Ship Design Technical Lead - Full-time

Job Description

Fincantieri Marinette Marine, a Fincantieri Marine Group Company, is a progressive shipyard specializing in building ships for the United States Navy. We currently have an opportunity for a Ship Design Technical Lead at our Washington, DC location.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) is establishing a Naval Design team as part of the continuing development of our engineering department. The focus of this group, which will be primarily located in our Washington DC office, will be ship concept design, new program development, feasibility studies, class design services, technical specifications, proposal development, and research and development. This team will supplement our current engineering staff located in Marinette, Wisconsin, and work closely with our existing program offices, business development team and estimating group.

Split between ship design and ship's payload, FMM anticipates this new team to be at the forefront of our technical and design efforts. Its proximity to our customers and leading naval technical leaders will help us to anticipate market needs and provide accelerated support. Additionally, it will take the lead in building and maintaining our relationships with universities, research laboratories, and industry partners.

FMM is working to fill positions at all levels with qualified candidates of various backgrounds and experience.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Ship Design Technical Lead will lead the ship design portion of the Naval Design group, which will be made of a number of ship design specialist able to define

• Ship Platform able to support the payload as defined by the advanced naval systems team/customer
• Develop a ship design and relevant technical specifications, weight estimations etc. to enable arrival to a customer proposal and a detailed cost estimation
• Support customer driven concept variations specific to existing designs to evaluate feasibility for eventual elevation for further (functional/detail) design development
• Class design service development, management and coordination between internal and external engineering and design centers, including universities and research partners to support the US Navy FFG program
• Develop and study new concepts in ship design and technologies in collaboration with universities and research partners

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties to include, but not limited to

• Responsible for developing and managing a group of engineers and designers to support the efforts of the Naval Design group
• Build relationships and coordinate with research partners, including universities and labs
• Identify and lead efforts to attain externally funded research in the area of marine technologies
• Proposal development for ship designs, R D, etc., in support of business development efforts and customer requests
• Build relationships and coordinate with research partners, including universities and labs
• Requires frequent travel to support the shipyard teams, research partners such as labs and universities etc.
• Work closely with the Advanced Naval Systems Technical Leader/Team (responsible for the payload of the ship), as well as the core engineering teams at FMM, ACE, FBS
• Abide by and enforce all organizational policies and procedures.

COMPETENCIES: SPARC

• Safety first
• People oriented, determined to assist where able
• Accountability and Ownership: Demonstrate a sense of urgency, ownership in your role
• Respect people's differences and be open to differing opinions and beliefs
• Continue to improve your current role and help develop the role for the future based on lean management.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and occasionally stand or walk; use hands to handle materials or equipment; reach with hands and arms; stoop and kneel; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee's workspace is in a clean and comfortable climate-controlled setting with little to no exposure to the moving equipment, elements, extreme conditions, or risk of injury. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. When entering the shipyard, the work environment is not climate-controlled and there is exposure to moving equipment, etc.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) believes it is our responsibility to ensure that each of us works safely and productively, goes home healthy, and considers the environment in their actions, each and every day. Management is committed to providing a safe and healthy work setting, and protecting the environment as a key tenet of our culture and a primary mission. All employees are required to adhere to ISO and OHSAS policies established by FMM and shall have high values for safety awareness and be mindful of environmental impacts associated with each job task.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine offers competitive pay with benefits in a growth-oriented environment. Qualified and interested applicants are encouraged to apply. Apply online at https://recruiting.adp.com/srccar/public/RTI.home?c=2155013 d=FMG-External

Fincantieri Marinette Marine is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and promotes a Drug Free Work Environment. Minorities, Women, Veterans and Disabled are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EXPERIENCE:

• 12 to 15 years minimum in the shipbuilding industry
• Direct ship repair and design experience is advantageous
• Research Development experience in reputed Labs or research centers

EDUCATION:

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Naval Architecture or Marine Engineering and 8 years of experience of increasing responsibility in the engineering field of competence.

SKILLS:

• Past experience successfully leading engineering teams
• Experience with concept and functional ship design
• Experience in a research and development environment
• Must have a working knowledge of standard shipbuilding rules and regulations, as well as the associated regulatory agencies and the review approval process.
• Must have current computer skills relevant to the field of competence
• Must have ability to work within schedule and budget restraints
• Ability to approach challenging problems with creative solutions
• Must have the ability to maintain a professional demeanor
• Must have effective written and verbal communication skills
• Must have ability to maintain confidentiality.
• A basic Earned Value Management System competency is desirable
• Must be able to obtain and hold level of Secret Clearance or able to meet the requirements to gain a Secret Clearance is required.