Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Job Description

• Reports to the Director, Engineering
• Lead Mechanical Engineering efforts, including piping and auxiliary systems, HVAC, and machinery systems across mutliple programs.
• Responsible for engineering products, schedule, quality, and budgetary performance.
• Manage engineering processes to ensure that quality, schedule, and cost performance goals are achieved on all programs.
• Facilitate communication between D40 and D87 to ensure both departments are successful in the functional and detail design process.
• Interface with, and support, Design, Engineering, Program Office, Systems Integration, and Concept Design Development, Change Management, Estimating, Contracts, Materials, Planning, Manufacturing, Navy, and other customer organizations.
• Establish and maintain effective work procedures and instructions.
• Provide technical training, guidance, and leadership to assigned personnel, including championing continuous process improvement.
• Perform supervisory and administrative duties including employee development, safety, performance evaluations, statusing and progressing work, hiring, honoring labor contracts, and WFM verification.

Required/Preferred Education/Training

• B.S. Degree in Engineering required, Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Working knowledge of the following disciplines is preferred: fluid system design, HVAC, machine design, propulsion systems, and power generation.

Required/Preferred Experience

• Minimum 10 years of technical experience required; breadth of shipbuilding and marine engineering experience is relevant.
• 3 years of supervisory experience required, including proven ability to lead people and organizations.
• Ability to motivate and inspire teams of Engineers and Designers.
• Understands the elements of ship design.
• Project management skills.
• Demonstrated familiarity with state of the art graphical and analytical tools.
• Excellent organizational and communications skills, both oral and written.
• Positive relationship and reputation with U.S. Navy customer.
• Working knowledge of bargaining unit agreements (BMDA knowledge preferred).
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
• Positive relationship with, and demonstrated support to, engineering educational organizations.
• Broad knowledge of regulatory requirements (e.g. Naval Ship Specs., ABS, IEEE).
• Demonstrated knowledge of Lean Design and Engineering principles.