Piping Designer

Leidos•Newport News, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Gibbs & Cox, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, is seeking a Naval Piping Senior Designer to join their organization in Newport News, VA. As a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary Ship Design team, the designer will be responsible for producing detailed distributive piping ship systems designs, diagrams, 3D models, and 2D drawings for ship construction and modification. This will involve using requirement documents, ship specifications, standards, and regulatory body requirements for Naval, Coast Guard, and Commercial ships.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.
Associates Degree or 2 Years of relevant experience in lieu of an Associate's Degree.
5(+) Years of experience translating specification requirements and incorporating standards, requirements, design practices and techniques into detailed ship design, drawings and other finished design products distributive ship piping systems.
Piping Design experience on Naval and/or commercial Shipbuilding programs.
Experience with PDF Editing Programs (Bluebeam Preferred).
Proficiency in AUTOCAD 2014 or later is required.
Proficiency in 3-D modeling is required.
Demonstrated proficiency of drafting methods, procedures and techniques.
Experience in drafting methods, procedures and techniques.
Must be able to work some overtime as required.
Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint Skills Required.
Excellent Oral, Written and Presentation Skills.
Strong Time Management and Organization Skills as an Independent Contributor.
Demonstrated Interpersonal Skills as a member of a Collaborative multidisciplinary team.

Nice To Haves

ShipConstructor is highly desirable
Prefer experience developing Detail Drawing Extractions from ShipConstructor
Knowledge of standards and regulatory body requirements is a plus.

Responsibilities

Preparing accurate and detailed designs, free form surface models and/or drawings based on concept sketches, photographs, scans or clearly stated functional requirements.
Working closely with clients, naval architects and engineers, as well as, with design team members to produce high quality, detail ship design products and drawings.