Overview
The COLUMBIA Project Engineering Team has openings for highly motivated engineers to serve as a Module Leads for SSBN 826 construction. This person will serve as an Engine Room or Exterior Module Lead for the SSBN District of Columbia 826 in the Groton Shipyard.
In this role, Module Leads will serve as the engineering point of contact for each module. Module leads are the primary engineering liaison to the trades, identify liabilities and coordinate support for the agreed upon resolution path, provide Engineering status updates at shipyard meetings, advocate for minimal construction schedule impact, prioritize and drive engineering resolution. Module Leads will become well versed in shipyard policies and procedures to provide technical guidance to all parties through the construction process in order to expedite corrective actions and solutions. Additionally, Module Leads coordinate multidiscipline teams that identify risks and communicate the Engineering path forward on current, emerging and future shipyard issues and major evolutions.
The Module Lead presents the unique opportunity to work on a first of class build and be a contributing member of this team and directly support the ship's progression through final assembly, outfitting, test, and delivery.
Responsibilities will include the following:
- Providing engineering oversight to emergent shipyard issues that arise during construction and communicate Engineering assessments with Shipyard and Trade Management.
- Support trades daily in navigating the disclosures and work packages, as well as understanding the build sequence
- Ensuring drawing revisions and change notices that support construction activities are being prioritized and worked by both construction support and design & engineering
- Attending production meetings (daily startup, plan of the day, shift turnover), providing status of holdups, and driving completion of actions supporting construction such as work package development, material procurement, and Change Request/Change Notice processing
- Working in a project capacity to communicate the risks for the project and provide a technical discussion of emerging issues to facilitate integration of Engineering with the shipyard
- Conducting multidisciplinary engineering evaluations to support all manufacturing and construction needs
- Support testing, certification events and government certification meetings
This position is in the Groton Shipyard. This position will require occasional travel to Quonset Point or Newport News prior to module being shipped to Groton.
Qualifications
Required:
- 0-4 years post-graduate engineering experience is required
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering by December 2026 is required
- Ability to obtain a DOD Secret security clearance or higher is required
- Ability to work weekends and extended hours as needed is required
Preferred
- Knowledge of Teamcenter and Columbia Class design
- CR/CN experience and familiarity with change management processes
- Knowledge of the shipyard organizational structure and processes
- At least three years relevant engineering experience
Skills
The candidate must possess strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills. Candidate must be highly motivated and be able to perform independently, as well as interact with other groups and organizations in a collaborative team environment.
Physical Qualifications Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting Environmental Attributes Cold, Dry, Hot, Inside, Outside, Wet