ENGINEER PROJECT 5

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Project Engineer 5 to serve as the lead engineer for the Undersea Warfare (USW) department. The USW department is responsible for design and development of concepts to integrate advanced systems, vehicles, and payloads with submarines and other platforms. The USW department manages and provides support across multiple contracts ranging from R&D demonstration programs to new vehicle / submarine design efforts. This position will be responsible for organizing and leading cross discipline teams of engineers and designers to execute complex engineering projects and will interface with customers and partners both internal and external to HII. This position will be responsible for day-to-day project management and engineering activities such as working with Subject Matter Expert (SME) leads to develop and execute technical project plans, estimating schedules and costs, tracking progress, coordinating resolution of technical issues, and identifying risks and concerns to the program manager. The candidate must be familiar with submarines and undersea systems with experience in leading design and engineering activities. Researches, develops, designs, and/or tests components, equipment, systems, and networks in one or more engineering disciplines. May design equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for commercial, industrial, and domestic purposes. Applies engineering principles to components and systems, including assembly, analysis, and documentation of results; construction of developmental assemblies, sub-assemblies and components; and quality testing. Supports and participates in the design, test, modification, fabrication and assembly of prototype. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and 14 years of relevant exempt experience
Master’s Degree and 12 years of relevant professional experience
Ph.D. and 9 years of experience
Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.
Must be familiar with submarines and undersea systems with experience in leading design and engineering activities.

Responsibilities

Organizing and leading cross discipline teams of engineers and designers to execute complex engineering projects
Interface with customers and partners both internal and external to HII
Day-to-day project management and engineering activities such as working with Subject Matter Expert (SME) leads to develop and execute technical project plans
Estimating schedules and costs
Tracking progress
Coordinating resolution of technical issues
Identifying risks and concerns to the program manager