QPDPT VA Mechanical Construction Engineer

General Dynamics Corporation; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat seeks a QPDPT VA Mechanical Construction Engineer for the EB Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, RI. The role focuses on on-site leadership for mechanical construction in VIRGINIA Class work, supporting operations and resolving design issues with discipline SMEs.

Responsibilities include evaluating shipyard issues, interpreting design requirements, and coordinating with SMEs and Navy representatives to ensure compliant construction processes.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication abilities are required.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is expected.
• Bachelor level engineering degree or higher in relevant field is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering oversight and assistance to operations personnel.
• Evaluate shipyard issues during construction and develop technically acceptable resolutions.
• Interpret design, drawing, and specification requirements.
• Facilitate discipline-specific knowledge transfer within the construction support engineering team.
• Coordinate engagement of design and engineering SMEs in the construction sequence.
• Respond to Vendor Information Requests (VIRs) for EBQP-issue-related matters.
• Perform engineering calculations for as-built configurations as required.
• Survey manufacturing, inspection and testing of trade work in the Quonset Point shipyard.
• Regularly interface with trade personnel, cognizant engineering groups, management, QA, TIRs, and Navy representatives.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil, Structural, Marine, or Ocean Engineering or Naval Architecture

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

QPDPT VA Mechanical Construction Engineer

Responsibilities for this Position

QPDPT VA Mechanical Construction Engineer

US-RI-North Kingstown

Job ID: 2026-18910

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 2

Category: Engineering

EB Quonset Point Facility

Overview

D460 Construction Support Integration Engineering has a Mechanical Engineering position available at our Quonset Point location. Our mechanical engineering and design group is responsible for providing on-site technical leadership for all mechanical operations at the Quonset Point facility for VIRGINIA Class construction. In this role, the candidate will proactively assist operations personnel to overcome construction problems and facilitate resolution of design issues for all mechanical work performed in Quonset Point.

Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering oversight and assistance to operations personnel
• Evaluate shipyard issues that arise during construction and efficiently develop technically acceptable resolutions via disposition of Engineering Reports and TIR Unsats.
• Interpret design, drawing, and specification requirements
• Facilitate discipline specific knowledge transfer within the construction support engineering team
• Coordinate engagement of design and engineering subject matter experts (SMEs) in the construction sequence as required
• Answer Vendor Information Request (VIRs) for issues associated with EBQP work which has been offloaded to a vendor.
• Perform engineering calculations for as-built configurations as required
• Perform surveillances of manufacturing, inspection and testing of trade work in the Quonset Point shipyard.
• Regularly interface and engage with trade personnel, cognizant engineering groups, management, quality assurance, QP test, planning and on-site Customer (Navy) representatives

Newly hired personnel will be assigned a mentor to assist in learning the above role and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Candidate must be able to take initiative and work independently.
• Candidate must possess strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Candidate must be highly motivated and able to perform independently, as well as interact with other groups and organizations in a team environment.
• This position requires physical interfacing in manufacturing shops and on submarine modules, including climbing and accessing confined spaces.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil, Structural, Marine, or Ocean Engineering or Naval Architecture
• 1-5 years of post-graduate engineering experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense secret clearance

Preferred:

• Experience with trouble-shooting and technical problem solving
• Experience with mechanical design, evaluation, and/or construction
• Experience with providing deck-plate engineering construction support
• Experience dispositioning Engineering Reports or Change Notices
• Experience with task or project management
• Knowledge of VIRGINIA Class ship design and arrangement including new design (VPM) programs
• US Navy experience

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General Dynamics Electric Boat is a recognized leader in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy.