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HII · 3 weeks ago

ENGINEER LEAD TEST 3-VCS & CLB MODULES NPE ACTE

Newport News, VA

Contract

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding is the largest industrial employer in Virginia, specializing in the design and construction of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and submarines. The Engineer Lead Test 3 role involves directing overall testing activities, managing test procedures, and ensuring compliance with certification requirements and technical standards.

Health CarePublic Safety

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Synthesizes customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledges technical, schedule and cost constraints

Develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for completing systems

Coordinates integrated testing activities

Reviews and evaluates test requirements to insure completeness of test program

Performs technical analysis of complete systems and prepares comprehensive system level evaluations

Directs overall testing and provides liaison with Waterfront Construction Management, Trades, Ship’s Force, vendors, SUPSHIP, and designated NAVSEA test and support and/or certification activities

Manages the conduct of all module testing and ensures test procedures are issued and signed off in support of Certifications and Key Events

Reviews all test data for accuracy and completeness, and prepares tests for signoff/acceptance by SUPSHIP

Reviews all NPE ERs/Work Permits to assign proper retest requirements in TSDB and WCMS

Initiates ERs for engineering resolution, tracks progress, and signs-off ERs when completed

Reviews FMRs for initial testing requirements in support of scoping and scheduling of testing

Qualification

Lead Test Engineer CertificationShip Safety Officer CertificationWatch Supervisor CertificationWatch Officer CertificationVCS Class NPE QualificationProject Management ExperienceWriting SkillsLeadership SkillsEffective Communication

Required

Lead Test Engineer (LTE) or Ship Safety Officer (SSO) or Watch Supervisor or Watch Officer Certification or Trade REC Coordinator (TRC) and Trade REC Oversight Agent (TROA) Certification and 4 years of relevant professional/exempt experience

Preferred

VCS Class NPE Lead Test Engineer Qualification (LTE)

Experience as Assistant CTE on Submarine Non-Propulsion Electronics (NPE)

Ability to direct, manage and satisfactorily conduct, complete and certify all required industrial testing; coordinate and clear construction work, certifications, and certify all required MOF/SMOF/RMF/SJB industrial testing, and verify all module transfer and float-off requirements are met

Effectively communicate with both internal and external customers including Waterfront Construction Management, Trades, NNS and EB Design and Test Engineering, SUPSHIP, NAVSEA, CWITT, ISEA, and Ship's Force

Good leadership skills and project management experience in test coordination, resource planning, budgeting, and test scheduling

Understanding of test requirements and ability to provide inputs for the Basis of Estimate (BOE)

Responsible for the correct/accurate and timely scoping of FMRs

Compile lessons learned for Key Events- Module transfers and Launch

Active participant in C5I, IWL, POD, and Test Integration meetings

Excellent writing skills for technical reports and an attention to detail for performing final Engineering Reviews of test procedures