Scientific/engineering qualifications and the specific degree/veteran category must fit the position; other student/recent-graduate authorities are separately listed.
Use the laboratory career and official vacancy routes; submit vacancy-specific qualification evidence rather than assuming all laboratory jobs share one authority.
published guidance: One laboratory example, not an exclusive or unrestricted DoD hiring pipeline.
Research scope and sources checked
Read current lab recruiting guidance and2026 enterprise review; examined July 2026 CECOM proposed demonstration notice but did not represent the proposal as effective policy.
No specific open vacancy/appointment reviewed; current workforce-control exceptions and allocation caps require HR verification.
A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →
What this role does not control
A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.
Budget control remains; exclusion from personnel limits does not cover SES or scientific/professional §3104 positions.
Other preserved civil-service requirements remain.
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedExisting laboratory personnel funds; no automatic additional funded billets. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementUse documentedNSWC Corona documents practical STRL recruiting, while the 2026 enterprise review warns that department hiring controls constrain use of section 4091. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.
STRL directors can appoint eligible specialists outside ordinary competitive hiring procedures, convert qualifying students and manage lab workforce within budget.