Engineer Senior – RPM Module Lead

General Dynamics Electric Boat; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT seeks a Module Lead for the Reactor Plant Module construction on the SSBN 826 program. You will serve as the primary technical liaison to the construction team, provide engineering oversight, and coordinate a multi-disciplinary effort through design, fabrication, and test phases.

The role involves heavy collaboration with trades, frequent participation in shipyard meetings, and occasional travel to support module deployment at adjacent sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering required.
• 5+ years of post-graduate engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering oversight to emergent shipyard issues and communicate assessments.
• Support trades daily in navigating disclosures and work packages.
• Prioritize and drive engineering changes to support construction activities.
• Attend production meetings and report holdups; drive actions for work package development and procurement.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to identify risks and communicate engineering paths.
• Conduct multidisciplinary evaluations to support manufacturing and construction needs.
• Support testing, certification events and government meetings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

Columbia Class design

Reactor Plant Design

Change management (CR/CN)

Job description

Overview

There’s never been a better time to join the shipbuilding industry. As demand for cutting-edge naval technology grows, General Dynamics Electric Boat is at the forefront-designing, building, and maintaining the most advanced submarines in the world. Our work is mission-critical, supporting the U.S. Navy and strengthening national security.

With competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and career growth opportunities, your future in shipbuilding starts here.

COLUMBIA Reactor Plant Project Team is seeking highly motivated engineers to serve as a Module Lead for SSBN 826 Reactor Plant Module construction. The Reactor Plant Engineering Module Lead is a unique and challenging role where individual contributors have the opportunity to serve as the primary technical point of contact to the construction team for the Reactor Plant Module.

Module leads serve as the engineering liaison to the trades for their module and will identify liabilities, coordinate support for the agreed upon resolution path, provide Engineering status updates at shipyard meetings, advocate for minimal construction schedule impact, prioritize and drive engineering resolution. Module Leads will become well versed in shipyard policies and procedures to provide technical guidance to all parties through the construction process in order to expedite corrective actions and solutions. Additionally, Module Leads coordinate multidiscipline teams that identify risks and communicate the Engineering path forward on current, emerging and future shipyard issues and major evolutions.

The Module Lead presents the unique opportunity to work on a first of class build and be a contributing member of this team, directly supporting the ship's progression through final assembly, outfitting, test, and delivery.

Responsibilities will include the following:

• Providing engineering oversight to emergent shipyard issues that arise during construction and communicate Engineering assessments with Shipyard and Trade Management.
• Support trades daily in navigating the disclosures and work packages, as well as understanding the build sequence
• Ensuring drawing revisions and change notices that support construction activities are being prioritized and worked by both construction support and cognizant engineering teams
• Attending all production meetings (daily startup, plan of the day, shift turnover), providing status of holdups, and driving completion of actions supporting construction such as work package development, material procurement, and provision of engineering direction
• Working in a projectcapacity tocommunicate the risks for the project and provide a technical discussion of emerging issues to facilitate integration of Engineering with the shipyard
• Conducting multidisciplinary engineering evaluations to support all manufacturing and construction needs
• Support testing, certification events and government certification meetings

This position is in the Groton Shipyard. This position will require occasional travel to Quonset Point or Newport News prior to modules being shipped to Groton and a willingness to work extended and/or weekend hours periodically.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• 5 or more years of post-graduate engineering experience
• Ability to obtain a DOD Secret security clearance or higher is required

Preferred:

• Knowledge of Teamcenter and Columbia Class design
• Experience in Reactor Plant Design, Construction, and/or Testing.
• CR/CN experience and familiarity with change management processes
• Knowledge of the shipyard organizational structure and processes

Skills

The candidate must possess strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills. Candidate must be highly motivated and be able to perform independently, as well as interact with other groups and organizations in a collaborative team environment.

Physical Qualifications

Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Reaching, Stooping

Environmental Attributes

Cold, Dry, Dusty, Hot, Inside, Noise, Outside, Wet