Test Readiness Program Representative Sr/Specialist/Principal

General Dynamics Electric Boat; New London (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat seeks a senior program specialist to oversee COLUMBIA Class test readiness, coordinating with EB and government teams to ensure timely testing, inspection, and certification. You will brief leadership on status, drive prerequisites into ARTEMIS, and coordinate engineering, facilities, and operations to resolve critical issues.

The role requires deep systems understanding, strong leadership, and the ability to balance quality, schedule, and cost while mentoring

Qualifications

• 5+ years of submarine program management, engineering, or test experience.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Experience with submarine test programs or systems listed in the ad.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily technical and administrative readiness of COLUMBIA Class tests.
• Prioritize EB and government testing support.
• Coordinate reach-back to EB technical experts to resolve issues.
• Provide weekly/daily issue and actions reports to program management.
• Deliver management-level updates to EB management and customers.
• Lead test readiness efforts and drive prerequisites into ARTEMIS network.
• Disposition of Change Notices affecting key events.

Skills

System understanding

PowerBI

Verbal communication

Customer relations

Risk mitigation

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Artemis

EB3G

Microsoft Office

Job description

The COLUMBIA Class is the Nation's Top Strategic Defense Priority. Construction is underway and requires continuous success through construction, test, and certification to meet the Nation's Defense needs. These program representative positions will provide focused program oversight of EB's readiness to execute all shipbuilder test programs. This representative will focus on a single program: Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical test or Strategic Weapons Systems.

The applicant must have a solid technical understanding of the systems under test, as well as a strong focus on teaming and leadership while heavily engaging in collaboration to solve complex programmatic design, construction, operations, inspection, testing, and engineering issues. The applicant will be expected to review and understand all testing from both a technical and programmatic perspective in order to make recommendations to aid deck-plate execution, as well as brief senior leadership on test program status and emerging issues.

These positions provide a unique platform to lead through the successfully readiness to execute the CLB Test programs. Candidates will be expected to balance multiple competing priorities while maintaining focus on quality, schedule, and cost performance requirements.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Daily technical and administrative oversight and programmatic management of COLUMBIA Class test readiness
• Provide prioritization of EB and government teams support of testing
• Coordinate reach back efforts to cognizant EB technical experts (including engineering, facilities, test, inspection, planning, and operations), when required, to resolve emergent issues in a time critical environment
• Provide weekly / daily reports of issues and actions to COLUMBIA Program Management
• Provide management level out briefs to all levels of EB management and customers (SOSG and PMS 397, RPCO and NNL, NRRO and NR), including metrics creation
• Provide leadership of test readiness efforts, including capability to drive technical testing pre-requisites into the ARTEMIS network by directing updates to Advance Planning
• Disposition of Change Notices affecting key events

Qualifications

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in submarine program management, engineering, or test (Navy experience included)
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Experience with any of the following test programs or systems:
• Non-Propulsion Electronics Systems
• Reactor Plant
• Motor Module
• Steam and Electric Plant
• Strategic Weapons Systems
• Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical
• Miscellaneous submarine mechanical and electrical systems

Preferred

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering or a related technical field (i.e. engineering, engineering technology)
• At least 2 years of experience working with EB test department(s)
• Knowledge of EB Business systems (EB3G, EB7G, Artemis, etc. )

Skills

• Ability to rapidly understand the integrated systems under test, as well as the technical requirements and information needed to execute the COLUMBIA class test programs
• Experience in Microsoft products suite and PowerBI
• Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to all EB levels and customers
• Develop and instill trust in others
• Establish and maintain effective customer relations
• Motivate others to seek improvements, change, or develop new processes
• Identify risk areas and develop effective mitigations
• Proven ability to quickly evaluate complex issues and identify problem resolution
• The applicant must be committed to drive employee development, process improvement, and knowledge capture/transfer, including creation and use of metrics

Physical Qualifications

Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

Environmental Attributes

Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet