Engineer I - Systems

About the role

D468 USMS Engineering team is seeking an Entry Level Systems Engineer. The role involves maintaining and enhancing the current submarine fleet, which includes commissioned ships in various classes such as OHIO, SSGN, SEAWOLF, and VIRGINIA. Responsibilities include managing potential design changes, developing documentation for class/ship modernization, making recommendations for service life extension, and providing technical direction in support of emergent problems.

Responsibilities

• Managing potential design changes to commissioned ships
• Developing documentation for class/ship modernization
• Making recommendations for service life extension
• Providing technical guidance via liaison action requests (LAR), reverse liaison action requests (RLAR), and vendor information requests (VIRs)
• Drawing reviews and development of supporting engineering calculations to support ship alterations (ShipAlts)

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering
• 0-1 years of post graduate engineering experience
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance through the Department of Defense
• Knowledge in Mechanical, Ocean, Structural, Electrical, Materials or Systems Engineering application
• Entry level awareness of specification requirements, maintainability principles, failure history research, interpreting drawings and diagrams

Preferred Knowledge

• DSS-SOC systems and requirements

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive in engaging technical experts when necessary
• Sound engineering judgement to make quick, informed decisions
• The ability to independently pursue information required to make technical decisions
• A quick learner and adaptable to a variety of tasks
• A questioning attitude