MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a MECHANICAL ENGINEER in the Engineering and Planning Department, C/400 of TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR.

Salary for the GS-11: $83,935 - $109,122 Salary for the GS-12: $100,602 - $130,786 FOR GS-12: In addition to meeting the basic education requirements, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer: applying procedures to identify and analyze mechanical systems to modify technical design deficiencies; developing and executing corrective measures to improve system capabilities; and coordinating implementation of resolution in support of ship or submarine maintenance, alteration, overhaul or repair.

FOR GS-11: In addition to meeting the basic education requirements, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-9) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer: utilizing methodologies to help identify and analyze mechanical systems to modify technical design deficiencies; assist with developing and executing corrective measures to improve system capabilities; and providing resolutions to support ship or submarine maintenance, overhaul or repair projects.

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=List-by-Occupational-Series 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 develop and review proposed design modifications to existing TRIDENT submarines systems and equipment to alleviate potential problems by influencing the hardware design.
• You will exercise a high degree of initiative, judgment, and resourcefulness in the organization, management, and coordination of activities concerned with scheduling and performing nuclear submarine (SSBN) refits and industrial repairs.
• You will review proposed design modifications to existing TRIDENT submarine systems and equipment, especially TRIPER equipment, with a view toward alleviating potential problems by influencing the hardware design.
• You will provide and manage the identification, evaluation, and resolution of RIF TRIDENT submarine equipment technical problems.
• You will establish and maintain written communications using tact, and persuasiveness in close personal contacts on a daily basis with all levels of personnel from this and other activities.