Mechanical Engineer

The United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) in Colorado Springs, CO is searching for a well-qualified candidate to fill a Senior Mechanical Engineer NH-0830-04 position. Come join our amazing team who helps ensure there is never a day without space!

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Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer NH-0830-04

Location: USSPACECOM/J4, Colorado Springs, CO

Suspense: Applications from interested candidates are due by 21 July 2024

PCS Entitlements: May be offered

Telework: Eligible for Situational only

Description of Position: Serves as the senior mechanical engineer coordinating integration of the Command’s engineering, facilities, and infrastructure priorities through various planning and program management activities. Interfaces with internal and external stakeholders on engineering and infrastructure matters affecting the Command’s mission and provides engineering reach back support to Command Components.

Position Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides comprehensive mechanical engineering expertise to develop the relevant engineering portions of the Command’s campaign, contingency, posture, and crisis plans and provides input to Command assessments.
• Develops, coordinates, integrates, and evaluates plans to align mechanical engineering capabilities in support of the Command’s requirements for competition, conflict, mobilization, exercises, operations, and other contingencies.
• Plans and implements engineering exercise scenarios and evaluates their effectiveness against the command’s mission essential task execution standards.
• Provides senior mechanical engineering expertise on facility and infrastructure programming and investment strategies to support Command missions, objectives, and priorities.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and prioritizes facility and infrastructure project proposals and programming documents to attain compliance with statutory, regulatory, DoD, and Command policies and guidance.
• Leads and serves on internal and external teams to review mechanical engineering and critical infrastructure policies, instructions, standards, and specifications. Analyzes various systems, relationships, and models to evaluate impacts of new policies and capabilities on critical infrastructure. Assesses climate drivers, hazards to space mission-performing assets, and reports risks.

Key Skills & Abilities:

• Expert knowledge of a wide range of advanced multidisciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, standards, methods, and techniques that apply to complex facility and infrastructure project planning, programming, evaluation, and coordination.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the DoD’s planning, programming, and budgeting processes; financial systems; and regulatory and statutory restrictions on the expenditure of appropriated funds as related to strategic planning and program management activities.
• Skill in conducting strategic, contingency, operational, crisis, and installation planning through the lens of supporting space operations.
• Expert skill in gathering, assembling, and analyzing facts and data; forming conclusions; and communicating complex information, both orally and in writing, with tact and technical accuracy. Ability to negotiate complex issues, and maintain good working relationships with diverse groups and executive-level command management.
• Ability to develop and implement innovative approaches to resolve unusual/difficult issues significantly impacting command-wide policies or programs; ability to solve broad organizational issues, implement strategic plans within and across organizational components, and ensure a cooperative teamwork environment.
• Ability to devise and apply new and innovative approaches to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted and established practices and procedures.

Qualification Requirements:

• Experience at the next lower broadband/grade level (or equivalent) in planning, organizing, analyzing and directing mechanical engineering portion of plans and programs. Additionally, experience in coordinating and integrating mechanical engineer equities into facilities, and infrastructure priorities through various planning and program management activities.
• Education Requirements: A Professional Engineering degree or Registered Architect at the bachelor’s level from an ABET accredited institution is required. An advanced engineering degree, such as a Masters or a PhD is preferred.
• Certifications: (N/A)

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
• Position requires drug testing: Yes
• Occasional travel away from the regular duty location may be required.
• May be required to work irregular duty hours including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.

The federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to it's employees. Below is a brief overview:

• Health, Dental, Vision, and Long Term Care Insurance (large variety of plan options available)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Vacation - New employees start out with 4 hours of annual leave per pay period (13 days/year); after 3 years it is 6 hours per pay period (19.5 days/year); after 15 years it is 8 hours per pay period (26 days/year).
• Sick Leave Accrual - In addition to annual leave, everyone accrues 4 hours of sick leave per pay period (13 days per year) for the entirety of their career.
• Federal Employee Retirement System
• Roth & Traditional Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) - similar to private sector 401(k). The govt matches the first 3% of your contributions dollar for dollar and the following 2% are matched at $0.50 to each dollar you contribute. Visit www.tsp.gov for more info