Supervisory Mechanical Engineer

Supervisory Mechanical Engineer

Department: General Services Administration

Location(s): San Francisco, California, Lakewood, Colorado, Washington, District of Columbia, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts, Kansas City, Missouri, New York, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fort Worth, Texas, Tacoma, Washington

Salary Range: $127829 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: As a Supervisory Mechanical Engineer, you will provide direct supervision for Branch employees in the Engineering Section Unit 1. Location of position: GSA, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of General Supplies and Service Categories, Supply Chain Operations Division, Engineering Section. San Francisco, CA; Lakewood, CO; Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Kansas City, MO; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Fort Worth, TX and/or Tacoma, WA.

Major Duties:

• We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. As a Supervisory Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for performing the following duties: Providing leadership and supervision for the Engineering Section and leading engineering and specification development work by a staff of several professional Mechanical Engineers, and other multidisciplinary General Schedule and contract professionals. This includes setting priorities, assigning tasks, and ensuring the team meets performance goals. Leading the development, maintenance, and analysis of Federal Product Descriptions (FPDs), Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDs), Item Purchase Descriptions (IPDs), Federal specifications, and other technical contract support documents, ensuring alignment with industry standards and technological advancements. Providing technical assistance and expert guidance to GSA and customer agencies on matters related to technical specifications, standards, and contract requirements, including evaluating requests for deviations and resolving complex technical issues. Supervising a team of professionals analyzing Item Purchase Descriptions (IPDs) for accuracy and completeness, making recommendations to the Division Director on IPD reviews, and driving continuous improvement in the IPD technical writing process to enhance value and competition. Serving as a recognized technical authority, acting as a troubleshooter for management officials on diverse and complex issues, interpreting policies and regulations, and coordinating with regional and headquarters components to ensure consistency and effective program administration.

Qualifications: For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time). If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-14 salary range starts at $127,829.00 per year. Salary is dependent upon duty location. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGINEERS: A Degree in professional engineering OR a combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience. For specifics on qualifying education and/or experience - use the following link: Basic Requirements for Engineer Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the Basic Requirements listed above, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience serving as a mechanical engineer leading multi-disciplinary engineering projects from inception to completion. Experience must include: Developing technical contract support documents (e.g., Product Descriptions (PD's), Commercial Item Descriptions (CID's), and/or Item Purchase Descriptions (IPD's)) for the acquisition of engineering commodities; Providing engineering guidance to key stakeholders in coordination with laws, policies, regulations and/or other mechanical engineering principles/operating guidelines; AND Preparing engineering reports to resolve product and/or compliance inquiries. This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.

How to Apply: Submit a complete online application including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement. You can modify or complete your application any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and update your application. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job. If you are having issues applying to this announcement, you should switch to a different browser, network or device. Note: Your firewall may block your transfer from USAJOBS to your GSA application. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. Sign in or register on USAJobs and select a resume and documents to include in your application. Resumes exceeding two pages will not be accepted by USAJOBS and will prevent your application from moving forward in the hiring process. Please see Required Documents for additional details. Once you have clicked Apply for this position now, you will be taken to the GSA site to complete the application process. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the application process until the Confirmation indicates your application is complete. If you click Return to USAJobs or get timed out prior to receiving confirmation, your application will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Note: Review the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). Need Assistance? Questions or issues completing an application and/or submitting documentation - contact mgshelp@monster.com or 1-866-656-6831 Monday-Friday 7AM - 7PM EST, except for Federal holidays Specific questions on the position - contact the HR representative (Monday-Friday during normal business hours) listed on the announcement, prior to the application deadline You must receive HR approval before deviating from these instructions. Be sure to APPLY EARLY as most assessments must be completed fully and submitted before the announcement closing.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-24