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About the Role

Experienced engineers in the Ship Signatures Department ensure ship systems, components, and structures meet challenging noise requirements. This role focuses on the acoustic design of propulsion plant main machinery components, incorporating noise control features, and performing detailed analyses using advanced techniques. The position involves mentoring junior engineers, leading projects, and collaborating with internal departments and external vendors.

Responsibilities

Perform acoustic design of propulsion plant main machinery components.
Incorporate noise control features into component designs.
Perform detailed analyses of dynamic behavior of main machinery components and structures using finite element, boundary element, and statistical energy analysis techniques.
Mentor less experienced engineers in machinery silencing.
Lead projects.
Collaborate with internal Electric Boat component and systems departments and external component vendors.
Participate in Design-Build-Sustain teams.
Communicate noise requirements to other organizations.
Develop acoustic calculations.
Develop specification requirements.
Review component vendor design submittals.
Conduct or participate in component noise testing.
Develop, implement, and validate novel numerical modeling methods using finite element analysis.
Perform analyses using state-of-the-art computer models.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
5+ years of postgraduate engineering experience or PhD in related field of study.
MATLAB or other coding language proficiency.
Proficiency in gear noise or other machinery noise mitigation techniques.
An active DoD SECRET clearance, or ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance.
Masters Degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, or Ocean Engineering.
Proficiency in finite element modeling and analysis (HyperMesh and/or Abaqus experience preferred).
Experience in dynamics, acoustics, and vibrations.
Experience in project management.
Experience in mentoring engineers.
Experience in digital signal processing, testing, and data acquisition.
Experience or interest in signal processing, testing and data acquisition and technical report writing.

Skills

Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
Developing productive relationships with internal and external customers.
Collaborating engineering organizations, construction staff, government contractors, and the Navy customer.
Finite element analysis.
Statistical energy analysis.
Submarine structural design tenets.
Dynamics.
Vibrations.
Signal processing.
Testing.
Data acquisition.
Technical report writing.

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Experienced level
5+ years postgraduate engineering experience

Education Level

Bachelor of Science degree or higher
Masters Degree
PhD

About the Company

The Ship Signatures Department is responsible for ensuring that the ship's systems, components, and structures are designed and built to meet a submarine's challenging noise requirements.