Engineer I - Structural

About the role

This position is within the Focus Factory Engineering department and will be primarily located on site at the Steel Fab Focus Factory in Florence, South Carolina. The primary responsibility of this position is to analyze and troubleshoot construction issues during deck fabrication and outfitting for both the VIRGINIA and COLUMBIA Class Submarines. As the Design Yard, this position will have the technical authority over all construction, on or related to submarines deck manufacturing, that occurs at Steel Fab. Environmental attributes: inside, noise, outside.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical resolutions for a wide variety of complex construction issues, which may require shop or shipboard investigation on units and decks under various stages of construction.
• Adjudicate construction and vendor technical issues with varying levels of urgency and severity.
• Address structural deviations, requiring proficient knowledge and strong technical understanding of welding and NDT requirements/procedures, as well as basic structural analysis and concepts.
• Troubleshoot mistakes during construction, fix design deficiencies, evaluate material discrepancies while avoiding adverse impact on an aggressive construction schedule and ensuring technical and structural adequacy.
• Interface with Trades at Steel Fab, construction and machine shop foreman, and engineering to develop timely resolutions supporting construction.
• Interface regularly with EB cognizant engineering, materials, planning, welding, shock and analysis departments for product review.
• Communicate professionally with Program Office personnel, management, Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SoS) and the Government (NAVSEA).
• Exhibit time flexibility, occasional extended hours and/or weekend work as workload fluctuates with construction schedule.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Naval Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering
• 1-5 years of post-graduate engineering experience

Preferred Exposure / Desirable

• Exposure to NX/Team Center
• Construction experience
• Military/Navy Experience
• Working knowledge of MRP, Electronic Desktop, Team Center and PCM
• Prior experience with ship-checks in Industrial Environment
• Experience with FEA
• Experience with Technical Publications regarding welding and inspection requirements
• Working as a mentor
• Knowledge of Special Emphasis programs

Skills

• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Review and Understand Calculations
• Perform Base to Intermediate Level Calculations
• Technical Writing
• Work Independently/Well Organized