Engineer - Mechanical SWS Waterfront

  • General Dynamics Electric Boat
  • Groton, Connecticut
  • Full Time
Overview

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Strategic Weapons Systems (SWS) COLUMBIA Waterfront Engineering, department 445, is seeking highly motivated entry level mechanical engineers to provide comprehensive technical oversight of construction activities. This position is located in Groton, CT, with the primary responsibility of proactively supporting the SWS Systems and the associated Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) in both the Groton and Quonset Point shipyards. The Waterfront Engineering team provides direct support to the shipyard trades and support organizations to ensure the safe, efficient, and continuous completion of construction activities in a manner that results in delivery of ships consistent with the design intent. Engineers will interface with multiple Strategic Programs (SP) branches and their contractors, Electric Boat Design and Engineering, Ship's Management, Planning, Operations, Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SUPSHIP), and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) PMS397 to act as the primary engineering interface for the Groton shipyard as the SWS COLUMBIA Waterfront Engineering organization grows.

Responsibilities will include the following:

  • Provide engineering oversight and assistance to trade personnel, specifically with regard to SWS GFE related construction and test activities
  • Evaluate emergent shipyard issues that arise during construction or test and rapidly develop technically acceptable resolutions
  • Interpret SWS GFE design, drawing, installation and specification requirements
  • Provide direction and evaluation to Groton trades via disposition of CNs, TIR UNSATs, and CPRs
  • Support final assembly, test, certification, and delivery activities for COLUMBIA Class SWS
  • Provide direction regarding the application of Coordination Drawings to resolve COLUMBIA Class construction issues
  • Lead multidisciplinary engineering evaluations
  • Facilitate the use of Ordnance Documents (ODs) and Ordnance Procedures (OPs) to support SWS COLUMBIA construction
  • Facilitate discipline-specific SWS knowledge transfer to the construction support engineering team

Coordinate engagement of design and engineering SMEs in the SWS GFE construction sequence

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Aerospace, Systems, Civil or Chemical engineering
  • 0-4 years of experience post degree professional experience
  • Ability to obtain and keep a DOD Secret security clearance or higher

Preferred:

  • Familiarity with Team Center (CR/CN experience)
  • Prior US Navy experience
Skills
  • The candidate must possess strong interpersonal skills
  • 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 team environment
Physical Qualifications Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting Environmental Attributes Cold, Hot, Inside, Noise, Outside
Job ID: 483049943
Originally Posted on: 6/27/2025

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