Mechanical Engineer

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range & Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is located at Pine Bluff Arsenal serving as the principle engineer and point of contact in the Production Division for Mechanical Engineering problems, projects, and expertise.

Duties

• Serve as technical authority on problems related to the manufacture of chemical munitions.
• Review designs to remedy defects and ensure safety and functional requirements are met.
• Coordinate with other Engineers to plan changes in production equipment, locations, and in relocations necessary for the completion of assigned programs.
• Ensures machinery and production equipment remain operational to reduce downtown.
• Attend high-level meetings to map out production requirements or procedures to safely manufacture new munitions.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ ***Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.