Sr. / Principal Engineer, Lifting & Handling, Waterfront Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Safety Champion and enforce BIW safety policies and procedures.
• Promote a culture of proactive safety awareness and accountability across the team.
• Ensure safe workplace conditions and compliance with government and company safety standards.
• Continuous Improvement Champion BOS principles and productivity enhancements.
• Identify and eliminate non-value-added activities; lead implementation of process improvements.
• Leverage A3 problem-solving and other structured improvement tools.
• Operational Support Engineering of crane lifts and turns of ship components weighing in excess of 50 tons and of varying complexity.
• Engineering of temporary ship support, as well as jigs, fixtures, lifting devices and custom tools used in the ship construction process.
• Determination of lifting lug locations, temporary back up structure if required, welded connection details and non-destructive testing (NDT) requirements.
• Working with heavy transportation equipment such as Self Propelled Modular Transporters, Shipyard Transporters, and our Ship Translation System.
• Team Collaboration and Communication
• Working with our design force to communicate lifting and handling information to the Trades.
• Routinely interfacing with manufacturing personnel on the deck plates to provide guidance as necessary.
• Participate in or lead technical interchanges on issues with customers such as U. S. Navy (NAVSEA and Supervisor of Shipbuilding), or others as required.
• Work with other engineers in a manufacturing environment with emphasis on safely executing high quality work.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Sr. Engineer - 5+ years' experience required
• Principal Engineer - 12+ years' experience required

Qualifications

• Practical experience and/or education in Structural Engineering and Design, with emphasis on welded connection design and associated NDT requirements.
• Knowledge of AISC Steel Construction, ASME B30 & BTH (Below the Hook) Codes and Standards.
• Familiarity with different grades and types of steel, aluminum, and wood materials.
• Demonstrated experience working in a time sensitive environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Strong leadership, self-confidence, and project management skills.
• Standard computer skills including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of structural analysis methods, both traditional hand calculations as well as Beam and 3D Mesh Finite Element Analysis.
• Preference is given to experience in software tools including RISA, Mathcad, and FEMAP/Nastran.

Skills

• Ability to obtain a government security clearance.
• US Citizen for consideration.
• Must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire.