The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) agency. DLA provides worldwide logistics support for the missions of the Military Departments and the Unified Combatant Commands under conditions of peace and war. It also provides logistics support to other DoD Components and certain Federal agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, and others as authorized.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
See Conditions of Employment for requirements related to this position
DUTIES:
This is a developmental position which may be filled at either grade level, please indicate the grade(s) for which you want to be considered. If selected at GS07 or GS09 or GS11 level, the incumbent may be non-competitively promoted to target grade (GS-12) upon meeting all requirements and upon recommendation of the supervisor, however promotion is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied
DUTIES: As a Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for the following duties:
Serving on a wide range of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) reverse/reengineering and Value
Engineering (VE) efforts associated with all DoD major weapon systems supported by the
Agency and Center
Coordinating engineering efforts with other DLA activities and military services to increase ·
readiness of US Forces by reducing production lead time, reducing costs through competition
and reverse/reengineering products
Performing professional level evaluation of the essential technical characteristics of various
weapon systems/components
Providing engineering expertise to Engineering Support Activities, military customers and
contractors on a wide range of DLA/DoD initiatives
PLEASE NOTE: SALARY: GS-07: $39,810-$51,757
SALARY: GS09: $48,695-$63,299
SALARY: GS11: $58,916-$76,801
SALARY: GS12: $70,617-$91,801
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
To qualify for a Mechanical Engineer position, your resume must include:
A. Basic Requirements for ALL Grades (GS07/09/11/12): 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
B. 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:
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.)
For consideration at the GS07 level, in addition to meeting the BASIC REQUIREMENTS listed above, applicants must demonstrate in their resume, one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS05) in the Federal Service or equivalent level of experience gained in the private sector. Examples of creditable specialized experience include:
Collecting cost and technical information
Assisting higher graded engineers in evaluating engineering drawings, blueprints and specifications
Assisting in a portion of a larger mechanical engineering project
EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: Applicants may qualify for this position, in addition to meeting the BASIC REQUIREMENTS listed above, if he/she possess one year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement. Such education. must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position being filled.
For consideration at the GS-09, applicants must demonstrate in their resume, in addition to meeting the basic requirements, one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be equivalent to the GS-07 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Examples
of creditable specialized experience include:
Performing and executing specific portions of engineering projects
Conducting studies and analyses of specific issues or specialty areas within the mechanical engineering
discipline
Assisting in the research of engineering· issues on a wide variety of mechanical items
EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: Applicants may qualify for this position, in addition to meeting the BASIC REQUIREMENTS listed above, if he/she possess two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree. Such education must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position being filled.
necessary to perform the work of the position being filled.
For consideration at the GS-11, applicants must demonstrate in their resume, in addition to meeting the basic requirements, one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Examples
of creditable specialized experience include:
Experience involving the design, development, operation, maintenance, and disposal of mechanical
devices and systems and their equipment and/or components; ·
Experience analyzing material properties to ensure that mechanical devices and systems and their
equipment and/or components. function safely, reliably, efficiently; and economically
Analyzing and evaluating value engineering change proposals .
EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: Applicants may qualify for this position, in addition to meeting the BASIC REQUIREMENTS listed above, if he/she possess three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Such education must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position being filled.
For consideration at the GS-12, applicants must demonstrate in their resume, in addition to meeting the basic requirements, one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Examples
of creditable specialized experience include:
Serving as a consultant and advisor on mechanical engineering science issues and concerns
Analyzing engineering issues on a wide variety of mechanical items
Interpreting cost and technical information on weapon and non-weapon systems items
PLEASE NOTE: Education and experience may be combined at levels (GS07/GS09/GS11) to qualify for this position.
Applicants must submit a copy of their official college transcripts. Failure to submit transcripts may result in lost consideration.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, and abilities) in the following areas:
Knowledge of mechanical engineering concepts, principles and practices
Ability to perform highly complex design
Ability to provide engineering analysis and judgment
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, work orders, technical manuals, process orders and Quality Assurance procedures
Ability to communicate orally and in writing
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Expenses: Not Authorized
Relocation (Government Home Sale) Expenses: Not Authorized
Work Schedule: Full-Time Employment
Tour of Duty: Flexible
Overtime Work: Rarely
Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel: Occasionally
Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive (NCS) w/no ACCESS
Drug Testing Designated Position: No
Fair Labor Standards Act: Non-Exempt (GS-07/GS-11) Exempt (GS-12)
Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
Reemployed Annuitant: The position does not meet the criteria for a reemployed annuitant.
The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V300.pdf
Emergency Essential: No
For an explanation of the conditions of employment, please review the definitions at:
http://www.hr.dla.mil/downloads/ApplicationInfo/GenAppInfoDef.pdf
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
We will review your résumé and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and evaluate your relevant personal, educational, and work experiences as it relates to fundamental competencies, identified in the Qualifications section above, required for this position. Based on the results of this evaluation, you will be placed in one of the following quality categories:
Best-Qualified: This highest category will be used for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, including all selective placement factors and appropriate quality ranking factor(s), as determined by the job analysis.
Highly-Qualified: This higher category will be used for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position, as determined by the job analysis.
Qualified: This lowest category will be used for those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications of the position and are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the position. Candidates may require extensive training and/or orientation in order to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.
Names of the candidates in the Best-Qualified category will be sent first to the hiring manager for employment consideration. Applicants in other categories will be referred in accordance with category rating procedures.
Veterans Preference : If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indicate the type of veterans preference you are claiming on your résumé. Your veterans preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency. If you are entitled to veterans preference and qualified for the position, your name will be placed above non-preference candidates on a list sent to the hiring manager for employment consideration. Qualified veterans' preference eligibles with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest quality category depending on the position and grade level of the job. For information on entitlement see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx .
All Veterans: You are required to submit a DD Form 214, Military Discharge (Member Copy 4). Veterans claiming 10 Point Preference in addition to your DD 214, you are required to submit a completed SF-15 and, supporting documents outline on the SF-15. http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf
BENEFITS: For information regarding Federal benefits, please see: http://www.usajobs.gov/EI/benefits.asp
OTHER INFORMATION: ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan): Information and required documentation for surplus or displaced Federal employees may be found at the General Information and Definitions link below.
MILITARY SPOUSE PREFERENCE: Information and required documentation for claiming Military Spouse Preference may be found at the General Information and Definitions link below.
Please review the General information and Definitions at: http://www.hr.dla.mil/downloads/ApplicationInfo/GenAppInfoDef.pdf
SELECTIVE SERVICE: ATTENTION MALE APPLICANTS BORN AFTER 12/31/1959 must certify prior to job offer that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law.
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