Senior Specialist, Ocean Engineer

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Job Title:
Senior Specialist, Ocean Engineer (Sign-On Bonus Available)
Job Code: 38037
Job Location:
Palm Bay, FL
Job Schedule: 9/80:
Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Lead the design and development of mechanical and ocean-engineering solutions that advance maritime programs. You will provide technical leadership from early concepts and material selection through detailed design, integration, test, and field support. This role is suited to an engineer who enjoys solving complex hardware challenges, guiding cross-functional design teams, and applying hands-on expertise in 3D modeling, mechanical design, and system optimization.

Occasional travel or offshore work may be required.

Essential Functions:

• Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities
• Excellent problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills
• Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives
• Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.)
• Prototype, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies
• Develop test plans and procedures for related subsystems.
• Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems
• Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews
• Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes
• Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews
• Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc.
• Direct designers, technicians, operators, and other engineers as part of a design team
• Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative
• Willingness to travel or work offshore, as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance (or active within the last two years) and favorable polygraph required.

Preferred Additional

Skills:

• Subject matter expert with comprehensive knowledge of mechanical design or ocean/marine engineering experience
• Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards
• Understanding of topics such as underwater robotics, acoustics, or offshore structures
• Experience in additive manufacturing, part optimization and design for manufacture and assembly
• Designs that include pressure-compensated electric and hydraulic linear and rotary actuator mechanisms
• Subsea Compensator and Hydraulic Control Design to include valves, manifolds, pumps and motor coupling design
• Pressure Vessel Design (to include Materials, Coatings, Bulkhead Connectors, Penetrators and Endcap to Shell Securing…