Shift Leader — Drive Safety, Quality & Efficiency

Req
Team: K38 Advanced Submarine Programs
Entity:
Newport News Shipbuilding

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, 25%-50% of the time

Clearance Required:

Yes
- Final Clearance Required to Start

Salary Range: 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-, 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.

Supplier Quality Engineer

Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product. Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place. Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment. Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment;

conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

This position is in Adelaide, Australia, beginning in January 2027. Initial contract period is two years, with the possibility of annual renewals thereafter.

The Supplier Quality Engineer will partner with the AUKUS In‑Country Qualification Team in support of NNS to boost the Trilateral Supplier Industrial Base’s capability, capacity, and resilience in meeting the accelerating production rates of Virginia‑class and SSN AUKUS submarines.

An embedded US team enables rapid knowledge sharing, effective reach‑back actions, and a collaborative supplier assessment and development program. These pilots aim to qualify vendors in time to support construction of VCS submarines and SSNAUKUS. US Naval nuclear shipbuilders, Electric Boat and NNS are uniquely positioned to work with the Australian submarine enterprise to quickly identify, develop, and qualify Australian suppliers using VCS products and procedures.

Tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Identify US SIB gaps and the path to meet the projected demand.
• Evaluate the AUS supply chain and its potential to close those gaps and meet the projected demand.
• Support a phased pilot manufacturing program with AUS suppliers to…