Mechanical Engineer

at U.S. Pacific Fleet in Bangor, Maine, United States

Summary

Applicants who have applied on announcement ST-12703110-25-DG need not reapply to be considered for this vacancy.

You will serve as a MECHANICAL ENGINEER in the PLANING DEPARTMENT of TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY , BANGOR .

Pay Range:

GS-11: $83,104 $108,029 per annum

GS-12: $99,606 $129,494 per annum

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.

Current permanent employees of BSO NV70, Former permanent federal employees and DoD Military Spouse Preference ( MSP ) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles.

Duties

+ You will provide and manage the identification, evaluation and resolution of the Repair Industrial Facility ( RIF ) TRIDENT submarine equipment technical problems.

+ You will evaluate perceived TRIDENT submarine design deficiencies, especially deficiencies identified within the ( RIF ), to determine if the source of deficient conditions may result from inadequate Integrated Logistic Support ( ILS ).

+ You will exercise a high degree of initiative, judgment, and resourcefulness in the organization, management, and coordination of activities concerned with scheduling and performing nuclear submarine ( SSBN ) refits and industrial repairs.

+ You will review proposed design modifications to existing TRIDENT submarine systems and equipment, especially TRIPER equipment, with a view toward alleviating potential problems by influencing the hardware design.

+ You will evaluate perceived TRIDENT submarine design deficiencies, especially deficiencies identified within RIF , to determine if the source of deficient conditions may result from inadequate Integrated Logistic Support ( ILS ).

+ You will establish and maintain written and verbal communications using tact, technical accuracy, and persuasiveness during interactions with all levels of personnel from this and other activities.

Requirements

+ You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.

+ 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.

+ Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.

+ 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.

+ You will be required to perform occasional sea duty.

+ You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.

GS-12 Level: 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-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a Professional Engineer analyzing and evaluating technical design deficiencies in order to resolve mechanical systems issues involving repairs and maintenance actions in a repair facility or aboard a submarine or ship.

GS-11 Level: 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-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a Professional Engineer providing mechanical engineering design services to resolve mechanical systems issues involving repairs and maintenance actions in a repair facility or aboard a submarine or ship.

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

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Individual Occupational Requirements for 0800 Professional Engineering Positions:

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 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 bachelors 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); 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 mus