Job Opportunity: Mechanical Engineer at NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)

[Kenneth Connell - NOAA Federal]

NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) Engineering Development Division is hiring a Mechanical Engineer to join our multidisciplinary engineering team.

This position will support the design, development, testing, and deployment of mechanical systems used for oceanographic research and environmental observations. The engineer will work on marine instrumentation, moorings, buoy systems, autonomous and uncrewed systems, and other technologies designed for operation in challenging ocean environments.

The position will be posted (open date) on July 21, 2026, and the announcement will remain open for seven days (close date: July 27, 2026): 

 

Job Announcement # (MAP): OAR PMEL-26-13013960-ST
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/877283700

Job Announcement # (DE): OAR PMEL-26-13013961-DE
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/877283600