Engineer Senior - Mechanical

Responsibilities for this Position

Engineer Senior - Mechanical

US-CT-Groton

Job :

Type:
Full-Time

# of Openings: 2

Category:
Engineering

EB Groton Shipyard

Overview

General Dynamics Electric Boat, a leader in naval innovation, is seeking passionate engineers to contribute to the design, construction and maintenance of state-of-the-art submarines for the U.S. Navy. Be part of a dynamic team, drive technological advancements, and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of maritime defense. If you're ready for a challenging and rewarding career, apply now to be at the forefront of naval engineering excellence.

Department 498 (D498), COLUMBIA Weapons & Mechanical Systems, is responsible for the COLUMBIA Class HM&E (Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical) Mechanical design products. D498 engineers work as a team with D453 Mechanical Design to complete COLUMBIA Class Rev A design disclosures and COLUMBIA Class Design Changes. D498 engineers also work with vendors through the review and disposition of VIRs (Vendor Information Requests) providing technical oversight of suppliers building products on our design disclosures and resolving technical problems with COLUMBIA Class design products while also performing calculations to support these products.

Role Overview

As a D498 Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for the design of Columbia Class HM&E Mechanical Systems, Hull Valves and Standard Valves, and supporting procurement of material for these systems and installation and test on the ship. As an experienced engineer, you will be expected to mentor new engineers, provide technical oversight and interface with engineers from all engineering disciplines, designers, shipbuilders, trades, suppliers, Navy Labs and NAVSEA customer personnel.

Key Responsibilities

D498 is seeking an engineer experienced with valve design and manufacturing to produce Columbia Hull and Standard Valve technical products and resolve construction problems and provide technical oversight for these products and problem resolution. The specific duties of this position will include:

* Developing technical solutions to valve problems with vendors and in the shipyard

* Reviewing and dis-positioning

Change Notices (CNs) and Vendor Information Requests (VIRs)

* Providing strong technical guidance to other engineers for resolution of valve design and shipyard construction problems

* Peer review technical correspondence, including CNs and VIRs

* Working with Mechanical Design to develop solutions to valve design problems

* Developing and reviewing calculations supporting resolution of design or construction problems

Electric Boat offers Flexible Work Arrangements that allows some work to be performed remotely and s varies from position to position based on the amount of classified material the department interacts with, as well as a few other variables. Please ask for more details on how it applies to this opening during discussions with the department.

Responsibilities

* Strong verbal and written communication skills

* Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

* Strong problem-solving skills

* Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment and be capable of working in a team environment.

* Ability to drive clarity to ambiguous requests or requirements

* Ability to manage assignments and workload effectively in order to consistently meet quality, schedule, and budget requirements

Qualifications

Required

* Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

* 5+ years of post-graduate engineering experience in a professional setting

* Previous experience with valves and fluid system design

Preferred

* Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Marine Engineering, or Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering

* Experience performing mechanical shock analysis on ship systems and components

* Experience developing designs of submarine mechanical components and systems

* Experience reading and interpreting mechanical drawings

* Experience designing mechanical systems/components for seawater exposure/immersion

* Experience using Mathcad to perform calculations

* Experience using Teamcenter