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Mechanical Engineer
Federal Bureau of Investigation · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Huntsville, AL $91K – $140K Apply by Jul 24, 2026 Mechanical Engineering INTJISTJISTP EngineeringOperationsTrades
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The Facilities Branch of the Finance and Facilities Division provides a range of facilities management and real estate support, logistic services, engineering and design, construction planning and management across multiple sections. These sections include the National Capital Region and Field Operations Support Sections in the Washington, DC area; Real Property Management Section, in Quantico, VA (FBI Academy); and Redstone Facilities Services Section in Huntsville, AL (FBI Redstone campus).
What You'll Do
- →GS-13: Designs, layouts and construction of complex mechanical systems such as plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fuel storage and distribution in the FBI facilities.
- →Reviews designs, plans, specifications, and analyses for technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, industry standards, and FBI requirements.
- →Recommends design changes as needed and ensures contractor-submitted mechanical equipment and shop drawings meet specifications.
- →Performs heating/cooling load calculations, heat transfer, pressure calculations, duct/pipe sizing, and other tasks to support mechanical design and equipment selection for HVAC systems.
- →Provides design support for engineering studies, code reviews, field investigations, and report generation.
- →Conducts field inspections to review existing mechanical utilities as well as ongoing and proposed projects.
- →These reviews include items that affect existing systems, specifications, and cost estimates.
- →Based on analysis of information obtained, provides recommendations of appropriate actions to be taken to higher level mechanical engineers.
- →Analyze existing equipment and systems to determine their overall efficiency and to provide recommendations concerning use in the new facility or replacement, repair or improvements.
- →Prepares or oversees preparation of in-depth technical reports/papers concerning complex mechanical engineering matters.
- →Such reports are further used to determine current and long-range program needs of the Bureau.
- →Provides engineering support to facilities systems; driving upgrade projects from concept to completion, as required for continuous improvement of the facilities systems to ensure that support and services of the department meet the highest quality standards and performance.
- →GS-14 (in addition to the above): Serves as the senior technical authority for mechanical engineering aspects of the planning, design, construction and alteration of FBI facilities.
- →Provides guidance and oversight for the planning, budgetary and operational aspects of same.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S. citizen Must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance Some travel may be required PHYSICAL DEMANDS Work is primarily sedentary in an office setting or the on-site construction trailer; however, frequent: on-site inspections will require walking, bending, stooping, and climbing.
- ✓Lifting of heavy materials and objects will also be required.
- ✓WORK ENVIRONMENT Majority of work is performed in an office setting or an on-site construction trailer.
- ✓The work environment will consists of inclement weather, proximity to unfinished construction materials, negotiating partially completed building structural components, exposure to high voltage electrical vaults and rotating mechanical equipment.
- ✓Travel is required to and from Headquarters, the construction site, and other locations to attend meetings regarding the construction project.
- ✓Positive Education Requirement This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic educational requirement by submitting a copy of their college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
- ✓Basic Requirements: A.
- ✓Degree: Engineering.
- ✓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.
- ✓The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1.
- ✓Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) 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 Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3.
Personality Fit
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