ENGINEERING DESIGN 4

Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII; Pascagoula (MS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII, is seeking a design-focused engineer to develop and improve major ship components. You will prepare basic data, sketches, and layouts to support design proposals while evaluating manufacturability and cost factors.

The role requires strong verbal skills and proficiency with design software. You will coordinate with various teams to ensure accuracy and compliance with specifications, supporting complex shipbuilding projects at our Pascagoula facility.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with extensive experience or higher degrees are required.
• Experience with ship design and related standards is preferred.
• Excellent verbal skills and ability to coordinate with design teams.
• Proficiency in relevant design software and ship construction concepts.
• Candidates should be able to validate layouts, drawings and calculations.

Responsibilities

• Design major components or portions of functional systems for ships.
• Develop data, layouts, sketches, and notes for proposals.
• Investigate manufacturability, materials, specs and costs.
• Coordinate with other organizations and check layouts for accuracy.
• Identify design issues and propose improvements to engineers.

Skills

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

High School diploma (13+ years)

Associate degree (11)

Bachelor's degree (9)

Master's degree (7)

PhD (4)

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

ShipConstructor

ARAS

NavisWorks

Job description

Req ID: 49051

Team: 52 Engineering

Entity: Ingalls Shipbuilding

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.

Must Have

• High School diploma and 13 years of experience
• Associates degree and 11 years of experience
• Bachelors degree and 9 years of experience
• Masters degree and 7 years of experience
• PHD and 4 years of experience

Excellent verbal skills, Competent in software (Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Shipconstructor, ARAS and NavisWorks). Familiar with ship specifications and a working knowledge of ship mechanical construction. LHA 8 Design Experience preferred.

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.