DEPUTY SHIP DESIGN MANAGER, CARRIERS (ENGINEER 4)

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

29d•$124,000 - $153,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Aircraft Carrier Engineering (ACE) Division is hiring a Deputy Ship Design Manager (dSDM) for New Construction Carriers. This role involves planning and ensuring adherence to the overall schedule for engineering products, coordinating the processing and tracking of deviations and contract data deliverables, and overseeing solutions to resolve engineering-related issues. The Deputy Ship Design Manager will serve as an engineering representative, interface with government customers, and review and coordinate the implementation of all changes under the contract. This position also includes overseeing the development and implementation of new engineering processes, reviewing existing processes, and driving continuous improvement. Additionally, the role involves reviewing and reporting on engineering progress, monitoring departmental staffing, budget, and EVMS performance, and supporting program initiatives. A key responsibility is to lead and support reviews of technical specifications to ensure NNS processes meet contract technical requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program
9 years of relevant exempt experience (with Bachelor's Degree)
Master’s Degree and 7 years of relevant professional experience
Ph.D. and 4 years of experience
Familiarity with NNS New Construction processes, Ford-class Ship Specifications, and general US Navy ship construction, repair, and modernization specifications and processes
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with engineering products such as drawings, scopes, inspection reports, material procurement, departures from specification, work deferral requests, contract data requirements, and technical variance documents
A willingness to interact with a diverse range of stakeholders in a professional capacity to achieve outcomes beneficial to NNS and our government customers

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated project management skills and certifications such as PMP
Waterfront engineering experience
Previous experience interfacing with the Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SOS), NAVSEA05, and Program Executive Office for Carriers
Prior experience processing and implementing government change products such as Field Modification Requests (FMR’s) and Headquarters Modification Requests (HMR’s)
Prior experience scheduling drawing products and other engineering output

Responsibilities

Plan and ensure adherence to overall schedule with engineering products such as product model files, drawings, diagrams, Inspection Reports, scopes, liabilities, and other support products
Coordinate processing and tracking of Deviations from Specification, contract data deliverables, and evaluations of proposed changes
Oversee solutions to resolve issues and concerns within the contract that have engineering involvement; facilitate cross-department communications and problem resolution.
Serve as an engineering representative for the division as needed, attending meetings such as Plan of the Week, construction/planning agendas, technical issues meetings, recurring project and quality reviews, Operations Control Center (OCC) reviews, and kickoffs for new work
Directly interface with government customers at all phases of work, from initial tasking to managing change
Review and coordinate implementation of all changes under the contract. This could include FMR/HMR changes, GFI updates, deliverables, key events, Schedule A & C, change orders, cost improvement initiatives, obsolescence, and trades requests
Oversee development and implementation of new engineering processes under a contract. Review existing processes for update as needed. Drive continuous improvement for the engineering products and processes.
Review and report on engineering progress on the contract with program office and other company leadership. Monitor departmental staffing, budget, and earned-value management system (EVMS) performance. Support any Program initiatives when requested.
Lead and support reviews of technical specifications (Contract, letters, ships specifications) to ensure NNS processes and procedures meet the contract technical requirements.