Senior Engineering Technician – Mechanical Combat Systems Test

Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, is seeking a Technical Lead in the Mechanical Combat Systems test group. The role provides technical support to engineers, compiles data, produces drawings and documentation, and performs calculations essential to evaluating systems such as torpedo tubes and countermeasures.

The incumbent will lead and manage test procedures, coordinate with construction trades and engineering, and ensure accurate reporting while maintaining safety and quality

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree and 6 years of relevant experience.
• One of the following may be used as equivalent to Associate's Degree to meet minimum qualifications: NNS Apprentice School graduate, Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate, High School/GED with 2 years of related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience, High School/GED with 4 years of non-related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks.
• Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes.
• Produces engineering documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics).
• Performs detailed mathematical calculations using established formulas; preliminary analyses of data per guidelines in trajectory adequacy, model dimensional consistency; quantitative judgments concerning technical data.
• Uses PC in performance of analyses and development of documentation/reports.
• May conduct tests and record data to assist with engineering evaluation or analysis.

Skills

Technical data analysis

Engineering documentation

Team leadership

Education

Associate's Degree

NNS Apprentice School graduate

Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate

High School/GED + 2 years related experience

High School/GED + 4 years non-related experience

Job description

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, is seeking a Technical Lead in the Mechanical Combat Systems test group. The role provides technical support to engineers, compiles data, produces drawings and documentation, and performs calculations essential to evaluating systems such as torpedo tubes and countermeasures.

The incumbent will lead and manage test procedures, coordinate with construction trades and engineering, and ensure accurate reporting while maintaining safety and quality