Mechanical Engineer

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will perform the following duties: Review industry standards, test methods, and technology to ensure they are used in Federal Product Descriptions (FPD's) or agency technical contract support documents. Apply a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to assess and improve program effectiveness for complex management processes, projects, and systems. Develop new specifications and standards and modify existing specifications and standards for assigned items. Review proposed and existing military specifications and standards used in Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) procurement. Present findings and recommendations for preparing activities. Develops and maintains FPD's, Commercial Item Descriptions (CID's), Item Purchase Descriptions (IPD's), Federal specifications and other agency technical contract support documents. Act as an agency representative to industry for assigned commodity areas (i.e., serves on technical industry standards committees;