INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER

U.S. Pacific Fleet

South Australia

On-site

AUD 112,000 - 146,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

The U.S. Pacific Fleet, Department of the Navy, seeks a General Engineer at Garden Island, Australia, to assist the Project Engineer with field engineering duties and provide technical guidance.

The role includes final reviews and leadership support for shipyard waterfront availabilities. The position requires a professional engineering degree (ABET-accredited) or equivalent licensure (EI/EIT/PE) and eligibility criteria per the OPM standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering; ABET-accredited program or equivalent.
Evidence of EI/EIT registration or PE licensure by a state board is acceptable.
Completion of a curriculum with rigorous engineering science coursework as described in the job posting.

Responsibilities

Assist Project Engineer with administering and providing technical guidance for field engineering duties.
Conduct final reviews and provide leadership for shipyard waterfront availabilities.

Skills

Project engineering

Technical reviews

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree or EI/EIT/PE licensure

Job description

The location for this position is Garden Island, Australia. ***See Additional Information section below for details*** You will serve as a GENERAL ENGINEER in the Australian Maintenance Support (200AU) of PEARL HARBOR NSY AND IMF.

Key Responsibilities

You will assist the Project Engineer with administering and providing technical guidance for project field engineering duties, conducting final reviews, and providing leadership for the department's support of Shipyard water front availabilities.

Requirements & Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess Successful completion of a professional engineering degree.

To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) 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.

Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR 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 more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org OR 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 The FE examination is not administered by the U.

S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. OR 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 under paragraph A (above).

The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR 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 one 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. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Military Spouses and Family Members may apply 30 days before their anticipated arrival date. However, they will not receive preference until arrival at the foreign location.

Additional documentation may be required prior to granting preference. Military spouses and family members who are appointed may not extend longer than 2 months following the transfer of the sponsor from the commuting area of the foreign duty station; 2 months beyond the separation of the appointee's sponsor; or any time beyond the time employee ceases to be a family member.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher.

ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate.

For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Frequently Asked Questions

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with U.S. Pacific Fleet, Department of the Navy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $76463 – $99404/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-18.

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