Engineer Electromechanical 4

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in support of the U.S. Navy’s GERALD R. FORD Class Aircraft Carrier propulsion plant planning yard (PPPY), whose Engineered Components team is responsible for maintaining the design of complex mechanical and electrical machinery within the propulsion plant such as steam turbines, gearsets, diesel engines, electric generators, heat exchangers, pumps, and motor and valve controllers. The PPPY supports aircraft carrier new construction, testing, and delivery; in-service maintenance; and fleet operations. Areas of responsibility encompass procurement of new machinery and technical support of in service machinery. The procurement activities include defining design objectives, establishing specifications and requirements, overseeing suppliers to ensure their products meet these objectives and requirements, and ensuring delivery of technically compliant products that support ship construction and test schedules. The technical support activities include supporting shipyard and navy personnel who operate the propulsion plant by liaising between these activities and machinery manufacturers, assisting with ship construction and repair, providing advanced troubleshooting guidance, and identifying beneficial design improvements and maintenance practices. The position requires strong technical writing skills, the ability to proactively identify and resolve technical design issues, and the interpersonal skills necessary to collaborate with Navy civilian and uniformed customers, our supply partners, shipyard trades, engineers, project managers, and business professionals. Applies electrical, electronic and mechanical principles to components and systems, including assembly, analysis, and documentation of results; construction of developmental assemblies, sub-assemblies and components; and quality testing. Supports and participates in the design, test, modification, fabrication and assembly of prototype electromechanical systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 9 years of relevant exempt experience; Master’s Degree and 7 years of relevant professional experience; Ph.D. and 4 years of experience
Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program
US Citizenship Required for this Position

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Navy/DoD programs, preferably Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, that includes interfacing with NAVSEA and its prime contractors, equipment suppliers, and shipyard trades and engineering
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience with end-user support and troubleshooting
Experience working with suppliers on product development and improvement
Conceptual design knowledge of one or more of the following propulsion plant components: turbine generators, diesel generators, generator control systems, propulsion turbines, reduction gears, AC plants, biofouling control systems, heat exchangers, pumps, and motor and valve controllers
Detailed design knowledge of one or more of the above propulsion plant components
Demonstrate basic engineering project management skills (e.g., planning, organizing, monitoring, reporting, and leading meetings and briefings)
Demonstrate intermediate engineering project management skills that include the preceding plus budget and schedule management
Experience leading a technical project team of 2 to 4 junior engineers
Experience leading a technical project team of career-level and junior engineers
Ability to work with multiple departments, suppliers, and customers to accomplish moderate to complex technical and project objectives
Ability to apply engineering and critical thinking principles to develop technical solutions for moderate to complex problems while maintaining the design integrity of plant machinery
Ability to apply engineering and critical thinking principles to develop technical solutions for the most complex problems while maintaining the design integrity of plant machinery
Desire to teach and mentor junior engineers by developing formal and informal training in an individual, classroom, and hands-on setting
Engineers from all ABET-accredited disciplines are encouraged to apply

Responsibilities

Applies electrical, electronic and mechanical principles to components and systems, including assembly, analysis, and documentation of results
Construction of developmental assemblies, sub-assemblies and components
Quality testing
Supports and participates in the design, test, modification, fabrication and assembly of prototype electromechanical systems