Experienced Engineer – Special Missions Systems
About The Position
This posting is for a Systems Engineering position in the Planning Yard and Fleet Support Engineering (D495) Special Missions Systems Engineering group. Candidates will be responsible for various activities required to maintain and enhance the current submarine fleet, which consists of delivered ships in all classes (OHIO, SEAWOLF, and VIRGINIA). Maintenance and enhancement activities include managing potential design changes to commissioned ships, developing documentation for class/ship modernization, and providing technical direction in support of emergent problems. This position is a multidiscipline position (Structural/ Mechanical/ Fluids) for engineering duties responsible for supporting diver and escape support systems and components. Responsibilities include providing technical guidance via liaison action requests (LAR), reverse liaison action requests (RLAR), and vendor information requests (VIRs), providing engineering support for provisioning information reviews, manual change request (MCRs) reviews, drawing reviews and development of supporting engineering calculations to support ship alterations (ShipAlts) and/or diver support systems analysis. This position also supports research and development opportunities for design enhancements to better support the dive community via the host submarine. Experience with DSS-SOC and/ or Escape and Rescue systems/ components and requirements are beneficial. This position offers the potential for travel to provide on-site technical support of maintenance and modernization activities at various shipyards.
Requirements
- Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (i.e. Marine Engineering, Systems Engineering, Structural Engineering, Fluids Engineering, Civil Engineering)
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience post graduation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive in engaging technical experts when necessary
- Sound engineering judgement to make quick, informed decisions
- Ability to independently pursue information required to make technical decisions
- Quick learner and be able adapt to a variety of tasks
- Possess a questioning attitude
Nice To Haves
- Experience with special emphasis programs (DSS-SOC)
- Experience with Multiple Systems/components and their interaction
- Experience with system operations and systems engineering principles
- Experience with Diver Systems
- Experience with DSS-SOC and/ or Escape and Rescue systems/ components and requirements
Responsibilities
- Maintain and enhance the current submarine fleet
- Manage potential design changes to commissioned ships
- Develop documentation for class/ship modernization
- Provide technical direction in support of emergent problems
- Support diver and escape support systems and components
- Provide technical guidance via liaison action requests (LAR), reverse liaison action requests (RLAR), and vendor information requests (VIRs)
- Provide engineering support for provisioning information reviews
- Manual change request (MCRs) reviews
- Drawing reviews
- Development of supporting engineering calculations to support ship alterations (ShipAlts) and/or diver support systems analysis
- Support research and development opportunities for design enhancements to better support the dive community via the host submarine
- Provide on-site technical support of maintenance and modernization activities at various shipyards
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive benefits
- Career growth opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
