MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Military Sealift Command; Norfolk (VA); Remote; USD 56,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Military Sealift Command in Norfolk, VA seeks a Mechanical Engineer to support the Life Cycle Management Division within the Engineering Department. You will apply core engineering principles to lifecycle management of naval systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure mission readiness.

The position requires meeting OPM standards for professional engineering and may involve ABET-accredited education; telework eligibility is noted in the posting, with consideration of federal

Qualifications

• OPM basic requirements for General Schedule Professional/Engineering positions.
• Degree: Engineering or ABET-accredited program.
• Combination of education and experience per OPM 0800 for professional engineering.
• GS-07 requires 4-year degree with Superior Academic Achievement or 1 year of specialized experience.
• GS-09 requires 1 year graduate study or master's degree in relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Mechanical Engineer in MSC, Engineering Dept (N7), Life Cycle Management Division (N75).

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Graduate study in engineering or related field

Job description

Key Responsibilities

You will serve as a Mechanical Engineer in the Military Sealift Command (MSC), Engineering Department (N7), Life Cycle Management Division (N75).

Requirements & Education

**Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess.** In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, for Professional and Scientific Positions and Professional Engineering Positions, 0800 Basic Requirements: Combination of education and experience -- college-level education Degree: Engineering.

OR Leading to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; OR 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 Training, and/or technical experience that furnish 1. A thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering. 2.

A good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: You may qualify if you meet one of the following: GS-07: You must have completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's from an accredited institution AND must have documented Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) or one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least a GS-05 at the undergraduate level in one of the following: A) Class Standing - upper third of the graduating class based on completed courses in the college, university, or major subdivision B) Grade Point Average - 2.95 or higher out of a possible 4.0 as recorded on your official transcript or as computed based on 4 years of education or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of curriculum; OR 3.45 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in your major field or the required courses in your major field completed during the final 2 years of your curriculum.

If more than 10 percent of total undergraduate credit hours are non-graded, i.e. pass/fail, CLEP, CCAF, DANTES, military credit, etc., you cannot qualify based on GPA C) Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society (note: freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this position). (If qualifying based on class standing or honor society membership, provide appropriate documentation).

GS-09: You have one full year (18 semester hours or the equivalent) of graduate level study, or possess a master's or higher degree, e.g., LL.B., J.D., LL.M., Ph.D., in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of this position. Such fields include business administration, industrial management, industrial engineering, industrial psychology, public administration, political science, or government. (Submit copy of transcripts).

OR You have at least one year (12 months) of specialized experience, that provided knowledge of to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower qualifying pay band or equivalent grade under the General Schedule (GS) or other pay systems.

Equivalent experience may be at the level of the lowest GS grade covered by the applicable pay band; however, the experience must demonstrate KSA's to successfully perform the duties of the position being filled. OR You must have a combination of graduate education as described above and the type of specialized experience as described above, which when combined would equate to 100%.

(To compute, first determine your total qualifying graduate level education as a percentage of the graduate education required; then determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of experience described above; add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal to at least 100%.) (Submit a copy of your transcript.)

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Military Sealift Command, Department of the Navy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $56039 – $84371/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 2027-06-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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