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MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Naval Air Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$125,431 - $163,062

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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 involves working as a mechanical engineer on advanced aircraft carrier landing systems, focusing on designing, analyzing, and improving mechanical parts while collaborating with teams and briefing leaders.

You'll travel to ships, test sites, and factories to represent engineering interests and ensure equipment performs well.

It's a great fit for experienced engineers who enjoy hands-on technical work in a military setting and have strong communication skills.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent
  • Knowledge of Advanced Arresting Gear System (AAG) mechanical components
  • Proficiency in data, stress (static/dynamic), fluid, and heat transfer analysis
  • Experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to meet program goals
  • Skills in writing technical documentation and briefing complex issues to leadership
  • Ability to develop and present design proposals
  • Familiarity with CAD systems for modeling and drawing creation

Full Job Description

'You will serve as a Mechanical Engineer in the EMALS/AAG Mechanical Branch (BL11200) of NAVAIRWARCENADLKE.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) experience within the Advanced Arresting Gear System in particular, the mechanical components and their functioning within this system, 2) performing data, stress (static and/or dynamic), fluid, and/or heat transfer analysis and has knowledge of such tools utilized for analysis, 3) working with stakeholders, both internal and external to NAVAIR, to form coalitions and achieve program goals, 4) writing technical documentation and briefing complex technical issues to leadership, 5) developing design proposals and briefing those proposals to leadership, and 6) utilizing systems to design new components and capturing the design through modeling and drawing creation.

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 act as the sole engineering representative when onboard a US Naval vessel, test sites, and manufacturing sites.
  • You will work in AIRSpeed Lean Six Sigma system by actively participating in the continuous improvement of all forms of work and use good human relations in all interactions.
  • You will review recovery equipment operational, test and evaluation reports as part of the ongoing hardware trend analysis program.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12902470-26-KAS