Structural Engineer - Washington, United States - Serco North America

Description

Position Description :

If you love high profile and challenging projects supporting the US Navy- Serco has a great opportunity for you This electrical engineer position will be on a dynamic team, supporting Team Submarine. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact towards our military defense and safety of our sailors.

Serco supports the US Navy as a prime for their Team Submarine contract supporting the acquisition of submarines. The Team Submarine concept unifies once diverse submarine-related activities into a single submarine-centric organization with the goal of eliminating traditional stovepipe structures and processes that created impediments and inefficiencies in the submarine research, development, acquisition, and maintenance communities. Team Submarine provides improved communication among the various offices that contribute to the overall success of the United States Submarine Force.

Serco-NA is seeking a motivated individual to provide programmatic support to one of our NAVSEA customers. Serco-NA has an opening for and immediately hiring a Structural Engineer supporting the Structures Systems Integration Team in PMS450, the VIRGINIA Class Submarine program office. This is an opportunity to join our growing team to contribute and influence the Navy's future, premier attack submarine.

As a Structural Engineer, you will:

• Serve with delegated technical and signature authority for VIRGINIA Class Structures during Design, New Construction and Fleet Introduction for 05U5X Ship Design Manager.
• Lead and manage technical projects as assigned by the SEA05U2 management.
• Develop close working relationships with technical warrant holders, subject matter experts, systems engineering specialists, ship designers, and fabrication trades to develop cost-effective systems and designs that meet requirements.
• Review technical products, determine stakeholders, come through comment resolution on technical products, write letters to codify direction back to our contractor.
• Develop solutions to a variety of controversial problems; anticipates future trends; and investigate application of new technology or approaches.
• This position requires resolution of a wide variety of technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Analyze, research, and develop structural engineering specifications involving metals, non-metallic or composite structural materials for product design, or operation of product to include structures, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronics, power plant, armament, heating and ventilating, equipment, and maintenance designs. Analyze damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling. Specific structural engineering specialties may include dynamics and loads, stability and stress fatigue and thermal analysis.
• Be responsible for supporting and sometimes leading cross discipline teams of engineers and designers to execute tasking as assigned by the program manager. Engineer will interface with many stakeholder both internal and external to PMS450 and will be responsible for day-to-day project management and engineering activities such as working with Subject Matter Expert (SME) leads to develop and execute technical project plans, estimating schedules and costs, tracking progress, coordinating resolution of technical issues, and identifying risks and concerns to the program manager.
• Research, plan, design, and develop mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.
• Ensure that Engineers evaluate and resolve system and component related questions and problems from Naval Shipyards, perform system analysis, perform cost/benefit analysis, perform engineering studies and calculations, resolve obsolescence issues and updated provisioning documents, develop ship alterations, maintain system diagrams and construction drawings, and updated operating instructions.
• Ensure that structural engineers will support project engineers overseeing all aspects of engineering tasks including overall technical quality, working in a team environment, maintaining schedules, awareness of budgets, and interfacing with other engineering and design disciplines. Selected candidates will be expected to effectively communicate with NAVSEA, prime contractors, Naval shipyards, and equipment vendors.
• Be responsible for maintaining respective system diagrams and system. descriptions/supporting calculations.
• Be responsible for new construction test specifications and SMITE test/trial specifications.
• Interface with resolving construction related issues in SMITE in preparation for first of class trials.
• Ensure supplier technical management is in partnership with supply chain.
• Ensure technical correspondence (internal and external) by Inquiry Forms.
• Ensure change management via Enterprise Change Request.
• The ability to work within a time sensitive environment.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A Bachelors of Science degree or higher in mechanical, marine, engineering, or related technical degree.
• Five to seven years of relevant experience.
• A current or active DoD Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• The ability to facilitate and coordinate efforts with key government and non-government stakeholders.
• The ability to work with minimal supervision.
• A strong foundation in structural and/or mechanical design engineering standards and practices.
• The ability to demonstrate strong quantitative, analytical, and conceptual thinking skills.
• The ability to travel at least 10% of the time.

Preferred Experience:

• Masters degree in mechanical, marine, chemical, aerospace engineering, or equivalent is beneficial.
• General knowledge of submarine requirements in engineering and design of deck structures, foundations, and platform arrangements.
• The ability to apply technical principles, theories, and concepts, in the field of structural design and analysis with some guidance from senior engineers, SMEs and supervisor.
• The ability to work in a collaborative environment integrating the many ship systems at the structural interfaces, with teams of engineers and designers of varying disciplines.
• Good communication and technical writing skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office platforms. Knowledge of tools used such as CATIA, IDEAS, ProEngineer and a variety of software applications, MATLAB and Simulink modeling is desired.
• Experience working in DoD or DoN environments is preferred.
• Experience supporting a submarine acquisition program.
• Knowledge of Submarine Structural Integrity requirements (design, construction, maintenance) preferred.
• General knowledge of submarine requirements in engineering and design of deck structures, foundations, and platform arrangements.
• The ability to apply technical principles, theories, and concepts, in the field of structural design and analysis with some guidance from senior engineers, SMEs and supervisor.
• The ability to work in a collaborative environment integrating the many ship systems at the structural interfaces, with teams of engineers and designers of varying disciplines.
• The ability to multitask; selected engineer can be assigned several projects.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required to interface with customers.
• Applicant should be highly motivated and well organized with strong project management skills and should be capable of working independently and in a team environment.
• Preferred proficiency with Autodesk Inventor
• Preferred experience with Siemens FEMAP Finite Element Analysis software (or similar FEA)
• Preferred to have knowledge of RES-66, RIM-63 and similar GFE Design manuals.
• Preferred experience with Mathcad
• Support in providing engineering manager support for Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Department preferred.
• Experience in leading and engaging in weekly meeting with the ship builder and supplier regarding actions and statuses desirable.
• Technical knowledge of SUBSAFE program,
• Submarine Engineering experience is a plus.
• Previous NAVSEA and SUPSHIP audit support experience is preferred.
• Experience providing review of design specifications, technical issue resolution, and technical documentation.

If you are ready to take the next step of your career path, apply today

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Sercos 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

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