Supervisor, Electrical Design

General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works; Brunswick (ME); On-site; USD 71,500 - 90,600; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works is seeking an experienced leadership role to manage the Electrical Design team in a shipyard setting. You will ensure schedule, budget, and quality targets are met while guiding designers and cross-functional colleagues.

The role emphasizes proactive safety, staff development, and effective communication with Engineering, Planning, Production, and other disciplines. A BS/AS in Electrical Design or related field with 3–5+ years in leadership is required; BIW

Qualifications

• BS or AS degree in Electrical Design, Engineering, or related field.
• Graduation from BIW Apprenticeship Program and 3+ years in leadership in Eng/Design/Manufacturing.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Engineering/Design/Manufacturing leadership.
• Ability to obtain security clearance if required.
• Experience supervising represented employees and applying collective bargaining agreements (preferred).
• Strong MS Office skills; ability to read drawings and follow standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of the Electrical Design team and ensure schedule, budget, and quality targets are met.
• Provide process and technical guidance to designers and improve workflows and cross-team communication.
• Conduct performance feedback, coaching, documentation, and staffing planning.
• Coordinate work with Engineering, Planning, Production and other design disciplines to support program objectives.
• Provide project performance metrics and status reporting to management.
• Provide on-call weekend coverage on a rotational basis.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Time management

Reading drawings

MS Office

Security clearance

Union coordination

Project coordination

Education

BS or AS degree in Electrical Design, Engineering, or a related field

BIW Apprenticeship Program

Job description

We offer a competitive salary for this role, with an expected range of $71,500-$90,600. The final offer will depend on your experience, skills, and overall qualifications. General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works also provides a variety of benefits including medical & dental insurance coverage, 401(k) retirement savings plan, flexible spending accounts/HSAs, life and disability insurance, company paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), health coaching, athletic trainers, employee assistance programs and onsite health services.

Key Responsibilities

Safety Leadership

• Promotes a culture of proactive safety awareness and accountability across the team.
• Ensures safe workplace conditions and compliance with company safety standards.
• Maintains regular communications with staff as it relates to ergonomic and Shipyard safety.

Program Execution

• Leading daily operations of the Electrical Design team and ensuring all tasks are executed to established schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Providing process and technical guidance to designers and supporting continuous improvement in workflows and cross-team communication.

Operational Management

• Conducting regular performance feedback, coaching, documentation, and development planning, including mitigation of single-point failures.
• Evaluating workload requirements and establishing staffing levels necessary to complete assigned work.
• Reporting progress and status at various management-level meetings.
• Providing project performance metrics, including cost and schedule indicators.
• Providing on-call weekend coverage on a rotational basis.

Team Collaboration and Communication

• Coordinating work with Engineering, Planning, Production, and other design disciplines to support program objectives.
• Administering the BIW/BMDA contract, including coordinating staffing plans and shift coverage in alignment with contract requirements.

Continuous Improvement

• Champions BOS principles and productivity enhancements across the team.
• Leverages A3 root cause analysis and associated corrective action plans for identified design issues.
• Ensuring accurate timekeeping, charging, and adherence to standard work processes.
• BS or AS degree in Electrical Design, Engineering, or a related field, and a minimum of 3 years of experience in an Engineering, Design, or Manufacturing leadership role.
• Graduation from the BIW Apprenticeship Program and a minimum of 3 years of experience in an Engineering, Design, or Manufacturing leadership role.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in an Engineering, Design, or Manufacturing leadership role.
• Solid understanding of shipbuilding processes (preferred).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (required).
• Ability to read, interpret, and follow drawings, models, procedures, standards, and work instructions (required).
• Strong leadership qualities, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to employee development (required).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities (required).
• Ability to provide responsive and appropriate feedback to customers and management requests for information (required).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (required).
• Demonstrated leadership experience with increasing responsibility in a team environment (required).
• Ability to obtain a security clearance if required.
• Strong people-management skills (required).
• Experience supervising represented employees and applying collective bargaining agreements in daily operations (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to build productive relationships with union leadership while maintaining performance and attendance standards (preferred).
• Familiarity with project performance metrics, including cost and schedule indicators (preferred).