Amphibious Ship Platform Engineer

MANTECH•Portsmouth, VA

20h•$70,200 - $117,000•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH is seeking a customer-oriented Amphibious Platform Engineer to support the Surface Maintenance Engineering, Planning, Program (SURFMEPP) in Portsmouth, Virginia. This is an onsite position. SURFMEPP maintains, monitors, and refines Class-wide and Individual-Ship Maintenance Plans for non-nuclear surface ships to support material readiness across projected service lives, develop lifecycle strategies for system upgrades, and integrate Class Maintenance Plans into ship maintenance schedules and availability planning. The engineer will coordinate maintenance and modernization work with ship and program stakeholders; validate and update Class Maintenance Plan requirements, estimates, and work packages; develop ship-specific planning documents, strategies, and cost and schedule analyses; and support lifecycle maintenance planning, reporting, and process improvement. The role also maintains the accuracy and accessibility of the Class Maintenance Plan and the Maintenance and Shipwork Planning database. Candidates must have at least 10 years of Naval Ships experience, demonstrated maintenance and engineering planning experience with amphibious surface ship classes, strong written and verbal communication skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, U.S. citizenship, and a current, active Secret clearance. The projected compensation range is $70,200 to $117,000. MANTECH benefits may include health and life insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, short- and long-term disability, retirement and savings, learning and development opportunities, wellness programs, and optional benefits, depending on position.

Requirements

At least 10 years of Naval Ships experience.
Demonstrated maintenance and engineering planning experience with amphibious surface ship classes.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must possess a current, active Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

At least 15 years of Naval Ships experience.
Demonstrated engineering experience as a Naval Officer or Senior Enlisted member (Chief, Senior Chief, or Master Chief), or prior experience as a Port Engineer or Project Manager for the subject ship class.
For prior active-duty Navy personnel, qualification as Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW).
Navy maintenance experience through shipyard work, such as serving onboard a ship or on a project team during a ship’s Depot Level (CNO Avail) or throughout an Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP) maintenance cycle.
Experience helping with surface Navy ships in planning, budgeting, and execution of off-ship repair, maintenance, and modernization.
Experience with the U.S. Navy surface ship depot-level maintenance planning process and associated organizations.
Working knowledge of Navy correspondence.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with Port Engineers, Technical Warrant Holders, In-Service Engineering Agents, Ship Design Managers, and Regional Maintenance Centers on maintenance and modernization matters.
Validate existing Class Maintenance Plan (CMP) content through engineering and data analysis; update man-day and material cost estimates based on analysis of actual return costs.
Assist in developing CMP tasks for Program and Fleet Modernization requirements, including configuration data for the assigned ship class.
Coordinate CMP processing, including development, maintenance, and monitoring of Baseline Availability Work Packages (BAWPs) and Availability Work Packages (AWPs).
Validate CMP content by reviewing requirements in JFMM, NSTM, ship specifications, technical manuals, instructions, and drawings.
Develop, compile, and brief maintenance and modernization documents and strategies to maintenance teams at all working levels, including SES and Flag-level audiences.
Develop and deliver engineered ship-specific Shipsheets to support Planning, Programming, Budget and Execution (PPBE).
Review ship CSMP entries to identify requirements, cost elements, and impacts on availability duration and budget.
Assist in developing and delivering Technical Foundation Papers describing ship lifecycle maintenance requirements to help ships reach Expected Service Life (ESL).
Assist SURFMEPP Activity and SEA 21 personnel with congressional, OSD, Force Management and Budget (FMB), and other agency questions-for-the-record, data calls, reports, and similar inquiries.
Support development of process and product metrics, ensure alignment with Future Readiness Team / SWE requirements, and recommend improvements to CMP and other SURFMEPP processes and products.
Maintain the accuracy, content, integrity, and accessibility of the Class Maintenance Plan and the Maintenance and Shipwork Planning database for surface ships.