Engineer Structural 2

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering, Technology, and Design (ET&D) Division is hosting an invite-only hiring event for qualified candidates. While onsite, all candidates will have an opportunity to learn about the division. If you enjoy being part of a team that connects their employees to one another and our mission, holds true to the company’s core values of Engagement, Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, Performance and Safety, then know there is a place for you here! Please, apply today to be invited to the next hiring event! Analyzes, researches and develops structural engineering specifications involving metals, non-metallic or composite structural materials for product design, or operation of product to include structures, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronics, power plant, armament, heating and ventilating, equipment and maintenance designs. Analyzes damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling. Specific structural engineering specialties may include dynamics and loads, stability and stress fatigue and thermal analysis. Tools utilized may include CATIA, IDEAS, ProEngineer and a variety of software applications. Positions will support the following areas within the Engineering, Technology, and Design Division – Design and Construction of Virginia and Columbia-Class submarines Design of next generation fast attack submarine (SSNX) Design and collaboration work through international agreement to provide submarines to Australia with the AUKUS agreement Design, Construction, and Overhaul of Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers Design and Construction of the first new battleship since World War II (BBGN)

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

Experience or familiarity with submarine or carrier ship systems and structure
Knowledge of structural fabrication, assembly, and final outfitting
Requirement Management and System Engineering Approach
Ability to read and understand system schematics and drawings
Familiarity with FEMAP, Abaqus, Teamcenter, Hypermesh, ATIS, DDMS, and/or MatLab
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven technical writing ability
Experience working in multi-disciplinary engineering teams
SAP, TeamCenter, NGP, or NX software experience
Knowledge of SUBSAFE requirements
Prior leadership, testing, or shipyard integration experience
DOD Security Clearance is preferred, but not required to start

Responsibilities

Ability to analyze and research structural engineering specifications involving metals, non-metallic or composite structural materials for product design, or operation of product to include structures, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronics, power plant, armament, heating and ventilating, equipment and maintenance designs.
Understand damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling
Technical submittals of design proposals, drawing reviews, presentations, operating instructions, test procedures, maintenance procedures, work deferral requests, departure from specification requests, etc
Perform dynamic structural (shock) analyses utilizing finite element analysis (FEA) methods with the pre-/post-processor (FEMAP and NASTRAN, Abaqus, Hypermesh, Government codes) computer applications, perform hand calculations using textbook methods, and develop engineering calculation reports, check structural analyses reports
Coordinate with design, test, construction teams and external customers, i.e. NAVSEA, General Dynamics - Electric Boat, vendors, etc.
Support various on-going efforts in the areas of shock and vibration qualification of equipment, static and dynamic analyses of steel structures, and naval shock and vibration analysis as it relates to foundation design
Analyzes, researches and develops structural engineering specifications involving metals, non-metallic or composite structural materials for product design, or operation of product to include structures, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronics, power plant, armament, heating and ventilating, equipment and maintenance designs.
Analyzes damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling.
Specific structural engineering specialties may include dynamics and loads, stability and stress fatigue and thermal analysis.
Tools utilized may include CATIA, IDEAS, ProEngineer and a variety of software applications.