Engineer - Systems

General Dynamics Electric Boat; New London (CT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. in Groton, CT is seeking a candidate to guide project teams in risk assessment and mitigation across nuclear and non-nuclear construction activities. The role requires flexibility for off-shift and weekend work to support key ship events and tests.

The ideal candidate will have strong critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate with all management levels. Prior experience with multi-discipline teams and shipyard planning is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace/Aeronautical, Civil, Electrical, or Marine Engineering.
• 5+ years' post-graduate experience in a collaborative engineering/construction environment.
• Nuclear Propulsion Plant experience beneficial.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification beneficial.
• Experience interacting with shipyard planning, operations, quality, and test organizations.
• 5 years of engineering and/or consulting experience leading collaborative multidiscipline efforts.

Responsibilities

• Gain knowledge on submarine construction processes and identify risks.
• Facilitate risk mitigation meetings for diverse project teams.
• Provide engineering reviews for risk assessments and mitigation methods.
• Ensure engineering engagement in construction-related learning sessions.
• Oversee engineering surveillances of construction and testing evolutions.
• Coordinate Senior Management Review Teams for complex tasks.

Skills

Risk mitigation

Critical thinking

Interpersonal communication

Microsoft Office

Engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor of Science or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace/Aeronautical, Civil, Electrical, or Marine Engineering

Job description

This position is primarily located at the Groton facility and may require occasional travel to Quonset Point. This position will engage in both Nuclear and Non-Nuclear construction activities, and will require flexibility in work schedule to include infrequent off shift and weekends to support ship's key events and test programs. This position in a growing, high profile, department is looking for enthusiastic individuals to guide project teams to identify, assess, and mitigate inordinate risks to ensure successful execution of complex tasks. To achieve these goals, the right candidate needs to be a team player with strong critical thinking and interpersonal communication skills as well as a relentless questioning attitude.

Responsibilities Of This Position Include

• Ability to gain knowledge on all facets of the submarine construction processes via research and personal interactions and apply critical thinking to identify areas of risk.
• Facilitate risk mitigation meetings for all levels of personnel on a large variety of projects.
• Providing engineering review for implementing formal risk assessments and mitigation methods.
• Ensuring engineering engagement in construction related Learning Sessions.
• Providing oversight and direction for engineering surveillances of construction and testing evolutions.
• Coordinating Senior Management Review Teams for complex tasks.

Electric Boat offers Flexible Work Arrangements that allows some work to be performed remotely and at home. This varies from position to position based on the amount of classified material the department interacts with, as well as a few other variables. Please ask for more details on how it applies to this opening during discussions with the department.

Required

Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Science or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace/Aeronautical, Civil, Electrical, or Marine Engineering
• 5+ years' post-graduate experience in a collaborative engineering/construction environment

Preferred

• Nuclear Propulsion Plant experience beneficial.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Experience interacting with shipyard planning, operations, quality, and test organizations
• 5 years of engineering and/or consulting experience leading collaborative multidiscipline efforts.

Skills

• Working level knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to independently communicate with all levels of management and customer representatives.
• Ability to read/interpret Piping and Instrumentation drawings.
• Ability to read/interpret engineering/mechanical drawings.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A working knowledge of project management principals as they relate to risk and risk mitigation.

Physical Qualifications

Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

Environmental Attributes

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