ENGINEER MECHANICAL 2

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of relevant exempt experience
Master’s Degree and 0 year of relevant professional experience
Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.

Nice To Haves

The individual should have general knowledge of the design, operation, and/or testing of power plant systems and components, and must be able to apply engineering principles, theory, technology, and tools to analyze and resolve engineering problems of moderate complexity in new and existing mechanical component designs.
The specific position is in the area of valve engineering, where the individual will be responsible for standard Navy valve designs and vendor proprietary valve designs used in Naval nuclear plants.
Familiarity with general manufacturing processes, materials science (casting, forging and heat treating), machine design and welding is desirable.
Immediate emphasis will be on supporting existing valve designs via problem resolution, design improvement, and maintenance procedure refinement.
The successful candidate should have excellent verbal and technical writing skills, and some experience in project management.