General Dynamics Electric Boat

Welding Engineer Sr/Spec/Principal

General Dynamics Electric Boat  •  Groton, CT (Onsite)  •  6 days ago
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Job Description

Department D341 Welding and NDT Engineering-Suppliers and Strategic Sourcing - Responsible for providing technical guidance to suppliers as well as internal and external customers with respect to welding and fabrication of the components used in the construction of nuclear submarines. A challenging opportunity exists within the Supplier Oversight Group.

Basic requirements include, but not limited to:

  • Participate in audits of suppliers performing welding to confirm contractual requirements are being followed at the supplier’s location
  • Follow up on audit findings and work to adjudicate findings affecting in process and delivered hardware
  • Review and approve supplier welding procedures
  • Disposition vendor information requests
  • Provide welding training/guidance to suppliers
  • Ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills to allow close communication of technical issues with SUPSHIP or NAVSEA customers and Electric Boat management.
  • Frequency of travel varies but at most travel to suppliers is one week at time, up to once per month.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Engineering Technology in the following disciplines:
    • Mechanical
    • Welding
    • Metallurgical
    • Materials (if focus is on Metallics)
  • 5+ years of postgraduate engineering experience in an industrial welding environment, shipbuilding or other heavy fabrication

Preferred:

  • Experience working with basic arc welding processes and an understanding of the fundamentals of welding metallurgy
  • Leadership experience

Skills

  • Candidate must be highly motivated, perform independently, as well as interact with other groups and organizations, including interfacing regularly with SUPSHIP or NAVSEA customers, in an engineering environment
  • Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills are a must

Physical Qualifications

Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Heavy Lifting, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

General Dynamics Electric Boat

About General Dynamics Electric Boat

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.

Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Groton, Connecticut
Year Founded
1899
Website
gdeb.com
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