Mechanical Engineer

• You will review previous projects, plans, applicable codes, and new developments in industrial processes and equipment.
• You will analyze system demands, determine capacities, operational parameters, environmental/safety criteria, and maintenance requirements.
• You will perform detailed engineering studies, tests, and evaluations of manufacturing systems including gas and liquid flow analysis, heat transfer, piping and structural assembly, stress analysis, and system performance.
• You will prepare manufacturing drawings, supporting calculations, specifications, and direct and advise other engineers and technicians in the design, review, and specification of industrial support facilities and plant equipment.
• You will plan, research, develop, layout, and coordinate the addition, renovation, and alteration to existing facilities and equipment.

• You will review previous projects, plans, applicable codes, and new developments in industrial processes and equipment.
• You will analyze system demands, determine capacities, operational parameters, environmental/safety criteria, and maintenance requirements.
• You will perform detailed engineering studies, tests, and evaluations of manufacturing systems including gas and liquid flow analysis, heat transfer, piping and structural assembly, stress analysis, and system performance.
• You will prepare manufacturing drawings, supporting calculations, specifications, and direct and advise other engineers and technicians in the design, review, and specification of industrial support facilities and plant equipment.
• You will plan, research, develop, layout, and coordinate the addition, renovation, and alteration to existing facilities and equipment.

• 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 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.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• You will be required to perform occasional sea duty.
• 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.
• You will be required to access nuclear work areas.
• You will be required to walk on uneven surfaces, bend, stoop, climb vertical ladders, and stand for long periods during inspections or observations.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a Professional Engineer applying technical knowledge in the design, installation, maintenance, operations, or evaluation of systems to solve problems and furnish technical advice in an organization.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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.

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…