Mechanical Engineer - Facilities - Mid to Experienced Level; Maryland

Use your skills to create the systems and tools that will be used to enhance the operation of intelligence. You will advise, administer and perform scientific projects, such as planning, designing, and constructing specialized equipment, and ensuring adherence to sound engineering and scientific standards and principles. NSA offers multiple areas of focus for facilities engineers, including computer, architectural, electrical, mechanical, and structural.

The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position.

Degree must be in Mechanical Engineering or a related field (for example, Construction Engineering, General Engineering, and Architectural Engineering). If program is not ABET accredited, it must include specified coursework.

* Specified coursework includes courses in differential and integral calculus and 5 of the following 18 areas:

• (a) statics or dynamics
• (b) strength of materials/stress‑strain relationships
• (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics
• (d) thermodynamics
• (e) electromagnetic fields
• (f) nature and properties of materials/relating particle and aggregate structure to properties
• (g) solid state electronics
• (h) microprocessor applications
• (i) computer systems
• (j) signal processing
• (k) digital design
• (l) systems and control theory
• (m) circuits or generalized circuits
• (n) communication systems
• (o) power systems
• (p) computer networks
• (q) software development
• (r) Any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, or soil mechanics

Relevant experience must be working in an HVAC or related engineering capacity (for example, heating, cooling, refrigeration, ductwork, piping systems, energy management controls, building management systems, mechanical codes, and indoor air quality standards). Additionally, experience may include experience in project management, reading design drawings, facilities design, and using Computer Aided Design and Drafting software as well as other mechanical engineering experience.

Experience may also include project management.

Entry is with a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience.

Entry is with a Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 4 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree plus 2 years.