MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Military Sealift Command
Posted: March 9, 2026 (0 days ago)
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Naval Air Systems Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$125,431 - $163,062
per year
Type
Full-Time
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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).
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.
'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:
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