Mechanical Engineer

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Incumbent will perform professional engineering duties for the Directorate of Public Works, Fort Lee Garrison.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

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).

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

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Mechanical Engineer: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering.

To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); 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.

(NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR B.

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 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: 1.

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.

2.

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, or Puerto Rico.

3.

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

The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4.

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 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below.

Specialized Experience GS-12: One year of specialized experience to include: 1) Acting as a lead mechanical engineer and project manager, overseeing projects from conception through completion 2) Developing, reviewing, and approving technical plans, designs, specifications, and cost estimates for mechanical HVAC and EMCS building systems to ensure accuracy and compliance (additional experience in plumbing and fire suppression a plus) 3) Leading engineering projects by managing budgets, milestones, coordinating with all stakeholders, and conducting on-site inspections to troubleshoot mechanical issues and verify work, and 4) Serve as the organization's technical expert in meetings, providing guidance to stakeholders, and giving final endorsement on technical designs and products.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower-level grade/level position in the federal service GS-11.

For this job (GS-12), you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

• Develops, rigorously reviews, and evaluates project plans, specifications, scopes of work, designs, and cost estimates of mechanical HVAC equipment, EMCS controls, and other mechanical building systems.
• Conducts comprehensive field investigations and on-site inspections to troubleshoot complex issues and verify that the installation, maintenance, and repair of mechanical systems meet all specifications.
• Serves as the lead project manager for assigned engineering activities, overseeing project milestones, managing budgets, and coordinating with all stakeholders from initial planning through construction, and resolving design and operational issues.
• Evaluates and endorses all technical products, including designs, cost estimates, and schedules, ensuring sound engineering judgment and adherence to regulations.
• Represents the Directorate of Public Works in technical conferences and meetings, providing expert guidance and customer service to installation leaders and tenant organizations.
• Guides the development of working prototypes, layouts, and component designs that meet engineering and operational specifications.