MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Summary

You will serve as a GEAR TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST in the Main Reduction Gears & Propulsors Branch (426) in the Propulsions Systems Division (42) of the Propulsion, Power, & Auxiliary Machinery Systems (40) of NSWC PHILA DIV.

This job is open to

• Internal to an agency
  
  

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
  
  

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

• Land and base management
  
  

Current or former employees of a base management agency.

• Veterans
  
  

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference

• Military spouses
  
  

Military spouses relocating under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty.

• Individuals with disabilities
  
  

Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.

• Special authorities
  
  

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.

Clarification from the agency

Current permanent employees of UIC 64498, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles, and VEOA eligibles.

Duties

• You will be responsible for performing, integrating, and managing key projects in the Division's In Service Engineering, and Life Cycle Management efforts, and integrating the Test and Evaluation, and Research and Development.
• You will plan, formulate, organize and direct extensive technical activities to meet the Navy's requirements for systems, equipment, development and in-service engineering programs concerning Main Reduction Gears and associated components.
• You will advise on establishing direction and providing technical management of all aspects of special projects, and the development and implementation of technology and related initiatives.
• You will propose, plan, direct, and manage a wide range of projects for the analysis, design, development, and maintenance of gear equipment and systems.
• You will conduct and manage investigative and/or test efforts intended to advance state-of-the-art or improve operation and maintenance processes in order to improve gear life cycle.
• You will study and investigate present and future performance requirements of cognizant equipment and systems in order to improve the performance of gears and related equipment.
• You will plan, manage, and conduct specific facility and/or field experiments, analyze and interpret test results and data, and justify all recommendations for further research.
  
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• 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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 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: as a professional engineer overseeing in-service engineering maintenance for surface ship or submarine propulsion systems.

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

AND

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

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

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:

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:

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.

Additional Information

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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.

During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g click apply for full job details