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Posted: January 27, 2026 (1 day ago)

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MECHANICAL ENGINEER

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$89,508 - $116,362

per year

Closes

February 5, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a mechanical engineer for the U.S.

Marine Corps in Yuma, Arizona, where you'll plan, design, and maintain facilities like buildings and infrastructure, including handling projects from start to finish and overseeing contractors.

It's ideal for someone with hands-on engineering experience who enjoys solving technical problems in a military setting and coordinating with teams on construction and modifications.

The role requires strong attention to detail and the ability to manage budgets and quality for various facility types.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in mechanical engineering for facilities planning, design, construction, and maintenance
  • Proficiency in performing design analyses, calculations, and preparing detailed working drawings, specifications, and cost analyses
  • Experience analyzing and designing mechanical alterations and modifications to existing facilities
  • Skills in conducting Quality Assurance reviews of drawings, specifications, calculations, and cost estimates for complex projects
  • Ability to serve as Design Manager, coordinating with engineers, architects, and overseeing technical administration
  • Experience as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) for contract administration, oversight, and performance assessment
  • Knowledge of post-construction award services, including reviewing contractor submittals for contract compliance

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: Providing specialized Mechanical Engineering products, services and consultation for the planning, design, construction and maintenance of facilities, to include minor projects, specific projects, special projects, demolition, maintenance, space utilization and facilities development.

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/0800/mechanical-engineering-series-0830/ 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 Subject Matter Expert (SME), consultant, engineering coordinator and technical specialist in one or more areas.
  • You will perform design analyses and calculations for specialized mechanical projects.
  • You will be responsible for the preparation of final detailed working drawings, comparative cost analysis, request for proposals (RPFs), and project specifications for a wide variety of facility types.
  • You will analyze and design extensive mechanical alterations and modification to existing facilities.
  • You will perform Quality Assurance reviews of drawings, specifications, calculations, cost estimates, and studies prepared by private architectural and engineering (A/E) design firms for large and complex projects.
  • You will serve as the Design Manager and perform technical administration of design, design management, and coordination efforts with other engineers and architects involved.
  • You will serve as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or as a Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) assisting the COR, in administration, oversight and performance assessment of contracts.
  • You will provide post construction award services (PCAS) including review and approval of contractors submittals to determine that they conform to the requirements of the contract specification.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/28/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12873524-26-EL