Mechanical Engineer

MECHANICAL ENGINEER
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Operations Division, Chief Joseph Dam Project Office

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serves as the senior Mechanical Maintenance/Reliability Engineer responsible for a variety of functions in support of the large hydropower plant, spillway, levees, Habitat Management Units (HMU), recreation and other features and equipment of a multi-purpose project.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

Duties
Provide and/or improve asset/capacity reliability through technical support of the maintenance function.
Provide mechanical engineering expertise on the operation, maintenance, and repair of mechanical equipment for a multipurpose hydroelectric power facility.
Ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, and safety and security systems.
Incorporate modifications to existing power generation, and equipment, which varies in age from obsolete to current technology.
Prepare preliminary engineering justification, design studies, and cost estimates on specific project requests.
Responsible for complying with safety policies and regulations.
Interface with private sector contractors/vendors regarding equipment purchases, services and supplies.

Conditions of employment
Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Must obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License.

Basic Requirement for Mechanical Engineer:

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); 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 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.