Navy - Design Engineer II

About the role

cFocus Software seeks a Design Engineer II to join our program supporting the United States Navy (DON). This position is on site in the San Diego, CA area.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline or Industrial Design
• 3 – 7+ years of professional engineering or design engineering experience consistent with the Engineer, Design II (ED2) labor category
• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DoN), NAVWAR, modernization, installation, production, or systems integration programs is desirable
• Knowledge of engineering design principles, systems integration, and technical documentation development
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, installation packages, and design documentation
• Knowledge of configuration management, engineering change management, ECPs, and VECP processes
• Ability to analyze technical requirements, production plans, installation schedules, and system specifications
• Understanding of Navy modernization, installation, testing, and production support activities
• Knowledge of test planning, Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), verification, and validation processes
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, SharePoint, and engineering collaboration tools
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team

Duties

• Plan, integrate, coordinate, track, and execute installation design and engineering activities
• Prepare, review, update, revise, and maintain technical and programmatic documentation, fielding plans, engineering packages, and briefing materials
• Analyze installation and production operations and develop recommendations for technical and schedule risk reduction
• Identify schedule, engineering, and technical variances and provide recommendations to resolve discrepancies
• Develop and maintain installation documentation including JCFs, ICDs, SIDs, EDDs, SCDs, IDPs, BESEPs, site survey reports, and related engineering products
• Provide technical input during program reviews, design reviews, engineering working groups, and stakeholder meetings
• Support production and installation configuration management activities, including tracking engineering changes, approvals, and associated documentation
• Cook up ship checks, site surveys, installation schedules, and engineering assessments supporting modernization efforts
• Monitor installation completion documentation and identify missing, incomplete, or overdue engineering deliverables
• Update, maintain, and modernize engineering documentation resulting from Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) implementation
• Support implementation and integration of ECPs and Value Engineering Change Proposals (VECPs)
• Perform engineering analyses of requirements, production plans, technical specifications, and system performance criteria
• Evaluate design compliance with engineering standards, specifications, and program requirements
• Prepare, review, and support test plans, test readiness review materials, test procedures, and test event execution
• Analyze test results and provide recommendations for corrective actions and engineering improvements
• Develop engineering reports, technical recommendations, white papers, status reports, and executive briefings
• Collaborate with Government personnel, program managers, logisticians, installers, production teams, and engineers to resolve technical issues
• Recommend process improvements that enhance design quality, engineering efficiency, documentation accuracy, and modernization execution