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Supervisory General Engineer


Job Location:

Alexandria, VA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 143913 - 143913
Posted: 6 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 4 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

This position is located within the Deputy Inspector General for Evaluations Space Intelligence Engineering Oversight Directorate Research and Engineering Division. This position is for a Supervisory General Engineer Project Manager responsible for supervising leading and performing broad and complex oversight (engineering assessments evaluations and inspections) of programs policies procedures and functions for one of the teams within the Research & Engineering Division.


Duties
  • Directs supervises and develops subordinates to apply compliance DoW acquisition critical thinking and best-practice engineering standards to assess complex DoW weapons systems safety systems and infrastructure.
  • Provides technical guidance to direct subordinates in applying engineering concepts and principles to assess complex DoW weapons systems and facilities for the purposes of oversight reporting and recommendations.
  • Utilizes engineering expertise to lead and direct a team of engineers auditors and program analysts in evaluations audits and investigations for the purposes of oversight report writing findings and recommendations and policy review.
  • Leads reviews and contributes to the research planning execution and documentation of activities supporting the evaluation or assessment of complex DoW weapon systems safety systems and infrastructure.
  • Formulates long-range plans for annual evaluations staffing budgets and team development. Prepares oversight reports using engineering expertise and established inspection standards. Communicates plans and findings to advance the mission.

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • Must be a U.S Citizen.
  • Males born aftermust be registered or be exempt from Selective Service (see ).
  • This national security position which may require access to classified information requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
  • Incumbent is required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and is subject to random drug testing for the duration of service with DoW OIG.
  • Position has been designated as Special Critical Sensitive. Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
  • You may be required to complete a financial disclosure (OGE-450).
  • The incumbent must adhere to the DoW Standards of Conduct.
Qualifications

Basic Requirements: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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. OR

B. 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 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:

  1. 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 Boards eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
  2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 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.
  3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical mathematical and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
  4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors 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 bachelors 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-13 or equivalent level. Specialized experience is defined as experience in one or more STEM disciplines such as: Cybersecurity Nuclear Mechanical Electronic Warfare Electrical Aerospace Civil Industrial Environmental Structural Chemical Computer Materials Engineering or Computer Science. Experience supporting engineering and technical reviews assessments or evaluations of weapon systems supporting infrastructure system safety or other critical DoW systems. Demonstrates strong critical-thinking skills through the analysis of collected data for both oral and written presentations and reports. Shows proficiency in producing highly-effective and high-quality written products and reports supported by knowledge of and experience with engineering concepts and principles.

This position is announced under the OPM Government-Wide Scientific Technical Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Direct Hire Authority which is a special hiring authority for certain STEM positions for grades GS 11 - 15. Under the STEM Direct-Hire Authority veterans preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants including category rating does not apply to positions filled under this announcement. All applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration.

For more information on OPMs authorization of Direct Hire Authority please visit: must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions: and the Individual Occupational Requirements: refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience.

Only experience and/or education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
Education

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experienceat the GS-14 grade level.

USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: You MUST provide unofficial transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses grades semester year and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more that 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours 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 schools 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 specialized 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.

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Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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Required Experience:

Manager