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Huntington Ingalls

MGR DESIGN ENGINEERING 3

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A Design Engineering Manager oversees and leads conception and execution of engineering product designs. Manages communication and coordination among different types of engineers, designers and analysts working on a project. Supervises project schedule, budget, and communications with stakeholders.

$158,492 / year median in Mississippi

+7% projected growth

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Job Description

Req ID:
48402
Team:
52
Engineering Entity:
Ingalls Shipbuilding US Citizenship Required for this
Position:
 
Yes Full-Time Shift:
1st
Relocation:
No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity:
No
  • Not eligible for telework
Travel Requirement:
Yes, 10
  • 25% of the time We're building tomorrow's fleet today With more than 11,000 employees, HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division is the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi and a major contributor to the economic growth of Alabama.
For nearly 85 years, we've designed, built and maintained amphibious ships, destroyers, and cutters for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. The largest supplier of U.S. Navy surface combatants, we're simultaneously building four classes of ships and have pioneered the development and production of technologically advanced, highly capable ships for the surface Navy fleet for decades. Think that's cool?
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The Role Designs major components or major portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Develops basic data and makes preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposal. Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replace ability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements and cost. Coordinates with other organizations affected by design development. Makes layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures. Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning. Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers. Position will primarily lead all Detail Design activities related to the Surface Combatant Programs (DDG and FF) and LHA Class including support to the Ship Design Manager, Planning and Program Office as well as communicating with the Navy and Operations. This effort includes creation of plans, schedulesM and estimates for major tasks, pushing those tasks to closure, reporting progress, creating unique processes as necessary and resolving design issues during the effort. Develop and administer budgets, schedules, and performance standards, and executes responsibilities as Cost Account Manager (CAM) for cognizance cost center within the organization. Must Have High School diploma and 12 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering, and design or equivalent.
  • or•Bachelors degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited school of engineering and 8 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering, and design or equivalent.
  • or•Masters degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited school of engineering and 6 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering, and design or equivalent.
Nice to Have Applicant should be proficient in the following: 1. Fluent understanding of the Ship Specifications in all areas of Detail Design. 2. Superior communication skills including past experience with interfacing with Operations, Planning and the Navy. 3. Leadership experience with small to large projects within Detail Design. 4. Formal Leadership training is preferred. 5. A good understanding of EVMS. 6. Experience in creating a Plan including estimating, budget allocation, process development and schedule creation.

Why HII We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII's diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals. Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career. Working at HII is more than a job
  • it's an opportunity to build a future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including:
medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location. Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions. Do You Need Assistance? If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #1 for Ingalls Shipbuilding.