ENGINEERING DESIGN 2

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.; Pascagoula (MS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. is seeking an Engineer Design 2 to track, calculate, and manage weight, CG, and mass properties of vessels from concept to delivery. You’ll ensure compliance with contract requirements and naval architecture principles for optimal stability and performance.

You will develop weight estimates, analyze equipment changes, and participate in in-yard duties, including incline experiments, to support ship construction and integration.

Qualifications

• Must have: High School diploma with 6 years of experience; or an Associate with 4 years; or a Bachelor’s with 2 years; or a Master’s with 0 years.
• Nice to have: 2+ years in Weight Control field.

Responsibilities

• Design major components or portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations.
• Develop data and preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes for design proposals.
• Investigate design factors such as ease of manufacture, materials, interchangeability, weight, and cost.
• Coordinate with other organizations affected by design development and check drawings for accuracy.
• Maintain ship weight estimates and weight reports, analyze effect of changes, prepare technical documents and CDRLs.

Skills

Weight control

Naval architecture basics

Data analysis

Education

High School diploma

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

US Citizenship Required for this Position:Yes

Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirement: No

We’re building tomorrow’s fleet today
With more than 11,000 employees, HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division is the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi and a major contributor to the economic growth of Alabama. For nearly 85 years, we’ve designed, built and maintained amphibious ships, destroyers, and cutters for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. The largest supplier of U.S. Navy surface combatants, we’re simultaneously building four classes of ships and have pioneered the development and production of technologically advanced, highly capable ships for the surface Navy fleet for decades. Think that’s cool? Keep reading:

The Role

Designs major components or major portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Develops basic data and makes preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposal. Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replaceability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements and cost. Coordinates with other organizations affected by design development. Makes layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures. Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning. Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.

Engineer Design 2 is a position that is responsible for tracking, calculating, and managing the weight, center of gravity, and mass properties of vessels from early conceptual design through final delivery. This role ensures compliance with contract requirements, safety standards, and naval architecture principles to guarantee optimal vessel stability, performance, and structural integrity.

Some of the key responsibilities include but not limited to; develop and maintain ship weight estimates and weight reports, calculate center of gravity impacts, analyze the effect of equipment additions and/or design changes, help prepare technical documentiaons and CDRLs for management and customer, as well as participate in in yard duties including incline experiments.

Must Have

High School diploma and 6 years of experience

-or-

Associates degree and 4 years of experience

-or-

Bachelors degree and 2 years of experience

-or-

Masters degree or above and 0 years of experience

Nice to Have

2+ years of experience in the Weight Control field.

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 valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Working at HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

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.

Do You Need Assistance?
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co .com 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 #1 for Ingalls Shipbuilding.