SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Posted on: 25 Sep 2021
Newport News, VA
Job Description
Specific Description:
Researches, plans, prototypes, designs, develops, integrates, tests, and integrates manufacturing solutions for component fabrication, structural fabrication and assembly, and other industrial applications. Assesses manufacturing processes and data. Performs complex analysis, concept development, design, and prototyping of tools, jigs, fixtures, and templates for shipyard manufacturing application. Ensures design intent specified in the technical disclosures is satisfied. Refines problem statements toward a clearly defined objective. Creates engineering reports, presentations, and documents.
Leads manufacturing and mechanical engineering projects. Is the technical lead for manufacturing engineering products within the group. Provides coaching to less experienced engineers on the team. Reviews technical products. Provides technical approval of engineering drawings and calculations.
Understands production processes, up and downstream technical and material requirements, and how production processes are being run to achieve the design intentions. Familiar with naval shipbuilding and industry standards. Experience in complex analysis, developing concepts, drawing, designing, reviewing, approving, and prototyping designs. Works well with trades, management, senior leadership, and other engineers. Able to work alone and as team lead. Adapts quickly to dynamic business needs.
Basic Qualifications
5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.- Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong technical background with experience in an industrial or shipbuilding manufacturing environment, specifically with shipbuilding manufacturing shops. Three or more years of experience designing jigs, fixtures, and/or tooling. Two or more years of experience approving engineering drawings and calculations.
Mechanical engineering PE is preferred, structural engineering PE is highly preferred.
Candidates without preferred qualifications who are eager to learn will be considered.
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Newport News, VA
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division provides a wide range of professional services through its Fleet Support, Mission Driven Innovative Solutions, Nuclear & Environmental, and Oil & Gas groups. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 41,000 people operating both domestically and internationally.
Builder of the most complex ships in the world for 133 years at Newport News, and 81 years at Ingalls.
Sole builder of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, the world’s largest warships, and one of two builders constructing nuclear-powered submarines.
Exclusive provider of refueling services for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, at the forefront of new ship technologies, specialized manufacturing capabilities and nuclear facility management.
Largest industrial employer in Virginia and Mississippi, and an employer in Louisiana and Alabama.
Largest supplier of U.S. Navy surface combatants—has built more than 70 percent of Navy fleet of warships.
Builder-of-record for 41 DDG 51 class Aegis guided missile destroyers.
Builder of record for the LHA 6 class large-deck amphibious ships and the sole builder of the Navy’s newest fleet of the San Antonio (LPD 17) class amphibious assault ships.
Builder-of-record for the flagship of the U.S. Coast Guard – the National Security Cutter.
Provider of a wide variety of products and services to the nuclear energy, oil and gas markets, including Department of Energy
Provider of mission critical and practical solutions to a wide variety of government and commercial customers worldwide through Technical Solutions.
Unrivalled experience in modular engineering and construction with innovative new solutions for upstream, midstream and downstream energy infrastructure.
Employs approximately 5,000 engineers and designers.
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IndustryAerospace and Defense
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No. of Employees40,000+
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