Job Description The Life Cycle Engineering Department supports the design, construction, and testing of in-service Navy DDG 51 and DDG 1000 surface combatants in multiple locations around the world. Our DDG 51 Engineering team is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the engineering and design of Electrical Power and Lighting systems designs for Ship Alterations. Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the Electrical Engineer I ensures compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards while coordinating with other key stakeholders to meet overall milestones. Key Responsibilities Safety Leadership: Take personal responsibility for your own safety through hazard identification and mitigation. Ensure practices/processes are safely executed. Communicate safety concerns and model safe behaviors. Project Execution: Responding to Functional Engineering Analysis Requests, including performing GSO compliant power analysis for ship alterations and provide direction to detail design to meet Navy requirements. Integration of new equipment into shipboard power design. Performing calculations, modeling, and simulation of electrical power designs using in-house and/or external engineering applications required to validate compliance with Navy requirements and preparing documentation. Defining circuit protection that is sized for equipment and motor controller relays following Navy requirements. Modeling breaker coordination, developing electric plant load analysis, and preparing documentation. Quality Management: Reviewing design drawings and models for functional issues and providing comments and direction to detail design teammates. Team Collaboration and Communication: Participation in special studies and projects working with Peers and Navy sponsors to evaluate ship changes involving replacement of obsolescent equipment, modernization of ship systems, or development of new capabilities. Interfacing with detail design teammates and Navy counterparts to resolve technical issues and develop appropriate correspondence. Required/Preferred Education/Training A Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering is required. 0 to 1 years'' engineering experience. Familiarity with design of power distribution systems for marine and military systems. Familiarity with mechanical system controls a plus. Required/Preferred Experience Fundamental understanding and knowledge of power distribution systems and components required. Familiarity with Design of US Naval Combatants and Navy requirements (ship specifications, General Specifications for Overhaul, Mil-specifications, etc.) for power system design and analysis desired. Demonstrated ability to critically assess technical problems, evaluate potential options, and develop a solution with limited information desired. Ability to read, understand, and interpret diagrams, schematics, and blueprints/drawings required. Familiarity with CAD systems and databases desired. Knowledge of power generation and distribution control systems desired. Demonstrated positive attitude toward participation in a team environment and demonstrated ability to function as a contributing engineering team member. Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and assignments with competing priorities desired. A broad knowledge of and experience with a variety of computer systems including; Excel, Word & Adobe required. Experience with database programs and Paladin DesignBase 6 software desired. This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance. * You must be a US Citizen for consideration and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire. For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil)
Shipbuilding has been a way of life along the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, since 1762, when the sailing ship Earl of Bute was launched on the site of present day Bath. The Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, located on the west bank of the Kennebec, just south of downtown Bath, is the namesake of an iron foundry established in 1826.
Brevet General Thomas W. Hyde, US Army (Ret) took over the foundry in 1865, following service with the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. Nearly two decades later, he incorporated his diversified marine business interests as Bath Iron Works, Limited in 1884, before expanding into shipbuilding with the acquisition of the Goss Marine Iron Works in 1888.The first BIW-built vessel was a coastal passenger ship named Cottage City built for the Maine Steamship Co. Since the completion of Hull #1 in 1890, BIW has been awarded more than 425 shipbuilding contracts, including 245 military ships (mostly destroyers and frigates for the US Navy) and over 160 private yachts and commercial vessels. BIW became a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics in September 1995.
In terms of modern US Navy surface combatant programs -- ones where BIW ships are still in service -- the Lead Ship construction contract for the Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) Class of guided missile frigates was awarded to BIW in 1973, and 24 of these surface combatants were delivered over the next 15 years.
In 1982, the Navy selected BIW as second-source shipbuilder for the Ticonderoga (CG 47) Class of AEGIS guided missile cruisers. The company went on to win contracts for eight of these warships, delivering the final one in 1993. In 1985 BIW won the competition for detail design and construction of USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) , the Lead Ship for the Navy's newest, most capable class of AEGIS guided missile destroyers. BIW has delivered the lead ship and 30 follow ships, with delivery of the final follow ship under the most recent contract expected in 2011. The US Navy has announced that it will acquire further Arleigh Burke class vessels during the next decade.
Under General Dynamics' ownership, BIW solidified its industry leadership position by teaming with the City of Bath and the State of Maine to support a long-term capital investment plan. With the first phase of modernization completed in 2001, BIW began building ships in its new state-of-the-art facility. These improvements ($320 million so far) enable the company to offer unprecedented productivity, quality and affordability to our customer. Further applications of lean manufacturing techniques and advanced modular construction are planned, and the yard has switched to 3D computer-aided design for its latest ships. BIW is building the first of the DDG 1000 class of destroyers, Zumwalt, using these advanced technologies.
BIW is a yard with a history, and a bright future. Throughout Navy circles - and especially with their current and former crews - it's generally recognized that 'Bath Built Is Best Built' a phrase first heard in the early 1900s, and every bit as true today as when it was first said.