D435 Main Propulsion Machinery is in search of a SSN(X) class Propulsor and Shafting entry level Engineer. Engineers in this group will be responsible for providing high quality and efficient engineering and design services to both the Navy Propulsor and Shafting Team. Engineers will also be responsible for the project management and oversight of design and development of the propulsor and main propulsion shafting components including the main shaft, shaft seals and housings, and bearing systems.
The group will support concept design development and engineering studies for propulsor/shafting-specific programs sponsored by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division and the Office of Naval Research. The group frequently works with other members of the Navy Propulsor and Shafting Team including Electric Boat’s shock, hydrodynamics, and ship signatures departments, Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory, and Navy laboratories.
Requirements:
Preferred Qualifications
General Dynamics Electric Boat is a business unit of General Dynamics with headquarters in Groton, CT. The world’s first and finest submarine builder, Electric Boat was established in 1899 to complete the U.S. Navy’s first modern commissioned submarine, USS Holland. Designed and built by Electric Boat, USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, was launched in 1954. Electric Boat has designed and delivered 17 of the U.S. Navy’s 20 classes of nuclear submarines. Now in its second centennial of submarine building, EB is the design yard and prime contractor for the Virginia-class submarine program, currently in production. EB is also designing and developing the Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine which will replace the current Ohio class beginning in 2027.
