Engineering Technician 4

HII

Engineering Technician providing technical support and managing backlogs at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding. Collaborating with engineers and contractors while ensuring safety standards in shipyard facilities.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeNewport News • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supports Control Inspections annually with in-field support
Manage backlogs by monitoring SAP inputs, providing direction, and closing out projects
Optimize workflow by directing work assignments of consultants and contractors to ensure shipyard facilities are maintained in a safe condition
Provide field support for trades and contractors in the field
Support docking evolutions by providing onsite technical support as needed to continue operations
Coordinate and execute annual flood drills to meet the requirements of the Mil-STD-1625 requirements
Serve as a mentor for younger technicians within the O41 Plant Engineering organization
Create technical direction and supports trades and contractors on site during maintenance and repair of the facilities
Collaborate and provide technical rigor to facility systems such as railways, transporters, tugboats, barges, and piers
Perform technical evaluations, conduct infrastructure assessments and respond to emergent safety related issues in a fast paced, large industrial facility setting
Provides in-field technical support to engineers, planners, and contractors to repair graving docks, critical equipment, and the floating dry dock.
Utilizes acquired experience to support repairs and quality assurance verifications for critical equipment.
Manages backlog to coordinate, plan, and execute repairs, modifications, and upgrades with contractors and trades.
Assess mechanical, hydraulic, and structural deficiencies and plans repairs with cognizant engineers.
Provides technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks.
Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes.
Produces engineering documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics).
Performs detailed mathematical calculations using established formulas; preliminary analyses of data where guidelines are provided in such areas as trajectory adequacy, model dimensional consistency; and quantitative judgments concerning technical data.
Uses personal computer in performance of analyses and development of documentation/reports.
May conduct tests and record data to assist with engineering evaluation or analysis.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate's Degree and 6 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

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
extensive educational and training programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical supportinfrastructure assessmentsmathematical calculationsengineering documentationquality assurancerepair planningdata analysistechnical evaluationsworkflow optimizationsafety inspections

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingorganizational skillsdirection providingproject managementadaptabilityteamwork

Certifications

Associate's DegreeNNS Apprentice School graduateNavy Nuclear Power School graduate