Engineer I & II - Materials

Job ID: D343

About the role

The Preservation and Coatings Group oversees surface preparation and painting requirements for nuclear submarine construction. This team develops Non-Propulsion Paint Schedule drawing requirements, reviews corrosion-prone items, and collaborates with the Non-Metallic Materials Engineering Lab on coating tests.

Responsibilities

• Provide construction support by clarifying coatings requirements for Trades, including deck plate evaluation as needed.
• Disposition Engineering Reports and Vendor Information Requests.
• Develop drawings, select coatings, and produce detailed paint application procedures.
• Create laboratory test plans to evaluate new coating methods and materials.
• Perform forensic analysis of coating failures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, Chemical, or Civil Engineering.
• 0–5 years of post-graduate experience in shipyard, coatings industry, and/or roadway construction.

Qualifications

• Preferred: NACE/AAMP (coating inspector) Level 1 certification or NAVSEA equivalent training.

Skills

• Attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret 2D drawings.
• Competent technical writing.
• Confined space entry.

Physical Qualifications

• Climbing, color vision, crawling, kneeling, stooping.

Environmental Attributes

• Cold, dusty, hot, inside, noisy, outside.