Welding Engineer Sr​/Spec​/Principal

Overview

Department D341 Welding and NDT Engineering-Suppliers and Strategic Sourcing - Responsible for providing technical guidance to suppliers as well as internal and external customers with respect to welding and fabrication of the components used in the construction of nuclear submarines. A challenging opportunity exists within the Supplier Oversight Group.

• Participate in audits of suppliers performing welding to confirm contractual requirements are being followed at the supplier’s location
• Follow up on audit findings and work to adjudicate findings affecting in process and delivered hardware
• Review and approve supplier welding procedures
• Disposition vendor information requests
• Provide welding training/guidance to suppliers
• Ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills to allow close communication of technical issues with SUPSHIP or NAVSEA customers and Electric Boat management.
• Frequency of travel varies but at most travel to suppliers is one week at time, up to once per month.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Engineering Technology in the following disciplines:
  • Mechanical
  • Welding
  • Metallurgical
  • Materials (if focus is on Metallics)
• 5+ years of postgraduate engineering experience in an industrial weldingenvironment, shipbuilding or other heavy fabrication

• Experience working with basic arc welding processes and an understanding of the fundamentals of welding metallurgy
• Leadership experience

• Candidate must be highly motivated, perform independently, as well as interact with other groups and organizations, including interfacing regularly with SUPSHIP or NAVSEA customers, in an engineering environment
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills are a must

• Climbing
• Color Vision
• Crawling
• Heavy Lifting
• Kneeling
• Light Lifting
• Medium Lifting
• Pulling
• Pushing
• Reaching
• Stooping
• Twisting