Department of the Navy

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia Full time

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia

Salary Range: $66574 - $81939 Per Year

Job Summary: This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Major Duties:

  • You will serve as a Mechanical Engineer in the Military Sealift Command (MSC), Engineering Department (N7), Life Cycle Management Division (N75).
  • You will manage the ships life cycle plan by planning, directing and coordinating the maintenance and repair activities requiring industrial assistance for assigned ships.
  • You will determine, plan, and schedule technical work requirements for availabilities for assigned ships.
  • You will ensure that previous post availability analysis and recommendations are incorporated in current availability planning.
  • You will regularly conduct ship checks to verify the work item technical requirements.

Qualifications: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas as demonstrated in your resume: GS-09: Experience applying marine and mechanical engineering principles when gathering data for reports. Experience assisting with technical aspects of the marine or mechanical engineering discipline projects. Experience supporting field inspections to determine maintenance capabilities. GS-07: Experience reviewing plans, specifications and preliminary engineering reports and design drawings. Experience communicating orally and in writing on a range of engineering matters. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: IOR: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/mechanical-engineering-series-0830/ 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.

How to Apply: Interested Applicants must submit via email titled "N757 GS-0830-7/9" resumes/education/application packages to: msc_n7_recruitment@us.navy.mil Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-06-05