MGR DESIGN ENGINEERING 2

Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII; Pascagoula (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi seeks an experienced engineer to design major components and lead Electrical Detail Design activities for complex naval systems. The role focuses on developing layouts, ensuring manufacturability, and coordinating with multiple disciplines to deliver high-quality design outputs.

The position requires a Bachelor's in Engineering with 6 years of progressive technical experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, and travel up to 25%. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 6 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering and design or equivalent.
• Combination of education and experience in lieu of degree: High school diploma and 10 years or Associate's Degree and 8 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering and design or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Designs major components or major portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations.
• Provides direct managerial leadership for Electrical Detail Design personnel, ensuring high-quality engineering products and overseeing scheduling, budgeting, and execution of 3D/2D Arrangements and related components.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

10 years experience alternative path

Tools

Electrical Detail Design tools

Job description

Team: 52 Engineering

Entity: Ingalls Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time

Shift: 1st

Relocation: No relocation assistance available

Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirement: Yes, 10%-25% of the time

We’re building tomorrow’s fleet today

With More Than 11,000 Employees, HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Division Is The Largest Manufacturing Employer In Mississippi And a Major Contributor To The Economic Growth Of Alabama. For Nearly 85 Years, We’ve Designed, Built And Maintained Amphibious Ships, Destroyers, And Cutters For The U.S. Navy And The U.S. Coast Guard. The Largest Supplier Of U.S. Navy Surface Combatants, We’re Simultaneously Building Four Classes Of Ships And Have Pioneered The Development And Production Of Technologically Advanced, Highly Capable Ships For The Surface Navy Fleet For Decades. Think That’s Cool? Keep Reading

The Role

Designs major components or major portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Develops basic data and makes preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposal. Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replace ability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements and cost. Coordinates with other organizations affected by design development. Makes layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures. Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning. Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.

Provides direct managerial leadership for Electrical Detail Design personnel, ensuring high-quality engineering products in accordance with Command Media processes. Oversees team performance, development, and supervision while managing scheduling, budgeting, and execution of 3D/2D Arrangements, Armament, Combat Systems, Cableway, and Cable Routing products. Ensures seamless integration of Detail Design outputs across disciplines, driving efficiency and adherence to best practices. Collaborates closely with other disciplines and departments to align design efforts and foster effective interdepartmental coordination.

Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 6 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering, and design or equivalent.
• (Combination of education and experience in lieu of degree: High school diploma and 10 years or Associate's Degree and 8 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering and design or equivalent).

Nice to Have

Candidates should demonstrate strong team-building skills and the ability to lead a diverse team with varying levels of experience. The ideal candidate fosters collaboration, mentorship, and a high-performing work environment while ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices. Strong communication, adaptability, and problem-solving skills are valued. Familiarity with Electrical Detail Design tools and processes is preferred.

Why HII

We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII’s diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Working at HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co .com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #1 for Ingalls Shipbuilding.