Embedded Engineer I/II — Ship Construction & Design

General Dynamics Electric Boat; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT is seeking engineers to contribute to the design, construction, and maintenance of submarines for the U.S. Navy. You will work with operations to plan and execute ship construction on the Columbia program.

Ideal candidates have a BS in engineering, 0–5 years post-graduate experience, and interest in nuclear propulsion, ship design, and process improvement. The role emphasizes teamwork, problem solving, and hands-on trade supervision.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Science or higher in an engineering field.
• 0-5 years post-graduate engineering experience.
• Nuclear Propulsion Plant experience beneficial.
• Experience with ship design.
• Experience writing technical dispositions.
• Experience working in trades or trades supervision.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining a strong working relationship with the trade group and trade supervision (General Foreman) assigned
• Enabling the General Foreman to maximize time planning and preparing trades and trades supervision for upcoming work by learning and navigating design disclosures, technical work documents, work orders, and various shipyard processes to solve problems the trades face which prevent efficient ship construction
• Identifying problems with work packages and initiating timely corrective actions to enable operations to execute deckplate work
• Communicating operations priorities with the assigned Module Lead and other organizations as required
• Minimizing production problems by ensuring operations understands critical aspects of upcoming work
• Ensuring liabilities are initiated with complete and accurate information
• Reducing liability generation by preventing deckplate problems and leveraging shipyard work practices to adjudicate construction problems vs. unnecessary requests for formal engineering direction
• Supporting trades during their work day, which may include extended hours and occasional weekend support

Skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Problem solving

Adaptability

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

Electronic Desktop

Artemis

Power BI

Job description

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT is seeking engineers to contribute to the design, construction, and maintenance of submarines for the U.S. Navy. You will work with operations to plan and execute ship construction on the Columbia program.

Ideal candidates have a BS in engineering, 0–5 years post-graduate experience, and interest in nuclear propulsion, ship design, and process improvement. The role emphasizes teamwork, problem solving, and hands-on trade supervision.