MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Naval Supply Systems Command

Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County)

Remote

USD 91,000 - 119,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Naval Supply Systems Command in Mechanicsburg, PA, seeks a Mechanical Engineer with expertise in mechanical engineering principles and nuclear power plant systems. The role requires strong analytical skills and knowledge of engineering design, analysis, and safety considerations.

Applicants should have ABET-accredited engineering education and licensure or related professional experience. Telework eligibility is available, with confidential clearance and federal hiring processes.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering with ABET accreditation or equivalent coursework in statics, dynamics, strength of materials and fluid mechanics.
Professional licensure (PE) or EI/EIT status is acceptable for qualification.
Alternative focus areas include engineering technology or related fields with substantial professional engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Knowledge of mechanical engineering principles and nuclear power plant systems.
Apply engineering judgment to design, analyze, and maintain mechanical systems.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Nuclear power systems

Engineering principles

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Engineer in Training (EIT)

FE exam

Job description

Hiring Agency: Naval Supply Systems Command
Department: Department of the Navy
Location: Naval Support Activity, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

You will serve as a Mechanical Engineer of NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.

Key Responsibilities

You will have knowledge of principles and concepts of mechanical engineering and of nuclear power plants and associated engineering systems.

Requirements & Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must posses. 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.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Naval Supply Systems Command, Department of the Navy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $91320 – $118718/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Confidential security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.