Submarine Mechanical Construction Engineer – On-Site Support

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

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.