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Mechanical Engineer (Supporting Forward Operations)

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command · Department of the Army

Mechanical Engineering

Salary
$102,415–$133,142/year
Grade
12
Work location
Telework eligible · Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Oct 16, 2026
Apply by
Oct 29, 2026
Category
Mechanical Engineering

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Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Defense Industrial Base (DIB & Major Range & Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in the Department of Defense (DOD) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position will be responsible for helping to transition sustainment capabilities to Allied Partners to help those partners gain competencies for maintaining equipment.

Duties

Responsible for helping to transition sustainment capabilities to Allied Partners to help those partners gain competencies for maintaining equipment.

Serve as a principal technical authority. This role engages stakeholders, identifies gaps, creates action plans, develops detailed project plans, and manages execution.

Devise plans and methods to meet project objectives by developing applicable mechanical design criteria.

Train individuals and groups to understand both foundational and complex tasks.

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/

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

About this listing

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command has 9 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. See all U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $102,415 to $133,142 a year. That covers GS-12 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 13 days, from Oct 16, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026. Among currently open Mechanical Engineering postings, the typical advertised window is about 32 days.

Who can apply: the public (U.S. citizens). The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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