Position Description & Qualifications

If you are seeking a rewarding, high profile and challenging position supporting projects for the US Navy- Serco has a wonderful opportunity for you! Serco-NA has an opening for a Hydrodynamics and Ship Control System Integration Team (SIT) Lead to support an active contract with the U.S. Navy in the Washington, DC area. SIT Lead, you will be on a dynamic team providing technical and programmatic support to the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Attack Submarine Program Office (PMS351) at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC! Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact on our military defense and safety of our sailors.

Serco supports the US Navy as a prime for their Team Submarine SHAPM contract supporting the acquisition of submarines. PMS351 is the acquisition program office for the design and development of Attack Submarines and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E), Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E), and Fleet introduction of SSN(X), the U.S. Navy's future class of nuclear attack submarines. The Hydrodynamics & Ship Control SIT Lead will support the PMS351T "Technical" Division Project Officer (PO), Ship Design Manager (SDM), and Principal Assistant Program Manager (PAPM).

This position is contingent upon your ability to maintain an active U.S. Department of War (DoW) Secret security clearance

In this role, you will:

• Provides day-to-day on-site support for future attack submarine design, development, and R&D planning under the Technical Director (TD), Ship Design Manager (SDM), and Project Officer (PO) for future attack submarines in the SSN(X) program office (PMS 351).
• Provide strategic leadership (both technical and programmatic) to the hydrodynamics community and coordinates with NAVSEA stakeholders to accurately scope technical efforts, align technical tasking across performers and ensure that technical efforts support program goals.
• Manage the execution of design, development, and integration activities/tasking within the SSN(X) hydrodynamics portfolio.
• Generate detailed programmatic and technical documentation and plays a key role in coordinating actions between the Project Officer, financial staff, and the technical performers such as the Warfare Centers, University Affiliated Research Centers, Federally Funded Research and Development Corporations, Design Yards, and other key stakeholders.
• Generate strategies, plans, schedules, and briefing materials to support the SSN(X) technical and R&D teams' near- and long-term planning efforts.
• Generate detailed technical documentation to prioritize trade space candidate solutions for exploration and reduction and recommends funding levels for current and future fiscal year (FY) funding levels. Tracks execution of tasking throughout the fiscal year (FY) and documents receipt of deliverables and determine future deliverables by the performing entities.
• Assist with the planning and coordination of various stakeholders, meetings, and working groups held with subject matter experts in narrow areas of expertise with the goal of defining specific technical solutions.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• An Active DoD Secret Security Clearance
  • US Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree in any Engineering field related to Hydrodynamics and Naval Architecture including but not limited to Aerospace Engineering, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 10 years of combined experience in the following;
  • Knowledge and experience in U.S. Submarine hydrodynamics, stability and control, submarine control systems, naval architecture principles, model scale testing and submarine maneuvering systems
  • Programmatic experience managing complex Navy projects with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Project/Program management experience (i.e. experience managing project/program cost, schedule, quality, deliverables, people management)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Teams, and MS SharePoint
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Additional desired experience and skills:

• 5 or more years U.S. Submarine experience
• 5 years of experience supporting technical and/or defense industry
• Any experience supporting Navy acquisition programs

Take this opportunity to join a high-performing team, advance your career, and make a real difference supporting America's Navy. Join the Serco team today!