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Responsibilities for this Position

* This position is located in Philadelphia, PA.*

The successful candidate will contribute to oversight of welding being conducted at specific Electric Boat Suppliers and distributed manufacturing facilities. This individual will serve as one of the lead regional welding engineers for Strategically Outsourced components and be stationed at Electric Boats Philadelphia, PA facility. This high visibility position will provide technical guidance and welding expertise for both Nuclear and Nonnuclear applications as necessary. Primary responsibilities are to ensure Welders are working to appropriate policies and procedures, review and monitor welding onboarding and training programs, provide technical evaluation of welding non-conformances, review Supplier welding performance and Program Administration documentation for compliance to specification requirements, and evaluation and oversight of Supplier and Electric Boat Welder performance.

Additional responsibilities will include:

• Review and ensure compliance with fabrication and welding specifications
• Maintain company standards, procedures, best practices, and process improvements in the field on welding
• Provide technical guidance and expertise with respect to construction support and problem resolution
• Interact with EB Strategic Sourcing Program Office, Suppliers, EB Engineering, EB Supplier Quality, EB Quality Assurance Engineering, EB Purchasing, EB Operations, EB COLUMBIA Program Office, EB VIRGINIA Program Office, Newport News Shipbuilding, SUPSHIP Groton, and NAVSEA as required
• Prepare technical reports as result of auditing, testing, research and development, and investigations
• Travel to alternate Suppliers and Electric Boat facilities required approximately 30% of the year

• Applicant must be able to effectively read, write, and interpret specifications, procedures, reports, drawings and other documents
• Applicant must have strong verbal and communication skills to effectively transfer information to team members
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills in order to evaluate situations make recommendations and take prompt and effective action
• Applicant should have the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to investigate problems by effectively asking questions, extracting necessary data from available sources, and working with others to determine root causes and implement appropriate solutions

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering
• 5+ years of postgraduate engineering experience

Preferred:

• Understanding of the fundamentals of welding metallurgy
• Experience working with either commercial or military welding specifications
• Experience in an industrial welding environment, shipbuilding or other heavy fabrication
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Basic computer skills, including use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point (or equivalent)

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