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Fincantieri Marine Group - Marinette Marine

Ship Design Technical Lead

Fincantieri Marine Group - Marinette Marine, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022


Fincantieri Marinette Marine, a Fincantieri Marine Group Company, is a progressive shipyard specializing in building ships for the United States Navy. We currently have an opportunity for a Ship Design Technical Lead at our Washington, DC location.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) is establishing a Naval Design team as part of the continuing development of our engineering department. The focus of this group, which will be primarily located in our Washington DC office, will be ship concept design, new program development, feasibility studies, class design services, technical specifications, proposal development, and research and development. This team will supplement our current engineering staff located in Marinette, Wisconsin, and work closely with our existing program offices, business development team and estimating group.

Split between ship design and ship's payload, FMM anticipates this new team to be at the forefront of our technical and design efforts. Its proximity to our customers and leading naval technical leaders will help us to anticipate market needs and provide accelerated support. Additionally, it will take the lead in building and maintaining our relationships with universities, research laboratories, and industry partners.

FMM is working to fill positions at all levels with qualified candidates of various backgrounds and experience.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Ship Design Technical Lead will lead the ship design portion of the Naval Design group, which will be made of a number of ship design specialist able to define

Ship Platform able to support the payload as defined by the advanced naval systems team/customer

Develop a ship design and relevant technical specifications, weight estimations etc. to enable arrival to a customer proposal and a detailed cost estimation

Support customer driven concept variations specific to existing designs to evaluate feasibility for eventual elevation for further (functional/detail) design development

Class design service development, management and coordination between internal and external engineering and design centers, including universities and research partners to support the US Navy FFG program

Develop and study new concepts in ship design and technologies in collaboration with universities and research partners

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties to include, but not limited to

Responsible for developing and managing a group of engineers and designers to support the efforts of the Naval Design group

Build relationships and coordinate with research partners, including universities and labs

Identify and lead efforts to attain externally funded research in the area of marine technologies

Proposal development for ship designs, R&D, etc., in support of business development efforts and customer requests

Build relationships and coordinate with research partners, including universities and labs

Requires frequent travel to support the shipyard teams, research partners such as labs and universities etc.

Work closely with the Advanced Naval Systems Technical Leader/Team (responsible for the payload of the ship), as well as the core engineering teams at FMM, ACE, FBS

Abide by and enforce all organizational policies and procedures.

COMPETENCIES: SPARC

Safety first

People oriented, determined to assist where able

Accountability and Ownership: Demonstrate a sense of urgency, ownership in your role

Respect people's differences and be open to differing opinions and beliefs

Continue to improve your current role and help develop the role for the future based on lean management.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and occasionally stand or walk; use hands to handle materials or equipment; reach with hands and arms; stoop and kneel; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee's workspace is in a clean and comfortable climate-controlled setting with little to no exposure to the moving equipment, elements, extreme conditions, or risk of injury. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. When entering the shipyard, the work environment is not climate-controlled and there is exposure to moving equipment, etc.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) believes it is our responsibility to ensure that each of us works safely and productively, goes home healthy, and considers the environment in their actions, each and every day. Management is committed to providing a safe and healthy work setting, and protecting the environment as a key tenet of our culture and a primary mission. All employees are required to adhere to ISO and OHSAS policies established by FMM and shall have high values for safety awareness and be mindful of environmental impacts associated with each job task.

BENEFITS:

FMG offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees. In compliance with the new pay transparency law, we are providing a preview of our benefits prior to any potential interviews. For more detail regarding the benefits we offer, please click here to view the full benefits package.

PAY RANGE:

$103,958.40 - $161,109.00

This range represents the overall market pay rate for candidates who meet the necessary qualifications and experience requirements for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, education, and performance.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and promotes a Drug Free Work Environment. Minorities, Women, Veterans and Disabled are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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