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Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII

ENGINEER STRUCTURAL 4

Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 23600

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Req ID: 44652

Team: E35 SUBMARINE ENGINEERING - ADVANCED CAPABILITIES

Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

U.S. Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time

Shift: 1st

Relocation: Relocation assistance will be available

Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No – Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirement: Yes, 10%-25% of the time

Clearance Required: No – Clearance Not Required to Start

About Newport News Shipbuilding With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.

The Role Analyzes, researches and develops structural engineering specifications involving metals, non-metallic or composite structural materials for product design, or operation of product to include structures, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronics, power plant, armament, heating and ventilating, equipment and maintenance designs. Analyzes damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling. Specific structural engineering specialties may include dynamics and loads, stability and stress fatigue and thermal analysis. Tools utilized may include CATIA, IDEAS, ProEngineer and a variety of software applications.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree and 9 years of relevant exempt experience;

Master’s Degree and 7 years of relevant professional experience;

Ph.D. and 4 years of experience.

Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.

Why HII We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII’s diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Position Summary This position is for future submarine design. Senior‑level structural engineer that provides recommendations for work direction. Works direction is chosen by the engineer unless management or an Engineer 5 determines a more appropriate method applies (which is rare). Primary technical resource to advise the group’s engineers and supervisor. Development of work is at high level that sets the standard for the group and used for reference on group excellence. Engineer 4 personnel are often in a project management role overseeing Engineers 1, 2, and 3. Work is performed individually with little oversight and is normally autonomous. Often, department direction (such as process guides) are overseen or authored by Engineer 4s. Work progress is broadcast to management regular intervals, often with a standing meeting. An Engineer 4 is a subject matter expert in the group, senior advisor to the supervisor and primary technical mentor to the rest of the group. Work sets the standard for the group, is the “face of technical excellence” to the customer and contributes to the body of department work. Analysis is all forms of structure from static analysis to transient shock analysis using classical methods, Femap, NASTRAN and Abaqus and other standard industry software.

Benefits We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele‑medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.

Equal Employment Opportunity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Reasonable Accommodation If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to buildyourcareer@hii‑co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e‑mail address.

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1-844-849-8463

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