MGR ENGINEERING 2

Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII; Pascagoula (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII, is seeking an experienced engineer to lead the Naval Architecture/Structural Engineering segment within the Fleet Sustainment Engineering organization. You will guide subordinates, analyze designs, and ensure compliance with specs, schedules, and cost constraints.

The role involves evaluating materials, modeling structures, and addressing dynamics, stability, fatigue, and thermal analyses for naval ships, with heavy emphasis on accuracy and collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited school and 6 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering, and design or equivalent.
• Master's degree in Engineering with professional registration and 4 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages the Naval Architecture/Structural Engineering segment within Fleet Sustainment Engineering, directing subordinates.
• Analyzes, researches, and develops structural engineering specifications for metals, composites, or non-metallic materials.
• Assesses foundation design allowables and conducts structural modeling and analysis.
• Specialties may include dynamics, loads, stability, stress fatigue, and thermal analysis.
• Utilizes tools such as NASTRAN, FEMAP, AutoCAD, FCCS, PC Calc/SHCP and related software.
• Examines factors like manufacturability, materials availability, interchangeability, and cost in design decisions.
• Ensures accuracy and timely issuance of weight reports, stability requests, shipchecks, and related docs.
• Supervises technical staff to meet schedules and resolve problems; participates in centralized projects.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (ABET accredited)

Master of Science in Engineering and professional registration

Job description

Req ID: 49261

Team: 52 Engineering

Entity: Ingalls Shipbuilding

U.S. 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

• Manages the Naval Architecture/Structural Engineering segment of the Naval function within the Fleet Sustainment Engineering organization, providing objective-oriented direction to subordinates utilizing management guidelines and general policies.
• Analyzes, researches, investigates, and develops structural engineering specifications involving metals, non-metallic or composite structural materials for product design, or operation of product to include structures, equipment, and maintenance designs.
• Analyzes foundation design allowables and associated structural modeling.
• Specific structural engineering specialties may include dynamics and loads, stability and stress fatigue, and thermal analysis.
• Tools utilized may include NASTRAN, FEMAP, AutoCAD, FCCS, PC Calc/SHCP, and a variety of software applications.
• Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replaceability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specifications requirements and cost.
• Checks completed Engineering and Design products 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.
• Ensures accuracy and timely issuance of availibility weight reports, damage control updates, stability requests, incline experiments, shipchecks, and associated reports.
• Provides direct supervision/management to the technical subordinates and other staff members to meet schedules or resolve technical or operational problems.
• Participates in many centralized functional projects.
• Assists with budgets, schedules, and performance standards for the Naval Arc/Structures group.
• Conducts briefings and participates in technical meetings for internal/external representatives concerning specific operations.

Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited school of engineering and 6 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering, and design or equivalent.
• A Master's of Science degree in Engineering and professional registration with 4 years of relevant experience.

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge of Naval Architecture and Ship Structures engineering concepts and practices.
• Working knowledge of Ship Stability concepts and practices.
• Familiarity with General Overhaul Specifications as related to naval ship modernization.
• Familiarity with structural analyses techniques and incline experiments.

Why HII

We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land 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. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.

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.

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.