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Lead Damage Control SME

Sayres Defense


Job Location:

San Diego, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 90000 - 140000
Posted: 20 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 17 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Sayres is seeking an experienced Lead Damage Control SME in San Diego CA with a SECRET clearance verifiable in DISS.

Position Summary

The Lead Damage Control SME serves as the senior advisor for damage control readiness survivability and casualty response programs supporting Navy fleet readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Assess shipboard damage control programs and readiness.
  • Evaluate training effectiveness and procedural compliance.
  • Review casualty response capabilities and material condition.
  • Provide recommendations to improve survivability and readiness.
  • Support fleet inspections and readiness assessments.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 15 years supervisory experience.
  • Extensive shipboard damage control leadership experience.
  • Strong knowledge of current Navy damage control doctrine and procedures.
  • Recent operational damage control experience within the past five years.
  • 25 years highly desirable

Occasional travel may be required. Support is primarily based in San Diego CA with occasional travel to Navy fleet concentration areas including Everett WA; Pearl Harbor HI; Sasebo Japan; Yokosuka Japan; and Singapore as well as other customer locations as required.

Salary Range: $90000$140000 commensurate with experience. Compensation will be determined based on experience qualifications and market considerations.

About Sayres Defense

Sayres Defense supports critical U.S. Navy shipbuilding and maritime programs delivering acquisition engineering logistics and waterfront expertise that strengthens fleet readiness and lifecycle sustainment.

The position description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform position-related tasks other than those stated in this description. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age gender identity disability or veteran status.

At Sayres our employees enjoy an atmosphere conducive to realizing their potential through personal and professional development while simultaneously exceeding customers expectations.

We offer a broad spectrum of technical engineering and administrative services including acquisition financial and program management; fleet synthetic training; logistics; ship construction engineering; systems engineering and integration; wargaming; test and evaluation; security counterintelligence and policy analysis.

Sayres is headquartered in Washington DC with offices throughout the United States and has a presence abroad.

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