Mechanical Engineer, Naval Ship Systems & Machinery

NDI Engineering; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NDI Engineering seeks a Mechanical Engineer to support NSWCPD in the acquisition lifecycle for naval machinery systems. You will review and develop ship specifications, oversee contract deliverables, and coordinate across mechanical, electrical, and propulsion subsystems alongside a Ship Design Manager.

Open to early-career to journeyman engineers (3–7+ years) with strong fundamentals in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and rotating machinery. Must be a U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related discipline from an ABET-accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ship Design Manager across the acquisition lifecycle for ship machinery systems, focusing on contract deliverables and risk assessment.
• Review production deliverables, draft contract specification redlines, and coordinate feedback across SMEs.
• Develop, review, and update ship specifications and program requirements in direct support of the Ship Design Manager.
• Review Ship Building / SSC production deliverables within an IDE; formulate technical responses and manage comment workflows.
• Prepare production contract requirement redlines and technical rationales for contract modifications.
• Coordinate machinery design team efforts across mechanical and electrical subsystems (gas turbines, transmissions, lift fans, propellers, distribution).
• Work as SME liaison between shipyard, system engineering managers, and machinery team; communicate findings to leadership.
• Witness tests on-site or at vendor/shipyard; document progress and operational concerns.
• Identify technical risks and perform reliability data analysis to pinpoint data flaws or underperforming systems.

Skills

Fluid dynamics

Thermodynamics

Rotating machinery

Engineering drawings interpretation

Technical writing

Verbal communication

MS Office

IDE

Technical databases

Education

ABET-accredited BSc in Mechanical/Marine/Systems Engineering

Tools

MS Office

IDE

Technical databases

Job description

NDI Engineering seeks a Mechanical Engineer to support NSWCPD in the acquisition lifecycle for naval machinery systems. You will review and develop ship specifications, oversee contract deliverables, and coordinate across mechanical, electrical, and propulsion subsystems alongside a Ship Design Manager.

Open to early-career to journeyman engineers (3–7+ years) with strong fundamentals in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and rotating machinery. Must be a U.S.