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Alion Science and Technology

Designer 4

Newport News, VA

Job Description
Job Description

When a U.S. Navy ship needs repairs, they call us! HII is currently seeking qualified candidates as Designers for Hull, Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E). Join our team as we keep the most powerful Navy the world has ever known afloat and ready to serve. This position is located in our Hampton, VA office. The selected candidate must be able to obtain and retain a confidential security clearance to start. Hybrid schedule is available for this position

Essential Job Responsibilities

  • Designs components or portions of systems and modifies existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations.
  • Utilizes computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools such as, CAD, CAM or CATIA.
  • Gathers information, makes studies, computes calculations, and prepares original rough layouts, sketches to present design proposal.
  • Coordinates design criteria with engineering, manufacturing, tooling, material, and planning group such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials, and contractual specifications.
  • Exclude classifications in which incumbents predominantly perform drafting assignments.

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Minimum Qualifications
  • Associates Degree or other 2 year technical degree in related discipline and 6 years related experience or High School Diploma or equivalent and 8 years related experience.
  • Recent experience in the development of AutoCAD drawings for the maritime industry.
  • Experience in ship checking Military vessels (LHD/LHA/LCS/LPD/CVN/etc.) in the Hull, Mechanical, and/or Electrical disciplines.
  • Must have shipbuilding experience.
  • Must be knowledgeable in IDEA CAD Standards and ISID.
  • Must have performed work for NNSY, NNS, or PSNS.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a confidential security clearance.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.


Physical Requirements
Office, industrial or shipboard environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances during site surveys. Lifting and moving of materials not to exceed the guidelines set for one man lift. Must be able to perform site surveys and carry a lap top computer.

Building on a legacy of more than a century of naval shipbuilding, Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries provides mission-critical solutions to a wide variety of government and commercial customers worldwide. Comprising nearly 6,000 professionals in 45 states and 16 countries, our unique national security services portfolio includes unmanned systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and environmental services. For more information, visit tsd.huntingtoningalls.com.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII's Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII's Technical Solutions division supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, nuclear and environmental services, and defense and federal solutions. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit: www.huntingtoningalls.com .

A new Federal Executive Order requires that employees of Federal contractors and subcontractors be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by January 4, 2022. Accordingly, as a condition of employment with Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, employees will be required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption prior to starting employment.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

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