Description
Leidos is seeking an Ocean Engineering Manager to lead cutting-edge engineering efforts within the Undersea Systems Division. This role supports ocean engineering systems, primarily associated with ocean and mechanical design aspects of acoustic measurement facilities, deployed deep and shallow ocean systems, and the operations and maintenance of the infrastructure to support these systems.
You will manage a team of ocean, mechanical, and related engineers to support customers in achieving their mission. The Undersea Systems Division is a world-class team delivering unmatched solutions for today's most pressing maritime missions.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage the Ocean Engineering team, including hiring, firing, promotions, raises, retention, and performance feedback.
- Provide hands-on engineering support for the production, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex maritime systems.
- Develop specific and detailed on-water execution plans for recovery, deployment, and maintenance of complex in-water systems.
- Design and/or review technology development and demonstration ocean engineering systems from prototype development through manufacturing and installation.
- Identify program technical risks and develop risk mitigation and technology maturation plans to address those risks.
- Resolve production and field issues through technical investigation, root-cause analysis, and implementation of practical engineering solutions.
- Develop and maintain mechanical drawings, specifications, bills of material, work instructions, and other technical documentation needed to support the mission.
- Work closely with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, technicians, and suppliers to address material, component, and assembly challenges.
- Support configuration changes, obsolescence management, component substitutions, repairs, and upgrades throughout the program lifecycle.
- Participate in system integration, test, troubleshooting, and disposition of nonconforming hardware to keep program and delivery on track.
- Provide engineering support for fielded systems, helping ensure delivered products remain reliable, supportable, and mission ready.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Ocean Engineering/Naval Architecture or other related discipline.
- Experience with underwater/marine engineering and the unique applications of working in a maritime environment.
- Experience with SolidWorks software.
- Working ability to operate OrcaFlex, MathCAD, Matlab, and other analysis tools.
- Experience in undersea hardware system development.
- Effectively work with a team establishing strong, collaborative working relationships with government customers, technical staff, senior managers and peers.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, along with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Must have ability to obtain a Secret Security clearance.
- Must also be able to:
- A. Climb at least 50 feet of rung ladder to access various parts of a vessel as required.
- B. Remain alert during extended working hours.
- C. Perceive depth.
- D. Drive a company vehicle.
- E. Transit to and from a marine vessel including transiting up and down marina gangways at varying angles as needed during travel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cranes and weight handling operations at sea.
- Evaluation of the suitability of maritime assets for meeting project requirements.