Req 70538 Production and Installation Support Engineer

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As a production and Installation Engineer for the Fire Control Program working COLUMBIA/Dreadnought, you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for supporting installation and test of Tactical and Training Equipment on submarines and shore facilities. You'll also be responsible for participating in installation activities with a multi-functional team in both the US and UK. In your efforts, you'll be responsible for coordinating with many teams internally and externally to determine solutions for your assigned efforts.

Production & Installation Engineering Support responsibilities fall into several main categories. Some of the broad categories of support includes:

• Processing of Engineering Instructions that drive Engineering requirements for procurement to Supply Chain.
• Coordinating responses to resolve site issues, often requires being the bridge between site and the broader engineering disciplines to ensure issues are resolved in order to meet installation needs
• Includes Problem report adjudication, TQ Responses, CPR Responses, CCB Reps for Installation, processing and chasing approval for Waiver/Deviations for the sites, etc.
• Coordinating needs for site during new construction (i.e. ship checks, site verifications, etc)
• Coordinating material to sites
• Both GFE and in response to failures/consumable needs, coordinating GFIMS inputs and deliveries, Conex deliveries and returns, DD1149 generation, import/export from UK, etc.
• Maintain sold off but not yet delivered equipment.
• Ensuring sites have requisite documentation to facilitate installation and checkout
• Drawings/ODs, COIIs, etc.
• Tracking acute and long-term activities
• Class 1 Change Order authoring and approval, COIIs coordination/tracking, LOA coordination/execution, etc.
• Taking a vested interest in continuous improvement such as adjudicating new construction lessons learned and implementing solutions.
• Lessons Learned, Trend Analysis of failures, deep dives, tool/database management of Logger Instances, etc.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency with understanding of drawings and schematics
• Understanding of deployment schedules and dependencies
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing and fabrication methods, as well as technical, government, and industry standards
• The preferred candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a 'can and will do' attitude
• Command of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel and Power-Point
• Creative thinker capable of evaluating a design and determining how best to install and test that design
• Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, health-care benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:

This position is Hybrid/Flex.

While on-site, you will be a part of the Pittsfield, MA Engineering Team.