Mechanical Engineer

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA seeks a Mechanical Engineer in the RM directorate, Facility Management at NAS Jacksonville, FL, to lead HVAC projects and energy modeling efforts. The role requires handling construction, maintenance, and project oversight within a DoD environment.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering (ABET-accredited) and relevant professional credentials or FE/licensure.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in engineering (ABET-accredited) or equivalent with calculus coursework.
• Successful demonstration of professional registration/licensure or FE exam for engineering licensure.
• At least 60 semester hours in physics/math/engineering sciences may be accepted in lieu of a degree under certain conditions.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of HVAC system construction and commissioning.
• Oversee mechanical engineering HVAC projects from design to implementation.
• Conduct preventive maintenance for mechanical systems to ensure reliability.
• Perform energy modeling for mechanical systems and document results.

Skills

HVAC project mgmt

Energy modeling

Preventive maintenance

Engineering fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

About the Position: Serve as a Mechanical Engineer in the RM directorate, Facility Management located at NAS Jacksonville, FL.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoD.

TO BE ELIGIBLE, ENSURE TO UPLOAD ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. 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 GS-12:

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. (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: (You must attach a copy of license and/or transcripts).

• 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: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• 1) Managing all aspects of the construction of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems;
• 2) Managing all aspects of mechanical engineering HVAC projects;
• 3) Managing all aspects of preventive maintenance for mechanical systems;
• 4) Independently performing energy modeling for mechanical systems. (Resume must reflect experience performing each task).

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

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.