ENGINEER ELECTROMECHANICAL 3

About the Role

This position supports the U.S. Navy’s GERALD R. FORD Class Aircraft Carrier Propulsion and Reactor Engineering Planning Yard (PREPY). The machinery team is responsible for maintaining the design of complex mechanical and electrical machinery within the propulsion plant.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply electrical, electronic, and mechanical principles to components and systems.
• Perform assembly, analysis, and documentation of results.
• Construct developmental assemblies, sub-assemblies, and components.
• Conduct quality testing.
• Support and participate in the design, test, modification, fabrication, and assembly of prototype electromechanical systems.
• Procurement activities include defining design objectives, establishing specifications and requirements, overseeing suppliers, and ensuring delivery of technically compliant products.
• Technical support activities include supporting shipyard and navy personnel, liaising with machinery manufacturers, assisting with ship construction and repair, providing advanced troubleshooting guidance, and identifying beneficial design improvements and maintenance practices.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• US Citizenship Required
• Full-Time, 1st Shift
• Travel Requirements: Yes, up to 10% of the time
• Salary Range: $99,000.00 to $122,000.00
• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program
• Strong technical writing skills
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve technical design issues
• Interpersonal skills to collaborate with Navy civilian and uniformed customers, supply partners, shipyard trades, engineers, project managers, and business professionals

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience
• Master’s Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience
• Ph.D. and 0 years of experience

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting Navy/DoD programs, preferably Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
• Interfacing with NAVSEA and its prime contractors, equipment suppliers, and shipyard trades and engineering.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with end-user support and troubleshooting.
• Experience working with suppliers on product development and improvement.
• Conceptual design knowledge of one or more of the following propulsion plant components: turbine generators, diesel generators, generator control systems, propulsion turbines, reduction gears, AC plants, biofouling control systems, heat exchangers, pumps, and motor and valve controllers.
• Demonstrate basic engineering project management skills (e.g., planning, organizing, monitoring, reporting, and leading meetings and briefings).
• Experience leading a technical project team of 2 to 4 junior engineers.
• Ability to apply engineering and critical thinking principles to develop technical solutions for moderate to complex problems while maintaining the design integrity of plant machinery.
• Desire to teach and mentor junior engineers by developing formal and informal training in an individual, classroom, and hands-on setting.