Designs major components or major portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations.
Develops basic data and makes preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposal.
Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replaceability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements and cost.
Coordinates with other organizations affected by design development.
Makes layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures.
Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning.
Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.
Responsible for submittals of design proposals, drawings, models, etc.

Design Apprentice certification or Associate's degree in Design with 6 years of applicable, progressive professional and/or supervisory work experience;
Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline plus 4 years of applicable, progressive professional and/or supervisory work experience;
a Master's degree in a relevant discipline and 2 years of applicable experience.
comprehensive knowledge of Engineering & Design processes relating to ship systems
experience with submarine electrical equipment and systems
working knowledge of shipyard operations and modern design principals, processes, and software and tools.
effective oral and written communication skills

Manager, Design Engineering

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