Entry-Level Naval Structural Engineer – Shipyard Focus

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies in Newport News is seeking a self-driven Structural Engineer 1 to manage and coordinate engineering projects across facilities. You will contribute to structural specifications, modeling, and analyses supporting shipyard upgrades and maintenance.

The ideal candidate combines technical initiative with teamwork and is ready to work in an industrial shipyard environment, including on-site duties and collaboration across multi-disciplinary

Qualifications

• 0 years experience with Bachelors in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 4 years relevant experience.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain DOD Security Clearance.
• Must have demonstrated experience in utility plumbing.
• Must be able to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues within assigned utility systems.
• Must have experience creating or overseeing the development of technical documentation governing system design, configuration, and operation.
• Must have experience participating in the design and implementation phases of system-related projects.

Responsibilities

• Develops and refines structural engineering specifications for product design and operation.
• Conducts analyses focused on damage tolerance, durability, producibility, cost, safety, design allowables, and structural modeling.
• Specializations may include dynamics and loads, stability, stress and fatigue, and thermal analysis.
• Utilizes and validates 3D and digital modeling to support design intent.
• Proficient with CATIA, IDEAS, NX, ProEngineer and related analysis tools.

Skills

Structural engineering

3D modeling

Engineering analyses

Documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Tools

CATIA

Siemens NX

Pro/ENGINEER

Job description

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies in Newport News is seeking a self-driven Structural Engineer 1 to manage and coordinate engineering projects across facilities. You will contribute to structural specifications, modeling, and analyses supporting shipyard upgrades and maintenance.

The ideal candidate combines technical initiative with teamwork and is ready to work in an industrial shipyard environment, including on-site duties and collaboration across multi-disciplinary