MECHANICAL 3, FLUID SYSTEMS

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.; Newport News (VA); Presencial; USD 99.000 - 122.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer in Newport News to lead a multidisciplinary team in creating, maintaining, and validating system diagrams for energy-related mechanical products and controls.

The role focuses on mentoring engineers, ensuring diagram integrity across the lifecycle, and serving as the main technical liaison with customers, including requirement tracing to MIL STD standards.

Formación

• Experience with engineering drawing standards and CAD/PLM tools.
• Strong analytical skills for network flow and systems analysis.
• Ability to lead and collaborate with shipboard personnel, vendors, and cross functional teams.
• Attention to detail and maintaining high quality documentation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U NNS (or higher) security clearance.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and mentor engineers and draftsmen, fostering growth and continuous improvement while managing diagrams per requirements.
• Create, maintain, and revise system diagrams to reflect current configurations and design changes.
• Perform network flow analyses to verify interactions meet performance and safety criteria.
• Identify and document all materials, components, and part numbers in the diagrams.
• Review and approve drawings and model files with QA and configuration management to ensure standards.
• Diagnose and resolve shipboard and vendor issues affecting diagram accuracy or performance.
• Serve as primary technical liaison with customers, gathering requirements and providing status updates.

Conocimientos

CAD/PLM tools

Analytical skills

Leadership & collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Security clearance eligibility

Educación

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience

Master's Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience

Ph.D. and 0 years of experience

Herramientas

Creo

CATIA

Siemens Teamcenter

Descripción del empleo

Full-Time

Shift: 1st

Relocation: Relocation assistance will be available

Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirements: Yes, up to 10% of the time

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start

Salary Range: $99,000.00 to $122,000.00

The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range

Meet HII's Newport News Shipbuilding

With more than 25,000 employees - including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders - HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We're the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world.

The Role

Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary team in the creation, maintenance, and validation of system diagrams that meet both customer and Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) requirements. The successful candidate will act as the primary technical liaison with customers, mentor junior engineers, and ensure diagram integrity across the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Mentoring - Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers and draftsmen, fostering technical growth, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement while managing system diagrams in accordance with customer and NNS requirements.
• Developing & Updating Diagrams - Create, maintain, and revise as built and as designed system diagrams to reflect current configurations and design changes.
• System Network Flow Analysis - Perform network flow analyses (using approved tools such as CFD or hydraulic simulation) to verify that system interactions meet performance and safety criteria.
• Material Identification - Identify and document all materials, components, and part numbers represented in the diagrams.
• Review & Approval - Review and approve drawings and product model files in coordination with Quality Assurance and Configuration Management to ensure compliance with diagram standards and project specifications.
• Troubleshooting - Diagnose and resolve shipboard and vendor related issues affecting diagram accuracy or system performance, and implement corrective actions in the drawing database.
• Customer Interface - Serve as the primary technical liaison with customers, gathering requirements, providing status updates, and addressing any diagram related questions while maintaining traceability to customer requirements (e.g., MIL STD xxxx).

Qualifications / Skills

• Experience with engineering drawing standards and CAD/PLM tools (e.g., Creo, CATIA, Siemens Teamcenter, or equivalent).
• Strong analytical skills for network flow and systems analysis.
• Ability to lead and collaborate with shipboard personnel, vendors, and cross functional teams.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high quality documentation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U NNS (or higher) security clearance.
• Ability to perform ship check per NNS Ship Check Program (LevelII or higher).

Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience;
• Master's Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience;
• Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.