends. Delivers Technical Support to Pricing (TSP) and technical evaluations for cost proposals. Develops data-driven lessons learned to prevent recurring contractor issues. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for a Interdisciplinary Engineer position your resume and supporting documentation must support both A and B below: A. Basic Requirement: A Bachelor's Degree or higher in professional engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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. OR A combination of education and experience. College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 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. 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 example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test -- 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. Specified academic courses -- 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 above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in the Basic Requirements above. Related curriculum -- 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 1 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. AND B. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position. To qualify for the GS-12 level, specialized experience must be at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Evaluating contractor production engineering capabilities, manufacturing facilities, tooling, and master planning schedules to identify cost, and performance risks prior to and during contract execution Demonstrating direct evaluation of contractor design, development, and testing efforts, as well as auditing systems for compliance Analyzing complex performance data trends across systems engineering, supply chain management, and manufacturing operations Conducting Technical Support to Pricing (TSP), evaluating contractor cost proposals, and delivering engineering advice regarding engineering change proposals (ECPs) Education If the position has a minimum education requirement you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. Or, if you are using education to qualify in lieu of specialized experience you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. The transcripts must include your name, the name of the college or university, class/course list, completed number of credits/hours, and the date degree conferred (if applicable). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Licenses must be current at time of application. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Additional Information This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: DoDI 1400.25-V300. Tour of Duty: Flexible FLSA: Exempt Bargaining Unit: No Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period. Acquisition, Technology & Logistics(AT&L) NON-CAP: Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering & Technical Management, Foundational certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources. Military spouses working remotely are exempt from in-person work under the conditions explained by OPM's February 12, 2025 memorandum and the March 20, 2025 Frequently Asked Questions.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,738 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$93–121K/yr
  • US median$117–193K/yr4,277 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $107K, is 31% below the US median midpoint ($156K) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 7,738 open Engineering jobs across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 5,358 postings).
Education
4,080 of the 7,738 open Engineering jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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