Engineer - Non Nuclear Test
General Dynamics Electric Boat
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- Location
- Groton, CT
- Posted
- Oct 21
- 1 day ago
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About the company
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Defense & space · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Evaluate trade work to determine necessary retesting for system or component recertification
- Review HM&E and NPES test procedures completed by trades
- Troubleshoot problems found during certification testing and provide deck plate support
- Manage projects for New Construction through PSA and Technical Availabilities
- Assist the CTE in identifying retest requirements and at-sea or post deep dive tests
- Support Re-Entry Control closeout for Ship Certification
What you need
- Bachelor of Science Degree or higher in Engineering
- Secret security clearance
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong project management skills and attention to detail
- Submarine experience (preferred)
- Navy experience or Naval/private shipyard experience in testing, test planning, or test scheduling (preferred)
- Merchant Marine or Land Based Power Generation experience (preferred)
Key skills
Engineeringdesignconstruction supporttestingtest planningtest schedulingship systems operationship systems maintenanceproject management skillsTeamcenterELCADDword processingspreadsheetsdatabases
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Engineer - Non Nuclear Test
Requisition ID
2026-19770
Location
US-CT-Groton
Seat Location
EB Groton Shipyard
Trade
Engineering
Shift
1st
Security Clearance Required
Secret
Overview
This engineering position will support VIRGINIA-New Construction & PSA projects or COLUMBIA-New Construction.
This position is an engineering position that has involvement in all aspects of the new construction of a submarine and provides direct technical support to Waterfront personnel for submarines that are in-construction at the Electric Boat Groton and Quonset Point Shipyards. The support includes in-depth participation in the submarine's Key Milestone Events (
Motor Module, AC Light Off
,
Float-Off, Steaming, Reactor Compartment Closeout, Initial Criticality), Ship Certifications and Sea Trials.
Specifically, the individual will work as part of the Engineering/Operations group as a Joint Test Group (JTG) member in the management of the Hull Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E) test program. The individual will work as part of a group of engineers engaged in the issuance, updating and review of new construction contractually required tests in support of Electric Boat's New Construction test program between EB and Newport News Shipyard (NNS).
This department, D461, operates in a collaborative, dynamic and team oriented manner, interfacing with Operations, Waterfront Engineering, Design, Quality, Program Office, and Ship’s Management to execute a successful HM&E test program. In addition, interaction with the United States Navy (USN) customer is typical, including the Supervisor of Shipbuilding Groton (SSGR), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and submarine crews.
Duties and Responsibilities Include:
Evaluating trade work performed to determine necessary retesting for system / component recertification, issuance of HM&E test procedures, configuration control of HM&E test procedures, reviewing of HM&E and Non-Propulsion Electronic System (NPES) test procedures completed by trades.
Troubleshooting / deck plate support for problems found during certification testing and managing projects such as VIRGINIA
and/or COLUMBIA
Hull for New Construction thru PSA and Technical Availabilities.
Additionally, the individual is responsible for providing assistance to the D272 CTE (Chief Test Engineer) in identifying retest requirements to support the various planned projects, identifying any necessary at-sea or post deep dive tests and supporting Re-Entry Control (REC) closeout for Ship Certification.
This individual may be expected to ride Sea Trials in support of the At-Sea test program. This position works directly with Electric Boat shipyard management, operations, engineering and quality personnel along with representatives of ship's force, SUPSHIP Groton and NAVSEA. D461 Test Engineers will also support SSGR and NAVSEA audits.
Success in this position requires that every task be accomplished with a collaborative, proactive and deadline-driven and technically rigorous approach. Ship Safety (6010), limited radiation worker qualifications and respirator training may be required for certain tasks. Overtime and weekend coverage is common to support execution of schedules and key events.
Qualifications
Required
:
Bachelor of Science Degree or higher in Engineering.
A minimum of 2 years of design, construction support and/or testing experience.
Preferred:
Submarine experience preferred
Navy experience or Naval/private shipyard experience in testing, test planning, test scheduling, and experience with ship systems operation and/or maintenance
Merchant Marine or Land Based Power Generation experience
Experience and knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, Teamcenter, ELCADD, access to government systems (CITIS, departure from specification (DFS), work deferrals, comprehensive problem reports, interactive test procedures (ITP), Engineering Reports (ERs)
Skills
Candidates must possess strong written and oral communication skills and be able to effectively collaborate with a wide range of internal and external organizations at multiple levels of management.
Candidates must be highly motivated and well organized with strong project management skills, attention to detail, and be capable of working both independently and in a team environment. The ability to maintain composure under the pressure and stress associated with aggressive schedules and deadlines is important.
Physical Qualifications
Color Vision, Light Lifting, Reaching, Twisting
Environmental Attributes
Dry, Inside
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