Mechanical Engineer

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Patuxent River, MD

Position Description

You will serve as a MECHANICAL ENGINEER (Fuel Containment Technical Specialist) in the Fuel Systems & Aerial Refueling (FSAR) Branch, Subsystems Engineering Division, and Air Vehicle Engineering Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Position Duties/Responsibilities

You will serve as the agency's technical expert in the development of aircraft fuel containment (manned, unmanned, ABFD) systems engineering instructions and procedures for the Command.

You will develop and implement new technologies and engineering approaches to advance the state of the art and improve fleet capability, availability, affordability, and safety.

You will formulate strategies, roadmaps, and initiatives related to novel fuel containment materials and new manufacturing processes, coordinating to ensure newly developed technologies and processes are transitioned to industry and the fleet.

You will provide data analysis, root cause and corrective action investigations, develop corrective action projects, implement readiness solutions into the fleet and assess their impact.

You will assess the operational risk posed by deficient fuel containment systems and document technical content of risk characterization in Command System Safety Risk Assessment documents.

You will prepare or review feasibility studies, special reports and investigations on problems that have to do with fuel containment systems, their related user needs and testing requirements.

You will ensure the integrity and accuracy of technical summaries, reports, position papers, and status reports on relevant Team activities and initiatives.

You will identify problems arising during the development of a new aircraft design or modification of an in-service aircraft, establish the optimal approach to solving the problem, and oversee the efforts of engineers executing that approach.

Minimum Salary

142488

Maximum Salary

195200