INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER.

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA); Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) seeks a qualified engineer to review waivers and deviations from contract requirements, ensuring accuracy of drawings, manuals, and supplier data for submarine components. You will adjudicate referrals, develop data packs, and present findings to stakeholders across engineering teams and vendors.

The role requires detailed analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to travel as needed to meet mission requirements.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized engineering experience adjudicating technical issues in procurement and design.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, technical manuals, and vendor waivers.
• Ability to work across DoD/contractor stakeholders and communicate findings.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve or disapprove technical waivers and deviation requests for contract requirements and drawings.
• Perform comprehensive reviews of engineering data sets to ensure completeness and accuracy for submarine parts procurements.
• Review Technical Data Packages consisting of drawings, manuals, and OEM data and provide approval recommendations.
• Acquire and validate technical data to model Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Readiness for ship systems.
• Communicate with stakeholders to verify data accuracy and collaboratively identify solutions.
• Prepare written reports and deliver oral presentations using standardized methods.
• Receive and adjudicate engineering referrals to resolve procurement and design issues affecting parts continuity.

Skills

Engineering judgment

Attention to detail

Technical communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Data analysis

Education

ABET-accredited Engineering degree

Job description

Duties

• You will review to approve or disapprove technical waivers and deviation requests from contract requirements and specifications including engineering drawing sets addressing configuration, construction, operating pressures and temperatures.
• You will perform comprehensive reviews of engineering data sets, including drawings, material and performance specifications, and technical manuals, to ensure the completeness and accuracy of technical deliverables for submarine parts procurements.
• You will perform detailed technical reviews, conduct data reconciliations, and provide approval recommendations of Technical Data Packages consisting of engineering drawings, Technical Manuals, Original Equipment Manufacturer design data.
• You will acquire and validate technical data to conduct Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Readiness Based Sparing modeling for a variety of ship weapon and Hull, Mechanical and Electrical systems for system operational availability.
• You will communicate with a variety of stakeholders including technical experts, community peers, and Original Equipment Manufacturers to verify technical data accuracy and collaboratively identify solutions.
• You will utilize standardized methods to process data and provide results to customers through the development of written reports and conducting oral presentations.
• You will receive and adjudicate engineering referrals to resolve procurement and design issues affecting continuity and availability of parts in the supply system to include manufacturing sources, engineering drawing reviews, and obsolescence.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-6, GS-8, GS-10, or GS-11 grade levels or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as an engineer adjudicating engineering referral to resolve procurement and design issues affecting continuity and availability of parts in the supply system to include manufacturing sources, engineering drawing reviews, obsolescence, and vendor requests for waivers/deviations of mechanical and electrical components.

Specialized Experience At Each Grade Level

GS-07

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying basic engineering concepts and reviewing technical documentation including, but not limited to, engineering drawings and technical manuals.

GS-09

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as an engineer conducting engineering analyses, applying engineering concepts and reviewing technical documentation including, but not limited to, engineering drawings and technical manuals.

GS-11

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as an engineer adjudicating technical engineering issues related to design, integration or procurements, conducting reviews of technical documentation including, but not limited to, engineering drawings and technical manuals, and technical collaboration with stakeholders or customers.

GS-12

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as an engineer adjudicating complex engineering issues related to design, integration, or procurements, conducing detailed reviews of technical documentation including, but not limited to, engineering drawings or technical manuals, and leading technical collaboration amongst various stakeholders and customers.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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.

Education

Basic Requirements

• Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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.

OR

• 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:
• Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1 , 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.
• Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional

Additional information

This announcement uses the STRL - Bachelor's Degree direct hiring authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.