HII · 16 hours ago
ENGINEER PROJECT 5
Newport News, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
9+ years expHII’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. They are seeking a Project Engineer 5 to lead design and construction strategy improvements for the CVN 80 and follow ships, ensuring compliance and efficiency in the propulsion plant's construction and testing processes.
Health CarePublic Safety
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serve as the lead with respect to identifying and implementing design/producibility/build strategy improvements/modifications for CVN 80 and follow ships to reduce costs and improve the construction/test schedule
Provide oversight/guidance on significant issues associated with material, design, fabrication, vendor compliance, etc. that are impacting the Propulsion Plant critical path schedule
Serve as the SME on specifications, processes, and controls used in the construction and testing of the CVN 78 Class Propulsion Plant
Represent E86 at Program Reviews, construction management meetings, etc. as needed to provide updates on issues impacting the Propulsion Plant
Serve as the E86 lead for the Division of Responsibility (DOR) document and transitioning traditional Shipbuilder activities from the PPPY to E86
Serve as the E86 representative on the CVN 78 Class Technical Review Board (TRB)
Ensure lessons learned are shared among similar platforms. Lead department wide improvement initiatives wrt technical products and TWDs
Special projects
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and 14 years of relevant exempt experience
Master's Degree and 12 years of relevant professional experience
Ph.D. and 9 years of experience
Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program
Experience working independently at a high level while having significant involvement and drive to work on multiple concurrent tasks with multiple cognizant levels of management or lead engineers
The ability to understand propulsion plant construction issues and lead a team to arrive at a solution
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Able to aid in developing schedules for individual engineering/design/construction tasks and drive projects to completion
Able to provide clear direction for intra- and inter-department personnel to meet schedule needs and represent the organization on project/construction issues
Knowledge of CVN 78 propulsion plant systems
Ability to translate issues into white papers/presentations for all levels of NNS management and customers (external and internal)
Ability to apply engineering principles, theories and concepts, and work on complex engineering problems and provide solutions
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
HII
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