Engineer Systems Test

US Citizenship Required for this Position:

Yes

Full-Time

Shift: 1st
Relocation:
Relocation assistance will be available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity:
No - Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirements:

Yes, up to 10% of the time

Clearance Required:

Yes
- Final Clearance Required to Start

Salary Range:$99,000.00 to$

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-, four-, 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.

The Combat Systems Engineer Systems Test (EST) 3 is a demanding position that requires the engineer to provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of increasing technical knowledge and complexity in electronics test electronics systems (ETES), as assigned. Those systems include but not limited to: NAVIGATION SYSTEMS (DHYSL, NDD, NDS, RLGN VMS, AIS), RADAR SYSTEMS (SPN-46, SPN-41, EASR), AVIATION SYSTEMS (SATCC, ADMACS, TACAN, MOVLAS, LSODS), and TELEVISION SYSTEMS (2TV, 6TV, 7TV, 14TV, 27TV, ILARTS, TV-DTS).

The EST3 will be responsible for providing support for the successful completion of ETES test program on Ford and Nimitz Class Carriers. The EST 3 should be able to effectively communicate with both internal and external customers including waterfront construction management, design engineering, test engineering, SUPSHIP, NAVSEA, and Ship's Force, being able to report overall status to supervisor. The EST3 will be responsible for performing reviews on test issuance/completion status, making sure the Test Plan of the Day is updated, providing system status and turnover and identifying and recommending resolutions for system and programmatic issues as well as support the overall E25 contract performance metrics (scheduling, budgeting and scoping).

The EST3 must have knowledge of safety requirements and coordinate with functional supervisors, construction and Ship's Force to ensure that test program is conducted safely and is accomplished in accordance with Ship Yard and NAVSEA approved requirements and procedures.

Key competencies
:

• Great leadership skills and project management experience (test development, test coordination, resource planning, budgeting and test scheduling)
• Expertise in Planning (scoping using Change Order Log database)
• Extensive Test experience in Radar, Aviation, Video and Navigation Systems
• Great communication skills and proven capacity to effectively interface with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent writing skills to write technical reports and perform the final Engineering Reviews of test procedures
• Capacity to evaluate problems relative to the impact on the overall plan/schedule and formulate recommended mitigating action plans
• Candidate must not have a fear of heights, be able to ascend/descend vertical ladders that span multiple decks, both topside and within the ship.
• Candidate must have a Secret Level Security Clearance.
• Candidate must be able to go to Sea during Test Trials.
• Candidate must be able to work…