Design Specialist

Responsibilities

• Able to skillfully complete products with little to no supervision or technical oversight.
• Anticipates roadblocks and mitigates their impact based on experience.
• Identifies and applies state of the art solutions to complex problems.
• Serves as focal point for discussing the organization’s agreed technical position with external-to-engineering SMEs and representatives (such ABS surveyors, Production Superintendents, Managers, Deputy Ship Design Managers).
• Captures and communicates the organization’s technical position to external stakeholders.
• Captures and communicates the organization’s technical position to internal stakeholders.
• Coordinates and facilitates working groups, including driving to decisions, and determining follow on actions.
• Identifies needs for additional training/guidance for individuals in the team and the need for mentoring.
• Mentors their department on advanced technical principles, theories and concepts.
• Understands context for creation and prior applications of requirements (such as rules, regulations, contracts, and references) as well as requirements at the periphery of a given technical situation and related prior variations on those requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, and/or associate's degree in CAD; four (4) years of shipbuilding experience can substitute for education.
• In addition to one of the prior requirements, at least twelve (12) years of related experience, in the maritime industry is preferred.
• Detailed experience and knowledge of a given discipline's or subdiscipline's state-of-the-art in U.S. shipbuilding.
• Strong knowledge of PC and CAD applications, with knowledge in AVEVA Unified Engineering products being preferred.
• Qualifying skills include contributing to the department's team environment with a consistently positive attitude, a mindset to actively seek improving oneself, teammates, and work processes, initiative, accountability, commitment, and flexibility to changing assignments and processes.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of working in a stationary position, operating a computer, computer programs, and standard office equipment necessary to perform the essential duties.
• Prolonged periods of working in indoor and outdoor industrial settings.
• Must have the ability to safely access, navigate, and traverse the shipyard, construction areas, production areas, ships, and warehouses.
• Must be able to transit uneven surfaces, and be agile to move quickly to avoid hazards and respond to unexpected obstacles.
• Must be able to observe, detect, identify, perceive, recognize, and process information to remain alert and timely comply with all safety requirements.
• Must be able to move, transport, and use equipment necessary to perform the essential duties.
• Duties performed on ships require ascending and descending stairs and ladders, transiting on scaffolding and at heights, transiting through manholes and other narrow, confined, or congested spaces.
• This position requires exposure to industrial areas which contain hazardous materials, loud noise (including sirens, horns, chipping, slamming, and hammering), dust, fumes, and exposure to weather.

Pay

$116,900 - $171,000

Benefits

• Medical & Dental Insurance Coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts/HSAs
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Wellness Coaching
• An Onsite Health Services

Equal Opportunity Employer

General Dynamics NASSCO is an Equal Opportunity / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans Employer.