Engineering Technician

ManTech; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks an Engineering Technician for an onsite role in Virginia Beach, VA. You will create, modify, and maintain detailed 2D/3D drawings of naval vessels and marine systems using AutoCAD/SolidWorks, while ensuring compliance with Navy specs and ABS rules.

The role also involves project coordination, documentation, and travel for site visits. You will act as a central hub between engineering staff, NAVSEA, and contractors, supporting engineering programs and preparing technical reports as

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Drafting or related field with 6+ years of experience, or 10+ years without a degree.
• 5+ years in maritime/naval/defense contracting environments.
• Experience with CAD/3D modeling packages (AutoCAD, SolidWorks).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and collaboration tools (SharePoint, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Create, modify, and maintain detailed 2D/3D drawings and layouts for naval vessels and marine systems.
• Review drawings for Navy/ABS/commercial standards; manage revisions and data trees.
• Provide program/engineering administration including reports, schedules, and deliverables.
• Gather, organize, and format technical documentation and logistics data.
• Serve as central hub between on-site engineers, NAVSEA, and contractors.
• May travel up to 25% for site visits to Chesapeake, VA and elsewhere.

Skills

CAD

3D modeling

Office Suite

SharePoint/Teams

Communication hub

Education

Assoc. degree or technical diploma

6+ years technical administration/coordination

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Engineering Technician to join our team in Virginia Beach, VA . This is an onsite position.

Utilize your CAD and 3D modeling skills to operate as a central communication hub between engineering staff, NAVSEA personnel and contractors at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Create, modify, and maintain detailed 2D/3D engineering drawings, schematics, and layouts of naval vessels, marine structures, shipboard piping systems, electrical layouts, and mechanical arrangements using AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or specialized marine design software

• Review drawing packages for compliance with U.S. Navy specifications, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) rules, or commercial marine standards. Manage drawing revision histories, and data configuration trees

• Perform program and engineering administration including coordination of executive-level administrative functions for engineering programs, including preparing complex technical reports, maintaining schedules, managing deliverable tracking, compiling contract deliverables, and managing project correspondence as well as documenting any required meeting minutes

• Assist in gathering, organizing, and formatting technical documentation and logistics data

• Act as a central communication hub between on-site engineering staff, NAVSEA personnel, and contractors

• May include up to 25% travel to Chesapeake, VA, and other locations within the United States for site visits

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Drafting, Computer-Aided Design, Naval Architecture Technology, Business Administration, or a related technical degree with 6+ years of technical administrative or project coordination experience, or a High School Diploma with 10+ years of technical administrative or project coordination experience can be substituted for a degree

• 5+ years of experience working within a maritime, naval, or defense contracting environments

• Demonstrated experience with CAD or 3D modeling packages (ex.g. AutoCAD, SolidWorks)

• Experience utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and project collaboration tools (SharePoint, Teams)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with naval architecture or marine engineering drafting standards is strongly preferred

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current or active Secret security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• You must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• You will need to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets and office machinery.

• This role frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.

• You must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at [e-mail] and provide your name and contact information.