Req ID: 47737
Team: E50 PROP AND REAC ENG PLNG YRD
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: Relocation assistance will be available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirements: Yes, 10%-25% of the time

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start

Salary Range: $99,000.00 to $122,000.00

The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range

The Role

Researches, develops, designs, and tests electrical components, equipment, systems, and networks. Designs electrical equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for commercial, industrial, and domestic purposes.

Position 1 - Diesel generator electrical support and Position 2 - generator control system electrical and software support, each accountable to the system lead engineers, supporting the GERALD R. FORD Class Aircraft Carriers. Responsibilities require the candidate to develop a thorough understanding of the system design with expectation of establishing a long-term presence as a subject matter expert. The system is a large 16-cylinder diesel engine with an asynchronous generator and a digital control system.'

Duties include troubleshooting support for operational fleet and new construction issues, new unit procurement technical support and deliverable approvals, maintenance of technical ordering requirements, and component technical manuals, development of field change packages.

Additionally, duties require lifecycle design management to include; regular maintenance requirements reviews, development of field change proposals, documentation of drawings and design bases, parts catalogue and obsolescence management, sustainability and design improvement initiatives.

For generator control system, further duties involve working with outside vendor to design and develop a new generator control system to replace legacy system for future carriers.

Team reports to the Machinery section of the GERALD R. FORD Class Aircraft Carrier propulsion and reactor engineering planning yard (PREPY).

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience;
Master's Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience;
Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.

Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting Navy/DoD programs, preferably Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, that includes interfacing with NAVSEA and its prime contractors, equipment suppliers, and shipyard trades and engineering
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with end-user support and troubleshooting
• Experience working with suppliers on product development and improvement
• Detailed design knowledge of power-generating equipment at a large scale
• Demonstrate basic engineering project management skills (e.g., planning, organizing, monitoring, reporting, and leading meetings and briefings)
• Ability to work with multiple departments, suppliers, and customers to accomplish complex technical and project objectives