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Mechanical Engineer

Defense Logistics Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$111,896 - $145,468

per year

Closes

February 6, 2026

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a mechanical engineer working with the Defense Logistics Agency in Tracy, California, where you'll apply engineering principles to support defense-related projects and logistics.

It involves designing, analyzing, and maintaining mechanical systems in a government setting.

A good fit would be someone with a solid engineering education and at least a year of hands-on experience in mechanical or related fields, who enjoys problem-solving in a structured, team-oriented environment.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in professional engineering from an ABET-accredited program, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Knowledge of engineering sciences including statics, dynamics, strength of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electrical fields, and materials properties
  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 level in mechanical engineering or related field
  • Professional registration as a Professional Engineer (PE), Engineer Intern (EI), or Engineer in Training (EIT), or successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
  • At least 60 semester hours of relevant courses in physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain necessary security clearance for Department of Defense work

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Mechanical Engineer, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Basic Requirement: A Bachelor's Degree or higher in professional engineering.

To be acceptable, the program must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR A combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.

The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: a.

Professional Registration or Licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.

For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

b.

Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

c.

Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the Basic Requirements above.

The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in the Basic Requirements above. d.

Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g.

engineering technology physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

AND B.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Experience with the design, layout, cost estimating, construction maintenance, and repair of mechanical systems, including heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, plumbing, sewage and waste treatment, water supply, gas supply, boilers, pumps, fire alarms and detection systems, sprinklers, and controls.

Experience with performing complex mechanical engineering design work for systems, equipment, fire suppression, and facilities.

Experience editing and compiling contract specifications for construction. Experience with project management and inspection of complex construction projects.

Experience with work to protect life, safety, health, and property.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

  • As Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for the following duties:
  • Serves as a Mechanical Engineer in the Facilities and Equipment Engineering Division, DLA Installation Management, Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin, CA.
  • Oversee the design, layout, construction, maintenance, and repair of mechanical systems, including HVAC, plumbing, sewage and waste treatment, water and gas supply, fire protection systems, and automated controls.
  • Performs professional engineering and project management work to protect life, safety, health, and property.
  • Ensures all sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) deficiencies and projects are managed and kept current throughout the life cycle of the requirement in the Enterprise Business System (EBS).
  • Coordinates and monitors the Energy Conservation Program.

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

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DLADSS-26-12873808-DHA