ENGINEER MECHANICAL 3

U.S. Citizenship required. Full-time, 1st shift position with relocation assistance available. Not eligible for telework; travel required 10%-25% of the time.

About the Role

This position is within the Propulsion and Reactor Engineering Planning Yard’s (PREPY) piping system, valve design, or electromechanical component groups. Opportunities include supporting the development of new aircraft carriers, modernization of the existing aircraft carrier fleet, design of a new battleship class, and standard valve designs used throughout the Navy.

The PREPY is a multidisciplinary, cross-platform design agency responsible for the design, development, and lifetime support of propulsion plants (including reactor plants) for all Navy aircraft carriers (NIMITZ and FORD Class) and nuclear battleships (BBGN Class), as well as standard valves used across all Navy ships.

Responsibilities include researching, planning, designing, and developing mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines, and mechanical, thermal hydraulic, or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program (required).
• Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience, or
  • Master’s Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience, or
  • Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving skills – able to quickly provide solutions to difficult shipboard issues that are technically correct, cost-effective, and complete.
• High accountability/ownership to ensure Navy customer needs are consistently met.
• Proficiency in using physics-based principles to perform calculations and analyses.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervisor oversight.
• Excellent collaboration skills to interface with construction, develop close working relationships with other engineering disciplines and value stream customers, and work with designers to communicate engineering resolutions and approve changes to the CAD model.

About the Company

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia, with over 25,000 employees. We are the sole designer, builder, and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our team collaborates at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world.

HII builds defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space, and cyber domains. Our diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople, AI/ML experts, engineers, technologists, scientists, logistics experts, and business administration professionals. We are a values and ethics-driven organization that prioritizes safety and well-being.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision plan choices.
• On-site health centers and tele-medicine options.
• Wellness resources and employee assistance programs.
• Savings plan options (401K) with financial education and planning tools.
• Life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement and employee discounts.
• Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.

Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.

Pay

Salary range: $99,000.00 to $122,000.00. The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.