MECHANICAL ENGINEER

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience with vessel operations and maintenance in a commercial and/or military environment. Experience in investigating issues and developing corrective actions for mechanical engineering systems. Experience applying advanced theory, concepts, principles, and practices of all aspects to resolve unique or complex issues pertaining to material readiness, ship acquisitions, major overhauls, and conversions. Experience establishing and interpreting policies, regulations, and engineering criteria to provide pertinent information for ships in service, major overhauls, and ship acquisitions. Experience developing maintenance requirements for cross program applicability on major mechanical ship equipment to ensure continuity in life cycle management. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf (opm.gov) 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.
You will serve as a Mechanical Engineer in the Engineering Operations Division (N76), Engineering Department (N7) of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.