Engineering Technician 3

Engineering Technician 3

Location:

Newport News, Virginia, United States Date:
Aug 4, 2026 Req  Team: E50 PROP AND REAC ENG PLNG YRD Entity:
Newport News Shipbuilding US Citizenship Required for this Position:
Yes Full-Time

Shift: 1st Relocation:
No relocation assistance available Virtual/Telework Opportunity:
No
- Not eligible for telework Travel Requirements:
Yes, up to 10% of the time

Clearance Required:

No
- Clearance Not Required to Start Salary Range: $70,000.00 to $88,000.00 The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range Meet HII's Newport News Shipbuilding With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth-, and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia.

We're the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world.

Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.

The Role Provides technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks. Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes. Produces engineering documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics). Performs detailed mathematical calculations using established formulas; preliminary analyses of data where guidelines are provided in such areas as trajectory adequacy, model dimensional consistency;

and quantitative judgments concerning technical data. Uses personal computer in performance of analyses and development of documentation/reports. May conduct tests and record data to assist with engineering evaluation or analysis. Newport News Shipbuilding has an exciting opportunity to support Propulsion Plant machinery for the United States aircraft carrier fleet (both Nimitz Class and Ford Class). The role will serve in the Machinery Department of our aircraft carrier fleet's design yard and fleet support team, and will support a department of approximately 60 engineers.

Machinery we support includes turbines, diesel engines, generators, voltage regulators, motor controllers, governors, motors, pumps, reduction gears for main propulsion, and heat exchangers - to include overall propulsion plant operations. Our team owns the design of Ford Class equipment while supporting the build, test, and installation on new aircraft carriers, to include testing at suppliers across the United States. Our team also supports the Nimitz and Ford Class delivered fleet assets, from keeping the machinery operating with the Navy to supporting logistics, design improvements, and maintenance.

In this position, you will provide technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks, including:
Utilizing equipment manuals and propulsion plant manuals to develop knowledge requirements for engineers to become certified on shipboard equipment, similar to the Navy's Personnel Qualification Standard (PQS) cards. Maintaining a master repository containing relevant information (both technical and programmatic) about a system or process that engineers need quick access to in the performance of their duties (e.g., process guides, "How-to Manuals").

Assisting the senior engineer in administering an audit and surveillance program. Providing technical and logistics support for Nimitz Class and Ford Class machinery.

Must Have Associate's Degree and 3 years of relevant experience One of the following may be used as equivalent to Associate's Degree to meet minimum qualifications: NNS Apprentice School graduate Navy Nuclear…