Docking Engineer - Senior Specialist/Principle

Electric Boats$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science degree or higher
  • 15+ years of experience managing material readiness for maritime facilities or vessels
  • Technical writing experience preferred
  • Familiarity with Navy 3M System and Current Ship's Maintenance Project (CSMP) is a plus
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Experience leading teams in high-pressure environments
  • Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration across various workforce levels

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate material management for Graving Docks and floating assets
  • Schedule, fund, and oversee material management with facilities personnel
  • Collaborate with engineering to resolve material deficiencies
  • Update and revise maintenance manuals and technical drawings
  • Manage correspondence with external government stakeholders
  • Publish and modify preventative maintenance documentation
  • Ensure compliance with MIL-STD-1625D and NSTM Chapter 997

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a cohesive team environment
  • Career development in a maritime engineering context
  • Engagement with a range of technical and governmental stakeholders
  • Exposure to various maritime assets and operational challenges
  • Involvement in improving departmental processes and standards
Full Job Description
Overview

In this role as a docking engineer, the sucessful candidate will work in a small team of Engineers, Docking Supervisors, and hourly technicians.

Work tasks will include the following:
  • Primary tasks will include coordinating the material management and readiness of the various Graving Docks and floating assets (Atlas, Sea Shuttle and Holland).
  • Work closely with facilities personnel to schedule, fund and oversee all aspects of material management of the docking assets.
  • Work closely with engineering disciplines tasked with technical cognizance to adjudicate material deficiencies and remediation.
  • Work closely with Docking Engineer to update and revise maintenance, technical manuals and technical drawings.
  • Draft, track and manage correspondence with external government stakeholders and coordinate response to stakeholder requests.
  • Modify and publish preventative maintenance cards as advised by Docking Engineer, Dock Technicians, and Tech Leads.
  • Ensure all correspondence comply with reference documents, in particular MIL-STD-1625D and NSTM Chapter 997.
  • Candidate must have a proven track record in the areas of safety, quality, cost, schedule, process improvement, and communications.
  • Candidate must be able to promote a positive team environment and be highly motivated with strong interpersonal skills.
  • Candidate must have the ability to interact with all levels of management, the customer, and Human Resources and be able to ensure EEO and OSHA compliance.


Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor of Science degree or higher
  • 15+ years of experience managing material readiness of facilities or maritime barges and ships

Preferred:

  • Technical writing background
  • Prior experience with Navy 3M System and Current Ship's Maintenance Project (CSMP)


Skills

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office
  • Interpersonal skills to work in a fast-paced environment with all levels of the workforce
  • Team leadership experience


Physical Qualifications

Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Kneeling, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

Environmental Attributes

Cold, Dry, Hot, Inside, Noise, Outside, Wet

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