Associate Ocean Engineer

Description

General program information and/or position overview.

The Maritime System Division of Leidos is seeking an entry-level Ocean Engineer for our Long Beach, MS office to work with our engineering and production teams as we develop and produce cutting-edge solutions to address existing and emerging missions of national importance for a broad range of customers across the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, other governmental agencies, and commercial clients.

Primary Responsibilities.

• Create and modify detailed part, assembly, and installation engineering drawings using the SolidWorks software suite.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams and taking design input from multiple engineering disciplines with responsibility for timely completion of tasks under the direction and supervision of a senior engineer.
• Prepare and/or review proposed engineering change documents, test plans, and test reports.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• Proficiency with the SolidWorks software suite.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Must work well with others and be able to communicate and understand verbal and written instructions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills, along with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Perform tasks to completion semi-independently after receiving technical direction, be able to suggest solutions to technical problems, and serve on a design review team.
• Some hands-on experience using machine shop tools and wood working shop tools (i.e. drills, saws, grinder, router, sander, sandblaster, ratchets, wrenches, etc.)
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Average physical mobility to move around an office and production environment and the ability to lift 50 lbs.

• Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA).
• Experience with finite element analysis for structural and thermal simulations.
• Experience working in an ISO manufacturing environment.
• Experience with composites.
• Experience with welding.
• Prior experience working on at-sea vessels.
• Prior experience with designing for a maritime environment.
• Ability and willingness to travel outside the local area 1-10 times a year.
• Hands-on experience working with electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Be self-motivated with the desire to learn and perform diverse work.
• 2-4 years of prior relevant experience or master's degree in ocean engineering or equivalent with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Prior experience with unmanned maritime vehicles and associated sensors, underwater cables/connectors, launch and recovery subsystems, and acoustic sensors.