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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL)

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Bremerton, WAFull-time$101–131K/yrPosted 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$101–131K/yr
Location
Bremerton, WA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Engineering Technician (Mechanical) serves in the Engineering and Planning Department of PSNS and IMF. The role develops technical work documents, analyzes and evaluates mechanical-system improvements, tests and adjusts ship systems, diagnoses repair and overhaul problems, and monitors work quality. Applicants must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience providing technical engineering services for maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of mechanical systems on U.S. Naval vessels.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mechanical Systems MaintenanceMechanical Systems RepairMechanical Systems TroubleshootingTechnical Work DocumentsQuality Assurance FormsMaterial OrderingEngineering Project ManagementEngineering Technical Test and EvaluationMechanical Problem SolvingWritten Communication

Qualifications

One Year Specialized Experience

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (MECHANICAL) in the Engineering and Planning Department (Code 200) of PSNS and IMF.

Duties

  • You will develop technical work documents which define detailed requirements necessary to accomplish authorized work for assigned projects.
  • You will perform analysis and special studies for the purpose of developing or evaluating improvements in design, maintenance procedures or materials for assigned systems.
  • You will perform functional checkout, grooming, adjustment and test of new or modernized ship systems in an operational evaluation environment.
  • You will evaluate ship repair and overhaul or test and grooming problems to diagnose and correct deficiencies.
  • You will monitor work in progress and completed work, to make sure work documents are of acceptable quality and conform to current standards.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing technical engineering services involving the maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of mechanical systems on US Naval Vessels, including developing technical work documents, quality assurance forms, and ordering material. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: ACCOUNTABILITY ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING TECHNICAL TEST & EVALUATION MECHANICAL PROBLEM SOLVING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information

This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. This position requires exposure to high noise levels. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,918 open Engineering Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$101–131K/yr
  • US median$66–97K/yr447 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $116K, is 43% above the US median midpoint ($81K) — in the top quarter of Engineering Technician salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 39 open Engineering Technician jobs in Washington and 1,918 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Engineering Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 1,457 postings).
Education
19 of the 1,918 open Engineering Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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