Charles Yang

Charles Yang serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA HQ), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. fleet through strategic acquisition of naval platforms and mission-critical systems. He manages complex contract actions focused on shipbuilding, repair, and advanced engineering services, ensuring alignment with naval warfare requirements and lifecycle support objectives. His work directly enables the integration of next-generation combat systems, including naval electronics and propulsion technologies, across surface and undersea platforms, with an emphasis on maintaining fleet readiness and technological superiority. Yang maintains established relationships with prime contractors including Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V., Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, G.S.E. Dynamics, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for large, experienced shipbuilders and defense technology integrators capable of delivering high-complexity, mission-essential systems under stringent naval specifications. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based acquisition, technical oversight, and long-term sustainment planning with industry leaders who have proven capability in naval architecture and systems integration. There is no set-aside preference in his procurement portfolio; all awards are competed open to all eligible offerors, indicating a focus on mission necessity over socioeconomic targeting. This reflects NAVSEA’s operational imperative to prioritize technical capability, industrial base readiness, and schedule certainty in critical defense acquisitions. His primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), complemented by significant engagement in 336612 (Boat Building) and 541330 (Engineering Services). He procures naval vessels, combat systems integration, hull and machinery upgrades, and specialized engineering support for warship modernization, demonstrating deep expertise in maritime defense acquisition and systems engineering procurement.