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Lead Deck SME

Sayres Defense


Job Location:

San Diego, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 90000 - 140000
Posted: 3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 30 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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

Position Summary

The Lead Deck SME serves as the senior advisor for deck seamanship operations maintenance and readiness assessments aboard Navy ships and military auxiliaries.

Responsibilities

  • Assess deck operations and maintenance programs.
  • Evaluate anchor mooring crane boat handling and replenishment systems.
  • Conduct readiness inspections and technical reviews.
  • Provide recommendations to improve safety and operational effectiveness.
  • Support fleet readiness initiatives.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 15 years supervisory deck operations experience.
  • Experience serving as Boatswain or equivalent senior deck leadership position.
  • Extensive experience with Navy deck equipment and systems.
  • Direct operational and maintenance experience on current Navy systems.
  • 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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Welcome to Sayres & Associates, LLC, where our unparalleled expertise and innovative solutions steer the future of defense and security. For over two decades, we’ve been the compass guiding the US Navy and beyond through the evolving challenges of national defense. At Sayres, we’re no ... View more

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