Submarine Senior Ship Design Engineer

About the role

This position will be on a dynamic team, supporting Team Submarine. It offers an opportunity to join a growing team contributing to the Navy's future, premier attack submarine.

Responsibilities

• Provides systems engineering leadership across submarine design, platform integration, engineering governance, technical risk management, and complex engineering decision support.
• Guides systems engineering activities across ship design, naval architecture, platform integration, ship systems, structural integrity, hydrodynamics, and stability disciplines.
• Leads evaluation and resolution of complex technical issues, engineering trade studies, and risk-informed design decisions.
• Supports development, interpretation, and implementation of engineering policies, technical standards, and program requirements.
• Leads and facilitates Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), technical reviews, and cross-functional engineering working groups.
• Provides technical oversight and recommendations regarding engineering risk, performance requirements, design integration, and lifecycle considerations.
• Collaborates with senior Government personnel, program managers, engineering organizations, and industry partners to resolve technical, resource, and requirements-related challenges.
• Serves as a senior technical advisor on high-visibility engineering programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Naval Architecture, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of experience supporting complex engineering, submarine design, naval architecture, systems engineering, shipbuilding, or defense acquisition programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale engineering integration efforts and resolving complex technical challenges.
• Experience supporting senior Government customers and working within multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering principles, risk management, engineering requirements development, and technical governance processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership, engineers, and program stakeholders.
• The ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret clearance.
• Experience supporting Navy submarine design and engineering programs.
• Knowledge of NAVSEA engineering processes, technical authority frameworks, and DoD acquisition programs.
• Experience chairing or supporting engineering review boards and Integrated Product Teams.
• Experience serving as a senior technical advisor on high-visibility engineering programs.

Skills

• Systems engineering leadership.
• Complex engineering integration.
• Risk management.
• Technical governance.
• Communication with senior leadership.
• Engineering trade studies.
• Technical oversight.
• Collaboration with Government personnel.
• High visibility engineering programs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement plans.
• Time-off programs.
• Employee Assistance Plan.

Pay

The range for this position can be found at the top of this posting. This range is provided as a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate across all experience levels. Actual base salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the scope of the role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations.