Engineering Lead, Hull Outfit & Structural Engineering, Class Design Services

Job Description

In this unique role as supervisor of the Hull Outfit / Structural Engineering Team in Class Design, you'll guide, oversee, and approve the work of a team providing engineering support operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS). This group provides detail design and class design documents used to complete some of the most complex warships built in the world.

The Hull Outfit Engineering Group entails the following responsibilities:
Materials Evaluation, Strength, Mechanical Function;
System Analysis/Trade-Off Analysis;
Design Development;
Calculations;
Design Drawing/Manual/Product Review;
Procurement Support;
Production Support;
Operational and Test Support all associated with problem solving in hull outfit disciplines including:
General Arrangements;
Habitability, Food Service, Personnel Support Spaces;
Joiner Work, Insulation, Deck Covering;
Access, Doors, Hatches, Scuttles;
Ladders, Life Rails, Hull Fittings, Rigging;
Store/Cargo/Vehicle Handling, and Stowage;
Anchor Handling, Mooring, and Towing; UNREP;
Boat Handling and Stowage, Lifesaving Equipment;
Aviation Facilities;
Hull Outfit Foundations/Method Mounts;
Deck Machinery;
Hull Castings.

The Structures and Dynamic Analysis Group analyses and qualifies the ship structures and equipment foundations to the ship specification requirements. This includes primary static and dynamic ship loads, shock and nuclear blast.

• Champion and enforce BIW safety policies and procedures in Main Yard operations.
• Promote a culture of proactive safety awareness and accountability across the team.
• Ensure safe workplace conditions and compliance with government and company safety standards.

• Champion BOS principles and productivity enhancements.
• Identify and eliminate non-value-added activities and lead implementation of process improvements.
• Leverage A3 problem-solving and other structured improvement tools.
• Responsible for the training and development of assigned personnel.
• Create and maintain small tools budgets to develop new capabilities.
• Contribute to the Operational Performance Improvement Plan (OPIP).

• Work with Engineering Manager and Program Office to evaluate and prioritize workload requirements.
• Report progress and status at various manager level meetings and Departmental White Boards, as required.
• Maintain EVMS for scheduled work.
• Develop employee performance evaluations as required.
• Manage Plan of the Week (POW) process.

• Work with Engineering Manager and Program Office to evaluate and prioritize workload requirements.
• Report progress and status at various manager level meetings and Departmental White Boards, as required.
• Analyze requirements and provide guidance to design for compliance in alignment with associated processes.
• Analyze ship and equipment purchase specification requirements.
• Manage projects, identify and resolve issues surrounding tasks.
• Write reports and correspondence.
• Travel to suppliers, customers, or other worksites.
• Participate in or lead technical interchanges on issues with customers such as U. S. Navy (NAVSEA and Supervisor of Shipbuilding), Suppliers, Production workers and supervisors.
• Responsible for the training and development of assigned personnel.
• Develop employee performance evaluations as required.

• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical or marine engineering.
• Preferred:
  Master’s degree in engineering.

• 10+ years experience in the maritime industry or time at sea is required.
• Detailed knowledge of ship specifications.
• Innovative Leadership qualities, problem solving capabilities, and a strong passion for employee development required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to read, interpret and follow procedures, standards and work instructions required.
• Past experience supervising technical employees (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to work multiple priorities required.
• Aptitude for problem solving.
• Thorough knowledge of engineering tools and methods relating to Hull Outfit and Structures.
• Proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office tools.
• Ability to develop trade studies, optimizations and hull outfit designs from requirements alone.
• Willingness to work onboard ship, pier side or at sea, possibly in confined spaces, as well as in office environment.
• Must be able to access government facilities; ability to obtain DoD secret clearance is required.
• This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance if you do not already have one. You must be a US Citizen for consideration, and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire. For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil).