Senior Specialist, Ocean Engineer

Job Title: Senior Specialist Ocean Engineer (Sign-On Bonus Available)
Job Code: 45306
Job Location: Palm Bay FL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Lead the design and development of mechanical and ocean-engineering solutions that advance maritime programs. You will provide technical leadership from early concepts and material selection through detailed design integration test and field support. This role is suited to an engineer who enjoys solving complex hardware challenges guiding cross-functional design teams and applying hands-on expertise in 3D modeling mechanical design and system optimization. Occasional travel or offshore work may be required.

Essential Functions:

• Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities
• Excellent problem-solving teamwork and communication skills
• Provide regular communication and briefings both formally and informally to internal and external stakeholders including customer representatives
• Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings etc.)
• Prototype Integrate and Test component parts and assemblies
• Develop test plans and procedures for related subsystems.
• Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems
• Participate in peer reviews PDRs CDRs and other required design reviews
• Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes
• Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews
• Adhere to company processes for product development configuration management purchasing etc.
• Direct designers technicians operators and other engineers as part of a design team
• Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative
• Willingness to travel or work offshore as needed
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance (or active within the last two years) and favorable polygraph required.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Subject matter expert with comprehensive knowledge of mechanical design or ocean/marine engineering experience
• Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards
• Understanding of topics such as underwater robotics acoustics or offshore structures
• Experience in additive manufacturing part optimization and design for manufacture and assembly
• Designs that include pressure-compensated electric and hydraulic linear and rotary actuator mechanisms
• Subsea Compensator and Hydraulic Control Design to include valves manifolds pumps and motor coupling design
• Pressure Vessel Design (to include Materials Coatings Bulkhead Connectors Penetrators and Endcap to Shell Securing Methods)
• Cathodic Protection Design and Implementation via Sacrificial Anodes and/or Impressed Cathodic Protection Systems as well as coating systems
• Experience with designs complying with standard naval shipboard vibration and shock (DDAM)
• Experience with managing Weight and Trim on ROVs and AUVs/UUVs (Unscrewed Systems) or other subsea systems
• Comfortable collecting technical concepts and presenting them to program leadership

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