Sr. / Principal Mechanical Engineer, Machinery Section - General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works

Job Description

DDG(x) Machinery Engineer

DDG(X) is the future U.S. Navy destroyer class planned to follow and replace the current U.S. Navy DDG 51 Class destroyers.  General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works is an integral member of the collaborative team approach to develop requirements and conduct engineering and design.

• Provide technical, design and project leadership for main propulsion machinery shipboard equipment and systems (gas turbine and diesel engines, propellers, waterjets, reduction gears, steering gears, shafting, seals and generator sets etc.).
• Develop and maintain equipment technical purchase specifications, diagrams and calculations.
• Support ship construction activities, including ship testing, system activation and sea trials. Interface with customers (Navy, Manufacturing, Detail Design, Procurement, QA, etc) to resolve technical issues, recommend changes and maintain technical documentation.
• Develop, document and present technical position on requirements compliance issues related to design and construction within assigned area of cognizance.
• Create CAE models that simulate ship system designs, and perform analysis and calculations using CAE applications.
• Participate on or lead integrated product and process teams.
• Develop and define ship system engineering requirements and relate them to top level performance requirements.

Required/Preferred Education/Training

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or Marine Engineering from an ABET accredited university or college required.
• MS degree and/or PE license preferred.

Required/Preferred Experience

• Minimum 8 years (Senior Engineer) / 12 years (Principal Engineer) experience in main propulsion machinery and auxiliary systems required.
• Shipboard applications preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Adept at giving technical presentations at group meetings.
• Demonstrated experience to lead technical projects.
• Windows and CAE (i.e. Pro/E, Pro/M, FEA, CFD software) experience highly desirable.
• Project management and coordination skills: ability to plan, organize and execute projects; ability to handle multiple projects and assignments concurrently.

• This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance.  You must be a US Citizen for consideration and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire.  For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil)