MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a MECHANICAL ENGINEER in the ENGINEERING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DIVISION of Trident Refit Facility (TRF), Bangor, WA.

The President has ordered a government-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the hiring freeze.

Although we are moving forward with the consideration of candidates, we will not make a selection for this vacancy announcement unless and until the position is no longer subject to the hiring freeze.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of professional 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 providing technical direction and oversight by planning and coordinating mechanical engineering projects to support the successful procurement and upgrade of weight handling equipment.

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 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 develop, schedule, and direct projects that are critical to the long-term mission of the organization in the area of weight handling equipment.
• You will evaluate and recommend weight handling equipment alternatives relative to the organization’s operations and equipment needs.
• You will provide specialized technical expertise to the weight handling equipment maintenance shops for the resolution of equipment problems.
• You will provide specialized consultation to the weight handling equipment test and inspection group regarding test procedures, documentation requirements, and interpretation of program instructions.
• You will serve as senior engineer planning, coordinating, and directing projects which involve several engineering disciplines.