Job Details

Engineer III

Ghostrock, a subsidiary of Three Saints Bay, LLC, and a Federal Government Contractor industry leader, is seeking an Engineer III to join our team in Norfolk, VA. Position responsibilities include:

• Ability to complete assigned tasks and to update government reps of any issues or concerns for further discussions and/or resolution.
• Ability to independently plan and execute assignments, conferring periodically with the SME to keep him/her briefed on status of work and to discuss unusual technical problems. Completed work is reviewed for adequacy and conformance with established policies, precedents, and sound engineering concepts and usage.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in each of the following areas: Hull, Electrical, Mechanical, Piping, Structural, Shipboard Hull, Electrical and Mechanical (HM&E). Provide recommendations to MARMC Code 900 SME/Manager for concurrence and approval.
• Ability to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electrical components, assemblies, or systems.
• Make, develop, and track trade specific training and programs. Provide recommendations to MARMC Code 900 SME/Manager for concurrence and approval.
• Ability to provide technical guidance, and check drawings, memoranda, tests, reports, material requests and other documents, for technical adequacy and conformance with procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain objective quality evidence in support of Continuous Process Improvement efforts to improve technical products.
• Ability to apply a variety of methods, procedures, and techniques to layout, install, align, overhaul, repair, and maintain numerous types of marine machinery, equipment, and systems that are technically more complex.
• Ability to examine and troubleshoot to determine the extent of repairs required, materials, or parts needed, and to estimate the time required to complete repairs. Independently diagnose, plan, and complete projects or work orders involving major systems in their entirety.
• Compile and maintain records documenting engineering schematics, installed equipment, installation or operational problems, resources used, repairs, or corrective action performed.
• Ability to set up and operate standard or specialized testing equipment.
• Review installation or quality assurance documentation.
• Participate in training or continuing education activities to stay abreast of engineering or industry advances in Naval Ship Systems.
• Train shipboard personnel to perform standard maintenance.
• Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
• Draft working drawings or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew.
• Ability to measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by cabling and piping.
• Ability to assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets which are checked by a higher authority.
• Ability to review drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and Ability to explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments as necessary. Supervise and train other technicians.
• Ability to apply knowledge and skills gained through practical experience in the construction trades crafts, formal training to perform engineering design and cost estimates for ship maintenance, repair, new construction, alterations, civil, electrical, mechanical systems and equipment.
• Ability to plan, develop, implement, coordinate and administer repair and construction projects generated by work requests, including the determination of scope of work, preparation of cost estimates, execution of original design concepts, preparation of detail drawings, preparation of technical requirements, contract preparation, and project administration. Provide recommendations to MARMC Code 900 SME/Manager for concurrence and approval.
• Ability to make field investigations to ascertain existing conditions, to confirm customer requirements and to identify special problems and their solutions.
• Obtain additional information from personal observation of the job site and coordinate with the customer.
• Inspect, survey, and monitor equipment to determine long and short range maintenance requirements.
• Collaborate with production control to schedule jobs and ensure that the necessary material and equipment are obtained to complete projects in a timely manner.
• Prepare inspection reports noting deficiencies and any deviations from the original estimate and/or specifications.
• Provide recommendations to MARMC Code 900 SME/Manager for concurrence and approval.

Position requirements include:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be able to obtain an Active Secret Clearance
• Minimum High School Diploma and six (6) years of full-time hands-on technical experience in the repair of shipboard systems/equipment
• Minimum of two (2) years full time hands-on technician experience in assembly, overhaul, repair, modification, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of shipboard systems and equipment.
• Basic understanding of the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual (JFMM) as related to ship repair and maintenance. Practical knowledge of Automated Work Request (AWR) write ups of structural, mechanical and electrical engineering concepts practices, regulations, policies, precedent, methods, and techniques.
• General knowledge of work package procedures, blueprints reading, drawings and Navy ships technical manuals to verify technical characteristics of part numbers and required materials for ship maintenance and repairs.
• General knowledge in the use of computer hardware and software programs required in the performance of assigned duties i.e. Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint. Ability to analyze procedures and process in executing ship maintenance.

This position is located in Norfolk, VA.