MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must also 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.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: As a professional engineer identifying or resolving problems with the design or construction of submarine or ship mechanical systems.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF??????

and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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. Major Duties:

• You will serve as the technical representative on the contractor's design/build teams for mechanical systems.
• You will facilitate the identification and mitigation of design, construction and program process risks, while monitoring team progress in achieving timely product delivery.
• You will review letters/reports and prepare technical comments and recommendations on the design, repair, testing, fabrication and operation of submarine mechanical systems and components.
• You will evaluate and develop technical solutions for government and contractor furnished equipment deviations, waiver requests, and material substitutions for submarine repair.
• You will review and evaluate equipment qualification tests for technical adequacy and equipment meeting operation requirements.
• You will review complex calculations in the analysis of contractor prepared studies involving stress-strain analysis, fatigue analysis, threaded joint analysis, structural stress, and shock/vibration.
• You will investigate and evaluate emergent design problems recommending solutions.