Interdisciplinary Engineer/Scientist

Department of the Navy

Patuxent River, Maryland Full-time $102,415 – $158,322 Closes Jun 29, 2026

Summary

You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER/SCIENTIST in the SOFTWARE ACQUISTION DIV, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DEPT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Duties

  • You will identify and solves a wide variety of complex problems with many competing objectives, variables and constraints.
  • You will deliver optimized technical solutions that are balanced to achieve required technical performance within cost, schedule and technology constraints.
  • You will lead or serve on integrated project teams, providing technical guidance to ensure products and services meet customer needs.
  • You will manage segments of technical projects using tools such as risk management, configuration management, trade-off analysis, and modeling.
  • You will apply theoretical computer science and mathematical methods to research, design, and develop advanced information system architectures.

Education

For 0854/0855: 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. For 1550: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or bachelor’s degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.

At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/).

Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Required Documents

Prepare the documents below before applying. Always confirm the exact requirements on the official announcement, since they vary by position:

  • Prepare the documents below before applying.
  • Always confirm the exact requirements on the official announcement, since they vary by position: You are required to provide documentation that supports the eligibility and qualification claims made in your resume.
  • You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your application package.
  • Applicants who do not provide supporting documentation that fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager.
  • Cover letter is optional.
  • A complete resume is required.
  • Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages.
  • Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered.
  • Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments.
  • Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications.

About this role

The Interdisciplinary Engineer/Scientist position with the Department of the Navy is based in Patuxent River, Maryland. You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER/SCIENTIST in the SOFTWARE ACQUISTION DIV, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DEPT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. The role pays $102,415 to $158,322 per year.

Day to day, the work involves the core duties of the Interdisciplinary Engineer/Scientist role as detailed in the announcement below. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.

Who should apply

Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what federal engineering experience this Interdisciplinary Engineer/Scientist position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this Interdisciplinary Engineer/Scientist position with the Department of the Navy in Patuxent River, Maryland, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.

How competitive it is

At $102,415 to $158,322 per year, this is a mid-to-senior role where a precisely tailored application matters most. Based in Patuxent River, Maryland, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings. The announcement closes on June 29, 2026, and federal postings can close early once enough applications arrive, so applying promptly is wise.

This overview is general guidance from Job Army to help you understand the role. Always read the official announcement for exact duties, qualifications, and requirements before applying.

Job Details

Department Department of the Navy
Job Type Full-time
Location Patuxent River, Maryland
Salary $102,415 – $158,322
Pay Period Per Year
Closing Date Jun 29, 2026
Posted Jun 22, 2026
Source ID ST-12986191-26-GMF
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