ENGINEER STRUCTURAL 4

HII; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

HII Newport News Shipbuilding is seeking an Engineer Structural 4 to drive advanced submarine structural design and analysis. The role requires applying engineering principles to ship structures, foundations and platform arrangements, with experience in collaborating across disciplines to integrate ship systems and interfaces.

The candidate must demonstrate strong technical writing and communication skills, oversee several projects, and provide direction to junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 9+ years exempt experience.
• Master’s degree with 7+ years professional experience.
• Ph.D. with 4+ years experience.
• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, research and develop structural engineering specifications for submarine components and systems.
• Assess damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling.
• Lead multiple projects and guide junior engineers; present to senior leadership and external customers.

Skills

Structural analysis

Technical writing

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (ABET-accredited)

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Ph.D. in Engineering

Tools

FEMAP

Abaqus

Teamcenter

Hypermesh

MATLAB

FORTRAN

Job description

Salary Range: $124,000.00 to $153,000.00. This range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job‑related factors, and may vary from the posted range.

Travel: 10%-25% of the time required.

The Role

Analyzes, researches and develops 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. Analyzes damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling. Specific structural engineering specialties may include dynamics and loads, stability and stress fatigue and thermal analysis. Tools utilized may include CATIA, IDEAS, ProEngineer and a variety of software applications.

The Submarine Engineering Advanced Capabilities team is looking for an Engineer Structural 4 for the Advanced Submarine Program. The candidate must have strong knowledge of submarine engineering and design requirements (Ship Specs), internal ship structure, foundations, and platform arrangement for submarines. The ability to apply technical principles, theories, and concepts, in the field of structural design and analysis is required. Experience in working in a collaborative environment to integrate the many ship systems and structural interfaces, with teams of engineers and designers of varying disciplines is desired.

Looking for an individual with strong communication skills, particularly technical writing. The selected engineer will be required to oversee several projects, as well as provide guidance and direction to the junior engineering staff. In addition, presentations to NNS senior leadership, external customers, Navy, government technical warrant holders, and SME’s will be required.

Must Have

• Bachelor’s Degree and 9 years of relevant exempt experience;
• Master’s Degree and 7 years of relevant professional experience;
• Ph.D. and 4 years of experience.
• Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge and utilization of the following software/applications: FEMAP, Abaqus, Teamcenter, Hypermesh, ATIS, DDMS, and MatLab.
• Ability to learn to execute older government provided software, i.e. FORTRAN.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e‑mail address. Additionally, you may also call 1‑844‑849‑8463 for assistance. Press #2 for Newport News Shipbuilding.