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Nuclear Engineer Security Clearance

Job in Portsmouth, Virginia, 23701, USA
Listing for: Department of the Navy
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-14
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Environmental Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: NUCLEAR ENGINEER with Security Clearance
Duties
* You will provide engineering direction n support of reactor servicing shipboard procedures and/or TWDs/Lift Sketches in their assigned area of responsibility (AOR).
* You will direct, control, monitor, interpret, and seek resolution on all matters pertaining to the effective conduct of production and engineering practices in their AOR.
* You will provide technical content, radiological controls, administrative content, and ensure compliance with all local and Naval Sea Systems Command (NA VSEA) technical and safety requirements.
* You will lead with duties involving distributing and balancing the workload among employees.
* You will maintain status and progress of work, including reporting on expected time of completion of work.
* You will maintain close liaison with the following reactor servicing personnel as applicable while resolving reactor servicing and/or component technical problems.
* You will ensure technical subordinates meet their organizational goals and objectives in a mentoring capacity.
* You will lead development of new knowledge and innovation within AOR.
* You will prepare, review and approve off-yard correspondence to resolve drawing, procedure or reactor servicing technical manual issues and propose improvements. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Must be a US Citizen.
* Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
* Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
* New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
* Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
* Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
* Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
* You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
* You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
* You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
* This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time. Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
* Experience advising senior leadership or management on solutions for complex and unprecedented technical, administrative, or programmatic engineering challenges exercising technical control of refueling/defueling work performed on a project;
* Experience performing advance technical planning to prepare the shipyard to complete refueling/defueling operations;
* Experience authoring or reviewing formal technical documentation, such as engineering analyses, test procedures, work packages, or official briefings for a leadership audience;
* Experience managing the technical aspects of an engineering project, with work being accepted as technically authoritative without significant review;
* Experience negotiating and resolving conflicts with multiple stakeholders regarding technical requirements, work plans, or project schedules;
* Experience mentoring, coaching, or providing technical oversight to junior engineers and team members to develop their technical skills and increase the team's overall capabilities. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: AND Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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 directly to paid employment. Education 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…
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