Engineer I - Systems - General Dynamics Electric Boat

General Dynamics Electric Boat, a leader in naval innovation, is seeking passionate workers to contribute to the design, construction and maintenance of state-of-the-art submarines for the U.S. Navy. Be part of a dynamic team, drive technological advancements, and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of maritime defense. If you're ready for a challenging and rewarding career, apply now to be at the forefront of naval engineering excellence.

This posting is for a Systems Engineering position in the Planning Yard and Fleet Support Engineering (D495) Special Missions Systems Engineering group. Candidates will be responsible for various activities required to maintain and enhance the current submarine fleet, which consists of delivered ships in all classes (OHIO, SEAWOLF, and VIRGINIA). Maintenance and enhancement activities include managing potential design changes to commissioned ships, developing documentation for class/ship modernization, and providing technical direction in support of emergent problems.

This position is a multi-discipline position (Structural/ Mechanical/ Fluids) for engineering duties responsible for supporting diver and escape support systems and components. Responsibilities include providing technical guidance via liaison action requests (LAR), reverse liaison action requests (RLAR), and vendor information requests (VIRs), providing engineering support for provisioning information reviews, manual change request (MCRs) reviews, drawing reviews and development of supporting engineering calculations to support ship alterations (ShipAlts) and/or diver support systems analysis. This position also supports research and development opportunities for design enhancements to better support the dive community via the host submarine. Experience with DSS-SOC and/ or Escape and Rescue systems/ components and requirements are beneficial.

This position offers the potential for travel to provide on-site technical support of maintenance and modernization activities at various shipyards.

The successful candidate will:

• Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Be proactive in engaging technical experts when necessary.
• Have sound engineering judgement to make quick, informed decisions.
• Have the ability to independently pursue information required to make technical decisions.
• Be a quick learner and be able adapt to a variety of tasks.
• Possess a questioning attitude.

Required:

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (i.e. Marine Engineering, Systems Engineering, Structural Engineering, Fluids Engineering, Civil Engineering).
• 1-3 years of experience.
  

Preferred:

• Knowledge of special emphasis programs (DSS-SOC).
• Knowledge of Multiple Systems/components and their interaction.
• Knowledge of system operations and systems engineering principles.
• Knowledge of Diver Systems.