Ship Survivability Designer 2

HII

Designing components and modifying existing designs for US Navy submarines and aircraft carriers. Collaborating with engineering and manufacturing teams to facilitate operations.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeNewport News • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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, NX, 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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate's Degree and 1 years of relevant experience
One of the following may be used as equivalent to Associate's Degree to meet minimum qualifications:
NNS Apprentice School graduate
Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
High School/GED and 2 years of related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience
High School/GED and 4 years of non-related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience
Knowledge and skills in NX and Teamcenter
Knowledge and experience with drawing creation and revisions using AutoCAD
General knowledge of Ship Survivability concepts
Willingness to learn and adapt to new processes and tools
Ability to solve complex design issues using critical thinking skills
Ability to perform ship checks to validate designs
Ability to obtain Confined Space Certification
Ability to provide waterfront and vendor support for the fabrication and installation of survivability systems
Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team
Ability to obtain a DOD Secret Clearance

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
prescription drug
dental and vision plan choices
on-site health centers
tele-medicine
wellness resources
employee assistance programs
savings plan options (401K)
financial education and planning tools
life insurance
tuition reimbursement
employee discounts
early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships

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Hard Skills & Tools

design componentsmodifying designscomputer-aided designNXCATIAAutoCADdrawing creationcalculationsdesign proposalship checks

Soft Skills

critical thinkingproblem solvingwillingness to learnadaptabilityteam collaborationinterdisciplinary teamwork

Certifications

Confined Space CertificationDOD Secret Clearance