Test Engineer - Submarine Auxiliary Systems

D495 Component Engineering Test Engineer

There's never been a better time to join the shipbuilding industry. As demand for cutting-edge naval technology grows, General Dynamics Electric Boat is at the forefront—designing, building, and maintaining the most advanced submarines in the world. Our work is mission-critical, supporting the U.S. Navy and strengthening national security.

Planning Yard and Fleet Support Engineering (D495) is a multi-discipline organization responsible for supporting the current submarine fleet, which consists of delivered OHIO SSBN/SSGN, SEAWOLF, and VIRGINIA Class hulls. D495 provides operational availability and capability to the fleet through maintenance and enhancement activities. These activities include managing potential design changes to commissioned ships (i.e. Ship Alteration drawings), developing documentation for class/ship modernization, making recommendations for service life extension, and providing technical direction in support of emergent problems (i.e. Liaison Action Requests (LARs)).

D495 Component Engineering provides engineering support for delivered submarines (OHIO, SEAWOLF and VIRGINIA class). This organization solves problems and develops modifications (e. g. design improvements, upgrades) for the active fleet. We are of critical importance to the readiness of the US Navy's submarine force, which makes our work important and exciting.

The D495 Test Engineer will oversee all aspects of engineering tasks including overall technical quality, working in a team environment, maintaining schedules, awareness of budgets, and interfacing with Design and other engineering organizations and disciplines.

This position is ideal for former submariners or shipyard professionals with first-hand experience operating and maintain submarine auxiliary machinery.

This role offers challenging technical tasks in a variety of areas related to Submarine Auxiliary Machinery and related engineered components including Valves, Hydraulic Components, Pumps, High Pressure Air Compressors, Dehydrators, Electrolyzers, AC Plant, and the Diesel Generator.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Material and equipment selection, preparing technical reports, reviewing drawings, and interfacing with the Navy and component suppliers
• Evaluate and provide technical resolution to system and component related questions and problems from Naval Shipyards, Navy forces afloat, land based prototypes, and NAVSEA engineering and program offices
• Effectively communicate within the organization as well as with NAVSEA, prime contractors, Navy shipyards and equipment vendors
• Review and evaluate technical manuals to verify technical accuracy and clarity
• Support reviews of technical manual revisions and updates
• Utilize knowledge from hands-on experience to provide mentorship and technical guidance to peers on using technical manuals and their associated machinery
• Occasional travel may be required

Required:

• 5+ years of US Navy submarine experience as a Qualified Submarine mechanical operator
• Hands on experience with auxiliary machinery – operational, maintenance, troubleshooting
• Experience with submarine mechanical systems
• Experience reading, interpreting, and validation operational and maintenance manuals

Preferred:

• Associates Degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering Technology or related technical field
• Experience working in a private or naval shipyard
• Leading Chief Petty Officer experience
• Squadron engineering experience
• Mechanical corrective maintenance and repair experience
• Quality Assurance Inspector / Supervisor experience

Skills:

• Strong verbal communication skills
• Troubleshooting ability
• Familiarity with valves, pumps, compressors
• Strong understanding of submarine mechanical systems