MECHANICAL ENGINEER

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Department: Department of Homeland Security

Location(s): Glen Burnie, Maryland

Salary Range: $101401 - $131826 Per Year

Job Summary: This vacancy is for a GS-0830-12, MECHANICAL ENGINEER located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SFLC ESD MAIN PROPULSION SYS SEC -SFLC-ESD-NAME-MAIN PROP in BALTIMORE, Maryland.

Major Duties:

• You will serve as a MECHANICAL ENGINEER and be responsible for coordinating and integrating the planning, programming, development, oversight, scheduling, and overall management of resources for multi-phase projects. In this role, you will ensure that a progress schedule is maintained and take remedial action to ensure the proper relationship between work efforts and total project development. You will be expected to analyze performance data and prepare technical reports to be used by engineers, managers, or operators. Reports include development and assessment of designs through the use of Finite Element, Noise and General Vibration, Torsional Vibration, and Engine Combustion Models; Speed/Power Map development, data analytics, reliability models, technical risk assessments, and/or development of other models/calculations as needed. You will serve as a technical specialist and Engineering Technical Authority for shipboard propulsion machinery equipment to include propellers, shafting, bearings, reduction gears, clutches, marine diesels, gas turbines, auxiliary propulsion units (including prime mover and thruster engine), noise and vibration, fluid standards and quality (includes fuel, lube oil, hydraulic fluids, jacket water systems), alternative power specifications and applications for vessels (including, but not limited to, Hydroprocessed/Hydrotreated Renewable Diesel (HRD) or Hydroprocessed/Hydrotreated Renewable Jet (HRJ), which are allowed by the US Navy and commercial entities (ASTM, ISO)), Azipods, Z-drives, thrusters and the mechanical components of rudders, fins, and generators installed on board Coast Guard cutters and boats. In this role, you will be expected to help develop and maintain technical standards for the forementioned systems. You will be expected to exercise technical knowledge of proven concepts and practices on systems or equipment to correctly evaluate problem resolution alternatives or the risk associated with using or replacing a nonconforming component. You will maintain technical insight into the cause and the plan of action when damaged, failed, or otherwise nonconforming hardware, equipment, or systems are encountered. You will be expected to identify, investigate, and report hardware, procedural, and documentation problems, anomalies, and discrepancies and monitor corrective action(s). The work results significantly impact life cycle reliability, maintainability, and maintenance cost for the Coast Guard's surface assets, and the efficiency, feasibility, integrity and safety of a wide range of USCG's activities. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Accomplishing varied and complex project management duties in participation with project teams consisting of other marine engineers and naval architects and makes decisions affecting areas of responsibility. Interpreting and using the United States Navy Design and Practices and Criteria Manuals for systems design and models such as Assessing Technical Risk in Marine Engineering. Ensuring proper and sufficient resource allocation by a variety of agency and contractor organizations. Serving as a technical specialist a key source of information for assigned areas of responsibility. Maintaining liaison with engineers who are experts in related fields in order to keep abreast of the latest trends and innovations in design or testing techniques and procedures. Performing independent studies and assessments to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of operations and recommends improvements. Reviewing plans, specifications, and cost estimates for technical adequacy for main propulsion machinery. Reporting progress and/or problems. Directing necessary changes, resolves controversial problems, ensures conformance to plans and specifications, and furnishing other assistance as required where deficiencies are noted.

Qualifications: Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: EDUCATION: Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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. OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration -- Current registration as a professional engineer 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 example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test-- Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph A. Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence. The adequacy of this background must be demonstrated by passing the EIT examination. Specified academic courses -- 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. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) AND To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Specialized experience may include the following: Serving as a technical specialist in the development, design, and integration of assigned mechanical engineering technologies, equipment, or systems. Analyzing performance data and prepare technical reports to be used by engineers, managers, or operators. Reports include development and assessment of designs through the use of Finite Element, Noise and General Vibration, Torsional Vibration, and Engine Combustion Models; Speed/Power Map development, data analytics, reliability models, technical risk assessments, and/or development of other models/calculations as needed. Appling technical knowledge of professional engineering and scientific concepts, methods, and procedures to analyze and define the requirements of multi-phase projects. Assisting with managing main propulsion and machinery engineering portions of major new construction and/or renovation projects and incorporates best design practices into all phases of design and construction. NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: Only resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Applicants with resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. To begin your online application, click "Apply Online" to create a USAJOBS account and follow the prompts or log in to your existing account. Your application packet must include a resume and any applicable and or required supporting documentation. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional information. We encourage you to apply online. Applications and supporting documentation will not be accepted by mail or email. The address below is for inquiries only. You may apply more than once, but the most recent application is the only one that will be used. You must submit your resume, any applicable assessments, and any supporting documents by 11:59 PM eastern standard time on 12/21/2025. It is your responsibility to verify that any information entered or uploaded is received and is accurate. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. Determining your eligibility and qualifications is dependent on the supporting documentation and information provided, which may impact your referral for further consideration. If a document is not legible, you will not be able to view it in your application. If claiming eligibility under the VOW Act: The VOW Act requires Federal agencies to treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligibles, when they submit, at the time they apply for a Federal job, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD214. In order to be considered under the VOW Act, the certification must specify that the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted with your application package for this job announcement. The certification must be on letterhead from the appropriate military branch and include the following information: military dates of service and expected discharge or release date, character of service, military rank, type of discharge, and date when terminal leave will begin. Certifications must be signed by, or by direction of military members' military personnel offices, unit commanders or higher headquarters. Agencies are required to verify a qualifying separation from military service prior to appointment, through the DD214 or other appropriate documentation. Your preference and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternative application which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact Dexter Greene at Dexter.L.Greene@uscg.mil to obtain an alternative application.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-21