Test Engineer Sr

General Dynamics Electric Boat; North Stonington (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat is seeking an engineering technical assistant to support submarine tooling, fixtures, and procedures. You will help develop manufacturing methods, review drawings for manufacturability, and assist with rigging and lifting procedures while collaborating with engineering and construction teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in submarine construction or maintenance and strong GD&T or fabrication background, with mentoring ability and teamwork emphasis.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years of experience in submarine construction, test, operation, or maintenance.
• Preferred: relevant Associates or Bachelor's degree.
• Experience with GD&T is a plus.
• Welding and structural fabrication experience is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering in identifying methods and tools for fabricating and assembling submarine components.
• Develop efficient layouts for facilities and production spaces.
• Participate in design/build teams; review drawings for manufacturing concerns.
• Develop engineered sequences and lifting/rigging procedures for subs components.
• Provide proactive construction support and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Structural fabrication

Mechanical / machining

Trouble shooting

Procedure writing

Drawing review

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associates or Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Overview

There’s never been a better time to join the shipbuilding industry. As demand for cutting-edge naval technology grows, General Dynamics Electric Boat is at the forefront-designing, building, and maintaining the most advanced submarines in the world. Our work is mission-critical, supporting the U.S. Navy and strengthening national security.

We offer a workplace where integrity, innovation, and excellence drive everything we do. With competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and career growth opportunities, your future in shipbuilding starts here.

Manufacturing Engineering develops, researches, designs, and procures special tools, fixtures, and other manufacturing aids required to facilitate submarine construction, maintenance, and overhaul on all classes

D467 Manufacturing Engineering is seeking highly motivated engineering technical assistants with prior experience in the submarine operation, design, construction, or maintenance industry that can join the team.

This position will involve supporting engineering personnel on the development and execution of fixtures as well as originating engineered procedures under engineering oversight and supporting their execution. This position may be located at Eagle Park or Groton based on department need.

Primary job responsibilities will include:

• Supporting Engineering in identifying and developing methods and tools for fabricating and assembling submarine components, structures, systems and modules.
• Developing efficient arrangements of existing production facilities, and layouts for new, expanded or upgraded facilities.
• Participating in Design/Build teams during new product design; review of Class drawings for manufacturing concerns; development of concepts for tools and fixtures; preparation of engineered sequence procedures for various activities; and preparation of lifting and handling procedures and drawings for rigging submarine components and modules.
• Providing pro-active construction support and maintaining consistent interface with the construction trades in support of the above Engineering areas of responsibility.
• Coaching and mentoring Manufacturing Engineers with the goal of developing the workforce’s ability to practically apply engineering skills to ships construction.

The successful candidate will:

• Have the ability to see an evolution practically from start to finish, understand the steps required to execute, and be able to articulate that process in written words as a procedure.
• Have prior submarine operational or new construction experience that will give insight in to the fixtures, tooling, or procedures needed to execute an evolution.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work well in a team environment as well as independently.
• Have a strong mentoring capability to communicate practical application of products being produced

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5+ years of experience in submarine construction, test, operation, or maintenance, or related naval construction

Preferred:

• Relevant Associates or Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with GD&T
• Experience with welding and structural fabrication

Skills

• Structural fabrication
• Mechanical / machining
• Trouble shooting
• Procedure writing and execution
• Drawing review