Senior Project Engineer

Austal Usa, LLC; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Austal USA Advanced Technologies (AT) leads advanced maritime initiatives as a division of Austal USA, focused on engineering and manufacturing for defense and commercial ships. The Senior Project Engineer will drive technical leadership across programs, ensuring drawings, specs, and MIL-STD requirements are properly translated into actionable work packages.

The role requires deep shipbuilding knowledge, NAVSEA drawing interpretation, and strong communication to coordinate with Program

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 5+ years in shipyard design/large project leadership.
• Alternative: High School diploma/GED with 10+ years in equivalent engineering roles.
• Experience reading NAVSEA/shipbuilding drawings; knowledge of MIL-STDs and related specs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for assigned projects within programmatic guidelines.
• Review customer statements of work, technical drawings, and apply MIL-STD or other requirements.
• Define and review project technical requirements with Program Manager and customer.
• Assess feasibility and identify additional resources to meet deliverables.
• Monitor work scope and direction; oversee technical staff on projects.
• Coordinate reviews and approvals with resource managers.

Skills

Technical leadership

NAVSEA drawings reading

MIL-STDs knowledge

SUBSAFE experience preferred

Shipbuilding experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

High School diploma/GED

Job description

JOB TITLE: Senior Project Engineer

REPORTS TO: Director of Advanced Technology

SUPERVISES: N/A

Austal USA Advanced Technologies (AT) is a division of Austal USA, a global defense prime contractor and a designer and manufacturer of defense and commercial ships. Austal USA AT works at the forefront to invent, mature, and implement advanced maritime technologies which enhance operational capacities and improve readiness of our defense systems. Austal USA AT operates a technology hub in Charlottesville VA which works to bring cutting-edge manufacturing technologies to scale and also oversees operation of the U.S. Navy's Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM COE) located in Danville, VA. The mission of the AM COE is to operationalize additive manufacturing in the submarine industrial base and provide emergent request support to sustain our Nation's fleet.

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for technical leadership of assigned projects within the programmatic guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
• Review statements of work from customer, review technical drawings, and identify applicable MIL-STD or other technical requirements and convey understanding to operations team, Project Coordinator and Program Manager.
• Define, generate and review project technical requirements and documentation with Program Manager, Project Coordinator and customer.
• Assess technical feasibility of the project and identify additional resources which may be needed to fulfill requirements and meet deliverables of customer.
• Determine the relevance of existing, standard requirements and their level of appropriateness for additively manufactured components.
• Monitor the assigned projects and their deliverables to ensure technical work scope are well defined and maintained.
• Oversee and direct the technical work of assigned personnel to related projects.
• Conduct and attend meetings as required.
• Support resolution of engineering, material and planning issues.
• Support implementation of improved engineering processes.
• Provide the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensure all necessary reviews and approvals are received.

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering AND five (5) years' experience in either shipyard design and large ship construction or as a Cognizant Engineer over multiple systems or similar large scale engineering design project.
• In lieu of Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, High School diploma/GED and ten (10) years of equivalent Engineering experience as defined above.
• Demonstrated knowledge reading NAVSEA or other shipbuilding technical drawings of systems, sub-systems, or sub-system components.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NAVSEA shipbuilding specifications such as MIL-STDs and other similar specs required.
• Experience with submarine construction and/or SUBSAFE preferred.
• Experience in identifying and anticipating design/production work sequence conflicts required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required.

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:

The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance may be required if deemed necessary in the scope of your position responsibilities.

Candidates must meet the following employment eligibility guidelines to be eligible for employment with Austal USA:

• 18 years or older at time of application.
• Able to provide proof of US Person status.
• No felony convictions of theft/deception or violent crimes within seven years from disposition date.
• No felony convictions of drug crimes within three years from disposition date.
• Willing to submit to a drug screen.
• Willing to submit to a background check.

LIAISES WITH:

All departments as required including, but not limited to, Production, Production Control, Purchasing, Programs, Projects, Engineering. Government personnel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to humid conditions, bright flashing lights, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles at or below the PEL, toxic or caustic chemicals, and heat and cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud, + 90 dB.

SAFETY:

Must comply with company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules and regulations while performing daily job tasks.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT COMMITMENT

Any qualified individual with a disability who is having difficulty in completing an application because of incompatible technology or other disability-related application issues may contact us at the following phone number for assistance: 251-445-1932.

Austal shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, protected veteran status or disability. Austal's commitment to equal employment opportunity applies at all levels of employment, in all job titles, including the executive level, and to all employment actions, including but not limited to decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion.