Materials Engineer – Sr/Spec/Princ Position Available In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Materials Engineer – Sr/Spec/Princ General Dynamics Electric Boat United States, Connecticut, Groton Jun 16, 2025 Materials Engineer – Sr/Spec/Princ Requisition

ID 2025-14196

Location US-CT-Groton Seat Location EB Groton Shipyard Trade Engineering Shift 1st Security Clearance Required Secret Number of Openings 1 Overview The Non-Metallic Materials Engineering (D343) Preservation and Coatings Group is cognizant of everything related to surface preparation and painting requirements for construction of nuclear submarines. This group develops the Non-Propulsion Paint Schedule drawing requirements, performs design review of corrosion – prone items, and works closely with the Non-Metallic Materials Engineering Lab on coatings tests.

Primary responsibilities include:

Construction support, consisting of providing Trades clarification of coatings requirements with deck-plate evaluation as required
Providing disposition to Engineering Reports and Vendor Information Requests
Drawing development / coating selection and producing detailed paint application procedures (mechanical components).
Additionally, develop Laboratory test plans for evaluation of new coating methods and materials.
Occasionally perform forensic analysis of coatings failures.

Qualifications Required:

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Materials, Civil, or Chemical Engineering
4+ years of professional engineering experience

Preferred:

NACE (coating inspector) Level I certification or NAVSEA equivalent training
Prior Coating Industry experience Skills Attention to detail
Able to interpret 2D drawings
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