Manager, Principal Engineer

Jobtailor

Newport News (VA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor in Newport News, VA seeks a Deputy CHENG (Principal Engineer) to lead design standards and engineering policy across the company. You will coordinate quality and manufacturing issues, act as the technical expert, and drive improvements across all product lines.

The role requires ABET- accredited engineering education, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to travel 10–25%. You’ll oversee training, tool evaluation, and cross-program standardization as part of a senior leadership team.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering with progressive technical experience.
ABET-accredited program required for engineering leadership roles.
Clearance to start and U.S. citizenship are prerequisites.
Extensive cross-program experience across product lines.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain engineering and design policies and standards across the company.
Provide centralized engineering leadership for quality and manufacturing issues.
Act as the Company's technical engineering expert for assigned areas.
Exercise delegated decision-making and brief senior leadership on final decisions.
Set standards across programs for engineering and design.
Evaluate and recommend digital tools; identify process gaps and improvements.
Lead quality and self-assessment efforts within engineering.
Serve as Deputy CHENG (Principal Engineer) and Process and Standards lead.

Skills

Engineering Leadership

Process Efficiency

Design Standards

Quality Assurance

Digital Tool Evaluation

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

U.S. Citizenship

Job description

Establish and maintain engineering and design policies and standards across the company
Provide centralized engineering leadership and coordination for quality and manufacturing issues crossing product lines
Act as the Company's technical engineering expert for technical activities in the assigned Area of Responsibility
Exercise delegated decision-making authority for the company and apprise the Director, Chief Engineer of final decisions
Set standards across programs for engineering and design
Evaluate and recommend digital tools
Identify process gaps and recommend solutions
Drive process efficiency and remove low-value roadblocks
Establish and maintain training material supporting design standards
Review, recommend, and drive completion of requirement changes requiring customer approval
Support improvement initiatives
Lead quality and self-assessment efforts within engineering
Serve as Deputy CHENG (Principal Engineer) and Process and Standards lead

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering and design; Master's Degree and 6 years of relevant experience; PhD and 4 years of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program
U.S. Citizenship required
Final clearance required to start
Extensive experience across all product lines within NNS
Understanding of engineering, planning, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, and test processes across new construction and overhaul of aircraft carriers and submarines
Ability to travel 10%-25% of the time

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in engineering leadership, design standards, and process efficiency within the context of manufacturing and quality assurance. Capable of evaluating digital tools and driving improvement initiatives across diverse product lines.

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