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Posted: February 18, 2026 (2 days ago)

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MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Naval Air Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$125,431 - $163,062

per year

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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 for the Navy, focusing on designing, troubleshooting, and maintaining equipment that supports aircraft operations, like tools and systems for planes such as the P-8A and VH-92.

You'll act as a lead expert, guiding teams to solve problems and improve these tools to keep them reliable in the field.

It's a great fit for experienced engineers who enjoy hands-on technical work in aviation and have a background in engineering projects for military or similar high-stakes environments.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in engineering design, development, analysis, and sustainment of aircraft support equipment
  • Expertise in aviation support equipment to triage and troubleshoot field problems
  • Ability to conduct engineering investigations and provide in-service support
  • Knowledge of engineering processes to develop technical solutions for equipment improvements
  • Experience serving as lead engineer, providing guidance in design, development, and sustainment phases
  • Skills in monitoring design changes, providing sustainment feedback, and overseeing configuration management

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Mechanical Engineer in the Support Equipment (SE) and Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Group, Support Equipment Department, PEO(A) Division, P-8A/P-3/VH-92 SE Branch, VH-92 SE Program at 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) Performing as a technical expert for all matters related to engineering disciplines as it relates to the design, development, analysis and sustainment of aircraft support equipment of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.

2) Utilizing knowledge and technical expertise of aviation support equipment to triage field problems. 3) Troubleshooting engineering investigations in order to provide in-service engineering support.

4) Utilizing in-service engineering processes to formulate technical solutions for improving support equipment.

5) Serving as lead engineer and providing guidance to others in the design, development and sustainment phases to ensure quality of fielded support equipment.

6.) Providing sustainment feedback and monitoring design changes.

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 perform as a technical expert and develop written reports providing technical direction.
  • You will monitor progress of projects to ensure deadlines are met.
  • You will troubleshoot engineering investigations and provide in-service engineering support.
  • You will formulate and analyze technical solutions for development or improvement of Support Equipment (SE).
  • You will serve as the lead engineer and provide guidance to others in design, development and sustainment to ensure quality of fielded SE.
  • You will oversee SE configuration management and execute technical directives.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/18/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/18/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12884693-26-VBH