Senior Naval Architect - Leavenworth, United States - Amentum

Description

Amentum is actively seeking Senior Naval Architects to help maintain former Navy and Coast Guard ships. Locations for this role include San Diego, CA, Washington, DC, and Norfolk, VA. This role will be hybrid (combined remote and on-site).


Estimate hiring salary range:
$131-175k (salary rate to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data). This position includes a competitive benefits package.

For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum:
please visit our careers site: Essential responsibilities and daily duties include:
Mentor and develop junior Naval Architects, when assigned, to develop engineering and practical skill sets.
Investigate complex and diverse engineering problems presented in shipboard maintenance and installations.
Perform ship checks and provide detailed reports documenting structural issues and recommended repairs. Collaborate with corrosion and structural engineers.

Perform engineering analytical tasks to identify and correct system deficiencies and provide technical solutions in the form of drawings, memoranda, reports and sketches.

Support Project Support Engineer and Lead Engineer with regards to all technical issues that arise.
Interface with project personnel on all matters pertaining to program management, administration, and work assignments for this program.

Perform complex engineering calculations for design development and to calculate strength, vibration behavior, and safety of modifications and/or repairs to the ship.

Prepare layout and detail drawings and sketches for varied and complex design projects, such as alterations, maintenance, and repairs.

Interface with Lead Engineer and other project staff to address ship non-conformances, assess risk, and provide recommendations for new and existing ship structural and material issues.

Assist reviewing production contractor work Items, access cut plans, design calculations, and other structural engineering related documents for accuracy and technical acceptability.

Perform and supervise drydock docking and undocking preparations and block layouts.

Coordinate with other engineering personnel, production and maintenance team, ships force, and other governing agencies as required to develop solutions for naval architecture related issues.

Review SARs, design technical products, and deliverables with supporting estimates for final review by Government in support of the accomplishment of SHIPALTs.

Interface with cognizant executing activity and planning yard representatives on final design products for technical accuracy and conformance to NAVSEA requirements prior to final acceptance by the Government.

Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's degree in mechanical, structural, architectural/naval architectural, or related.
8 years of industry-related experience in ship maintenance, including shipbuilding. 5 years of specific experience as a Naval Architect.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment. Ability to work onsite and remote.
Ability to obtain a secret US government clearance


Note:
US citizenship is required to obtain a secret clearance.

Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS (up to 25%). Ability to obtain a United States Passport.
PMS 326 Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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