ENGINEER STRUCTURAL 4

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Virginia; On-site; USD 124,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding seeks a senior structural engineer to lead propulsion plant design efforts for aircraft carriers and related naval platforms. The role focuses on advanced material, structural integrity and reliability across multidisciplinary teams.

The candidate will work within PREPY, contributing to the design and modernization of naval propulsion systems and associated structures, with heavy collaboration across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Senior engineer will be responsible for propulsion plant structural designs.
• Analyze, research and develop structural engineering specifications for metals, non-metallic or composite materials.
• Analyze damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling.
• Tools used may include CATIA, IDEAS, ProEngineer and a variety of software applications.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering from ABET-accredited program

Master's Degree with 7 years of relevant professional experience

Ph.D. with 4 years of experience

Tools

Siemens TEAMCENTER

FEAMAP

NASTRAN

ABAQUS

MATHCAD

Job description

ENGINEER STRUCTURAL 4

Location: Newport News, Virginia, United States

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time

Shift: 1st

• Relocation: Relocation assistance will be available

Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirements: Yes, 10%-25% of the time

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start

Salary Range: $124,000.00 to $153,000.00

The anticipated salary 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.

Meet HII's Newport News Shipbuilding

With more than 25,000 employees - including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders - HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We're the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world.

The Role

This requisition is for a position within the one of the Propulsion and Reactor Engineering Planning Yard's (PREPY) structural engineering groups with opportunities to support the development of new aircraft carriers, modernization of the existing aircraft carrier fleet, design of a new battleship class, and standard valve designs used throughout the Navy. The PREPY is a single multidiscipline, cross-platform design agency, which is responsible for the design, development, and lifetime support of the propulsion plants (including reactor plant) of all Navy aircraft carriers (NIMITZ and FORD Class) and nuclear battleships (BBGN Class), as well as the standard valves used across all Navy ships.

This senior level engineer will be responsible for propulsion plant structural designs.

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.

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

• Proficiency in utilizing finite element analysis (FEA) methods with pre-/post-processor FEMAP and ABAQUS computer applications
• Proficiency in performing hand calculations using textbook methods, developing engineering calculation reports, and checking structural analyses reports
• Ability to train and help manage the work of junior level engineers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - responsible for reporting on area of cognizance to all levels of NNS management as well as directly to our Navy customer
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervisor oversight
• Excellent collaboration skills to interface with construction, develop close working relationships with other engineering disciplines and value stream customers, and work with designers to communicate engineering resolutions and approve changes to the CAD model
• Tools utilized include Siemen's TEAMCENTER, FEAMAP, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, MATHCAD and a variety of other engineering and design software applications

Why HII

We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII's diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and