ENGINEER MECHANICAL 4

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

2d•$124,000 - $153,000•Onsite

About The Position

This requisition is for a position within the one of the Propulsion and Reactor Engineering Planning Yard’s (PREPY) piping system, valve design, or electromechanical component groups with opportunities to support the development of new aircraft carriers, modernization of the existing aircraft carrier fleet, design of a new battleship class, and standard valve designs used throughout the Navy. The PREPY is a single multidiscipline, cross-platform design agency, which is responsible for the design, development, and lifetime support of the propulsion plants (including reactor plant) of all Navy aircraft carriers (NIMITZ and FORD Class) and nuclear battleships (BBGN Class), as well as the standard valves used across all Navy ships. This senior level engineer will be responsible for system and/or component designs. 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 9 years of relevant exempt experience
Master’s Degree and 7 years of relevant professional experience
Ph.D. and 4 years of experience
Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program

Nice To Haves

Excellent problem-solving skills - able to quickly provide solutions to difficult shipboard issues that are technically correct, cost effective, and complete
High accountability/ownership to ensure that Navy customer needs are consistently met
Proficiency in using physics-based principles to perform calculations and analyses
Ability to train and help manage the work of junior level engineers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills - responsible for reporting on area of cognizance to all levels of NNS management as well as directly to our Navy customer
Ability to work independently with minimal supervisor oversight
Excellent collaboration skills to interface with construction, develop close working relationships with other engineering disciplines and value stream customers, and work with designers to communicate engineering resolutions and approve changes to the CAD model

Responsibilities

Responsible for system and/or component designs.
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.