Position Description & Qualifications

As the Senior Additive Manufacturing (AM) Engineer, you will be on a dynamic team providing technical and programmatic support to the VIRGINIA Class Submarine Program (PMS450) and the U.S. Navy's Team Submarine Program Offices! Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact on our military defense and safety of our sailors and contribute and influence the Navy's future, premier nuclear submarines.

Must possess an active U.S. Department of War (DoW) Secret security clearance

The Virginia Class Submarine Program (PMS450) is responsible for the design, construction, certification, and delivery of Virginia Class Submarines. Virginia Class Submarines (VCS) are built to seek out and destroy enemy ships/submarines, working both independently and in concert with carrier strike groups/other ships, providing Joint Commanders with early, accurate knowledge of the battlefield; covert striking power against targets ashore; and the maritime strength to destroy enemy naval forces and interdict seaborne commerce. U.S. Navy submarines ARE the undersea advantage against our adversaries.

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and exceptional person to serve as the Senior AM Engineer for PMS 450 in the Washington, DC area. The Senior AM Engineer is responsible for design, development, and testing of all facets of the additive process with a focus on machines, software, part design and analysis, and additive techniques.

In this role, you will:

• The Senior AM Engineer plays a key role in planning and developing Acquisition Management solutions, working on mid-level initiatives and supporting clients through technical expertise.
• Provide AM engineering consulting support and participate in technical reviews, conduct engineering analyses of systems and sub-systems in terms of operability, technical merit, and schedule risk.
• Review and evaluate production design data and documentation; prepare, test and evaluate AM engineering changes; and conduct analyses of ability to produce and production operations, processes, and systems in production items.
• Provide recommendations for the technical directorate team coordination and risk mitigation strategies associated with production and migration.
• Advise and recommend strategies for issues including migration, program schedule, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• May lead and direct the work of others.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Typically reports to the Technical Director or APM.
• Proven ability to work independently and in a team.
• Strong technical and analytical skills.
• Be an active contributor within a team of engineers who perform the design, development, and testing of all facets of the additive process using powder-bed and powder-fed approaches
• Generate optimized build files to produce high-quality parts in minimum time with maximum consistency
• Work with other engineers to help refine the design of existing parts and optimize new parts to leverage additive technology
• Work with Materials Engineers to investigate properties, geometric accuracy, and surface finish results to develop optimal print parameters, heat treatments, and design allowables for existing and new alloys
• Work interdisciplinary trades on processes that result in optimal additive part production
• After hardware is produced, communicate results and feedback to Responsible Engineers to continuously develop and improve hardware production
• Produce reports, procedures, and manuals to document results to mature development processes for production

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Must possess an active DoW Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or other engineering disciplines.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in propulsion component design or development of metallic additive technologies.
• Excellent communications and analytical skills; able to meet with program officials and influence actions needed to meet technical program milestones.
• Experience briefing senior leaders.
• Proficient with MS Office products i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Excellent communications and analytical skills; able to meet program officials and develop and implement actions needed to meet program milestones.
• Must have the ability to work both in a team environment and independently, and often under short, multiple deadlines.
• The ability to travel up to 10%.

Preferred skills and experience:

• Master's degree in aeronautical, astronautical, or mechanical engineering.
• Experience with operating additive machines, including parameter development and process control.
• Experience with additive simulation software.
• Experience with topology optimization software.
• Knowledge of various additive and subtractive manufacturing and joining techniques for metals.
• Solid understanding of optics and lasers.
• Familiarity with common engineering materials properties (strength, life, thermal, fluid compatibility etc.) and processing attributes particularly for titanium or nickel-based alloys.
• Experience with detailed design and operation of propulsion fluid components (e.g., valves).
• Experience with setting up and running multifactorial design of experiments (DOE's).
• Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals.
• Proficient in basic principles of compressible and incompressible flow, thermodynamics, thermochemistry, mechanics, materials, and electrical circuits.
• Experience with Finite Element Modeling and Postprocessing (FEMAP), Analysis System (ANSYS), and similar structural analysis software tools.
• Hands-on experience with aerospace components or fluid system testing, including pressure, hot-fire, and environmental testing.
• Navy Fleet submarine operational experience.
• Technical knowledge of SUBSAFE program.
• 10 years of experience with Navy acquisition and Submarine Programs.
• Recent experience in Team Submarine would be ideal.
• Submarine Engineering experience is a plus.
• Experience supporting a submarine acquisition program.
• Typical technical or engineering experience and expertise in working with the DoW acquisition programs and processes.
• Experience in developing technical standards.
• Engineering and acquisition fundamentals, as well as expertise with undersea shipbuilding programs.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and conceptual thinking skills.

If you feel your skillset is a match to the requirements, then you should be ready to take the next step in your career path, apply today!

Pay Transparency

Our Total Rewards package includes competitive pay, performance-based incentives, and benefits that promote well-being and work-life balance-so you can thrive both professionally and personally. Eligible employees also gain access to a wide range of benefits from comprehensive health coverage and health savings accounts to retirement plans, life and disability insurance, and time-off programs that support work-life balance. Program availability may vary based on factors such as contract type, location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Salary range: The range for this position can be found at the top of this posting. This range is provided as a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate across all experience levels. Actual base salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the scope of the role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations. For roles available in multiple states, the range may vary to reflect differences in local labor markets. In addition to base salary, eligible positions may include other forms of compensation such as annual bonuses or long-term incentive opportunities.Benefits - Comprehensible benefits for full-time employees (part-time employees receive a limited package tailored to their role):

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
• 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Plan

To review all Serco benefits please visit: https://careers.serco-na.com/us/en/about-us.

Serco complies with all applicable state and local leave laws, including providing time off under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for eligible Colorado residents, in alignment with our policies and benefit plans. The application window for this position is for no more than 60 days. We encourage candidates to apply promptly after the posting date, as the position may close earlier if filled or if the application volume exceeds expectations. Please submit applications exclusively through Serco's external (or internal) career site. If an applicant has any concerns with job posting compliance, please send an email to: [redacted].