Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII ยท 4 hours ago
SHIP SURVIVABILITY ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 4
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, is the largest industrial employer in Virginia and specializes in building U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and submarines. The role involves providing technical support to engineers, managing technical data, and producing engineering documentation and reports.
Defense & Space
Responsibilities
Provides technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks
Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes
Produces engineering documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics)
Performs detailed mathematical calculations using established formulas; preliminary analyses of data where guidelines are provided in such areas as trajectory adequacy, model dimensional consistency; and quantitative judgments concerning technical data
Uses personal computer in performance of analyses and development of documentation/reports
May conduct tests and record data to assist with engineering evaluation or analysis
Qualification
Required
Associate's Degree and 6 years of relevant experience
NNS Apprentice School graduate
Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
High School/GED and 2 years of related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience
High School/GED and 4 years of non-related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience
US Citizenship Required for this Position
Final Clearance Required to Start
Preferred
The preferred candidate has held a US Navy or US Coast Guard Engineering rating, such as Damage Controlman, Electrician's Mate, Engineman, Gas Turbine Specialist, Hull Maintenance Technician, Machinist's Mate, or Machinery Repairman
Knowledge in firefighting and shipboard damage control
Basic understanding of principles of naval engineering
Shipboard power and distribution
Ship system operational and maintenance background
Current damage control processes used on Navy ships
Experience with Maritime Shipboard Training Teams: Damage Control Training Team (DCTT), Engineering Training Team (ETT), Integrated Training Team (ITT), etc
Desired Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC)/Legacy NECs: U46A/4811, U57A, U15A/4202, U07A/4136, U16A/4206
Program/project management
Excellent communication, both written and verbal
Critical thinking and problem solving skills
Proficiency with MS Office, including Word, Excel, and Access
Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team
Comfortable working in a 3D modeling environment
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
Creativity in seeking design resolutions
Benefits
Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices
On-site health centers
Tele-medicine
Wellness resources
Employee assistance programs
Savings plan options (401K)
Financial education and planning tools
Life insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Employee discounts
Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships
Company
Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII
For 137 years, the ships built at Newport News Shipbuilding, like the American shipbuilders who built them, have served our nation in peace and war, in times of adversity and in times of abundance.