Naval CAD Designer — 3D Modeling & Ship Systems

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Virginia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding seeks a DESIGNER 3 to design components and modify existing systems for advanced naval vessels. You will use CAD/CAM NX, CATIA, and Inventor to develop layouts, gather data, and deliver manufacturable designs.

Collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and planning teams ensures ease of manufacture and material availability. Required are an Associate's Degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, plus NNPS/NNS credentials or

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree and 3 years of relevant experience
• NNS Apprentice School graduate
• NNPS graduate
• HS Diploma/GED and 2 years of related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience
• HS Diploma/GED and 4 years of non-related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience
• 3D modeling/Inventor Experience
• Strong communication skill
• Technical Drawing experience

Responsibilities

• Designs components or portions of systems and modifies existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations.
• Utilizes computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools such as, CAD, CAM, NX, or CATIA.
• Gathers information, makes studies, computes calculations, and prepares original rough layouts, sketches to present design proposal.
• Coordinates design criteria with engineering, manufacturing, tooling, material, and planning group such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials, and contractual specifications.
• Exclude classifications in which incumbents predominantly perform drafting assignments.

Skills

Communication

3D Modeling

Technical Drawing

Education

Associate's Degree

NNS Apprentice School

NNPS graduate

HS Diploma/GED 2y

HS Diploma/GED 4y

Tools

CAD/CAM NX

CATIA

Inventor

Job description

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding seeks a DESIGNER 3 to design components and modify existing systems for advanced naval vessels. You will use CAD/CAM NX, CATIA, and Inventor to develop layouts, gather data, and deliver manufacturable designs.

Collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and planning teams ensures ease of manufacture and material availability. Required are an Associate's Degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, plus NNPS/NNS credentials or