Manager, Digital Transformation

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Company: National Steel and Shipbuilding Com

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Shift: 1st

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The Digital Transformation Manager has responsibility for digital modernization initiatives across Engineering. This position requires practical experience with engineering platforms and extensive experience with technical integrations, automation, and compliance in regulated environments. Effective communication with internal and external stakeholders is essential to resolve complex technical issues in accordance with program requirements. The role ensures the safe, predictable execution of transformation projects and platform upgrades, aligning with modernization goals and ship‑level digital twin objectives.

The position is accountable for platform reliability, adoption, and measurable value delivery, including reduced manual effort, and improved digital thread integrity. A significant aspect of this role involves navigating and resolving conflict among stakeholders with competing priorities, requiring strong judgment, patience, and well‑developed conflict‑resolution skills to build alignment.

Own Engineering’s digital‑platform strategy and execution for AVEVA Marine, E3D, Unified Engineering, and legacy Tribon, serving as platform steward for stability, upgrades, security alignment, vendor coordination, and environment health

Direct the shift from legacy customizations to OEM‑aligned workflows, ensuring consistent standards and reduced fragility across engineering disciplines

Govern Engineering’s digital data standards, including naming conventions, EBOM/PBOM structures, configuration controls, and product information integrity

• Maintain a multi‑year digital‑transformation roadmap with quarterly objectives, defining cross‑discipline activities, test plans, rollback strategies, incident response procedures, and change‑management communications

Plan and coordinate the transition of Engineering tools (Jira, Confluence, Tableau) toward Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform, ensuring continuity and adoption

Lead integrations and data exchanges between AVEVA/E3D/UE and shipyard systems such as MACPAC MRP, LMS, and Autotime

Establish and operate within governance structures and compliance frameworks for automation, AI, data workflows, and secure platform operation under FedRAMP GCC‑High, ITAR/EAR, and CMMC requirements

Provide direct supervision and performance management for the Digital Transformation team, including hiring, coaching, career development, and setting clear, measurable expectations

Build a community of engineering software champions through mentoring and enablement programs that strengthen digital fluency across Engineering

Collaborate with Talent Development and Technical Training to identify, develop, implement, and manage strategic training programs for digital tools and practices

• Make decisions on platform configuration standards, de‑customization priorities, backlog sequencing, automation approvals, integration architectures, and vendor selection within approved budgets
• Answer for department performance, including cost, schedule, and transformation outcomes aligned with the roadmap.

Collaborate with Engineering, IT, Production, Supply Chain, QA, executive sponsors, OEMs, and software vendors to ensure alignment, timely support, and effective integration of digital platforms

• Build strong relationships with customers and their representatives to resolve complex and often unforeseen issues in the best interests of programs; manage resolution oflogistics, personnel, and prioritization conflicts

Communicate the rationale behind changes, negotiate trade‑offs with stakeholders, and…