Engineer

About the role

Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this Engineer position provides engineering support for shipboard repair projects within General Dynamics NASSCO’s Engineering department.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to a variety of shipboard repair projects at various work sites in compliance with customer quality, schedule, and requirements.
• Communicate with and provide engineering support to trade shops, production work, planning function, or project work as needed.
• Prepare and maintain design studies, proposals, sketches (including purchase specifications, engineering calculations, etc.), test memos, and other engineering support as directed by the Planning, Engineering & Scheduling Director under the technical guidance of a Senior Engineer.
• Provide engineering support for development of work specifications and technical work documents.
• Accomplish development and review of test memos, technical reports, and engineering responses.
• Provide technical analysis support and review for work in planning and execution stages such as testing, experiments, trials, technical data, etc.; assess customer technical requirements, analyze technical problems, identify, develop, and apply appropriate solutions utilizing customer technical standards.
• Provide technical assistance to production trades in the accomplishment of work items; provide resolutions for technical issues and problems; attend meetings, as required, pertaining to engineering and technical issues and present technical positions in a professional and courteous manner.
• Interpret regulatory body rules, US Navy specifications, and industry standards.
• Provide engineering calculations/analysis to support work in planning and execution stages.
• Develop drawings/sketches/BOMs using engineering research and evaluation and CAD software.
• Conduct non-conformance evaluations (DFS) of systems and equipment and provide documentation of the resolution.
• Research and analyze various shipboard complex problems and propose solutions.
• Assist higher‑level engineers; may be assigned the job of a higher‑level engineer on occasion.
• Perform ship checks, as required, to accomplish tasks, on‑site work scope validation, and technical evaluation in support of engineering requirements.
• Ensure all products developed are in accordance with the company and customer’s quality, schedule, and cost.
• Demonstrate professional and business skill aptitude; represent the company on official business for engineering matters as directed.
• As directed and if qualified, perform internal audits of the company.
• As directed, participate in departmental or company CPI events.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Planning, Engineering & Scheduling Director.

Requirements

• ABET accredited Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering Discipline.
• E.I.T Certificate is desirable.
• FEA Certificate/experience is desirable.
• Training as an ISO Internal Auditor is desirable.
• Training as a