Engineering • Go Government

Sample Positions

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, John C. Stennis Space Center
Salary Range: $60,210 to $93,821 / per year
Location(s): Stennis Space Center, MS

As an Aerospace Engineer, you will:

Perform safety and quality engineering functions for the operational activities of the Center to include test facility inspection, test project support, and developing and reviewing documents to ensure applicable safety and quality requirements are incorporated.
Perform qualitative and quantitative engineering analyses, evaluations of potential deficiencies and development of corrective action plans.
Provide software assurance support for the establishment, coordination, and execution of NASA and Center policies, procedures, and requirements necessary to execute software assurance programs.

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Salary Range: $45,512 to $68,509 / per year
Location(s): Spokane, WA

As an Environmental Engineer, you will:

Evaluate existing sanitation facilities (water, sewer and solid waste) identifying deficiencies and prepares engineering studies and reports.
Prepare project summaries, environmental reviews and feasibility studies.
Collect information necessary to prepare construction drawings including topographic surveys, soils sampling and analysis, and engineering calculations (hydraulic, structural, soil percolation and drain field design).

Individuals with strong engineering skills are mission critical in the federal government.

Federal agencies hire civil, mechanical, aerospace, computer and electrical engineers in a wide variety of positions. For example, aerospace and computer engineers research spaceflight technology at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Electrical engineers assess the reliability of our nation’s power grid at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Top Engineering Positions by Region	Percentage
South Atlantic	35.3%
Pacific West	16.8%
East North Central	8.2%
West South Central	8.0%
East South Central	7.0%
Mountain West	7.0%
Mid-Atlantic	7.0%
Northeast	4.2%
West North Central	2.3%
Positions Overseas	1.5%