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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented General Arrangements (GA) & Habitability Engineer to join our team working in the Washington D.C. Navy Yard. This is a hybrid position and will require 3 days onsite per week.
The GA & Habitability Engineer will serve as a key technical contributor, coordinating across government, shipyard, and contractor stakeholders to resolve design, modernization, and in-service technical issues.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Provide technical engineering support and risk assessments for design and modernization decisions supporting Nimitz- and Ford-class aircraft carriers
Serve as the primary engineering point of contact for: general arrangement drawings, compartmentation and access drawings, booklet of general plans, and other related ship arrangement documentation
Provide engineering and design oversight for shipboard habitability spaces and associated systems, including but not limited to messing and berthing areas; sanitary and hygiene spaces; medical, dental, laundry, and utility spaces; and offices, workshops, lockers, and storerooms
Collaborate with SUPSHIP Newport News to resolve general arrangements and habitability-related technical issues
Prepare written technical responses to Requests for Technical Assistance (RTA), Departure from Specification (DFS), and Liaison Action Requests (LAR)
Support ship modernization efforts by addressing general arrangement and habitability impacts associated with Ship Change Documents (SCDs), including development of new SCDs
Coordinate engineering actions with Engineering Agents, Technical Authorities, TYCOM, PMS 312, PMS 378, SUPSHIP, Newport News Shipbuilding, and other stakeholders as required
Review technical data packages, drawings, and engineering reports, and provide clear written recommendations
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other relevant technical discipline
10+ years of relevant engineering experience
Experience with shipboard general arrangements and/or habitability spaces and systems supporting U.S. military, Military Sealift Command (MSC), or commercial ocean-going passenger vessels
Must have prior experience supporting ship construction, maintenance, or modernization activities
Experience delivering oral and written correspondence to stakeholders at multiple organizational levels, including engineers, program managers, and senior leadership
Demonstrated experience producing formal technical documentation
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting nuclear-powered ships
Prior experience working with: NAVSEA 05 and/or NAVSEA 08, Shipyards, NSWC / NUWC, SUPSHIP, Regional Maintenance Centers (RMC), Type Commanders (TYCOM) or similar organizations
Clearance Requirements:
Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government secret security clearance
Physical Requirements:
The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.
Must be able to maneuver aboard ships in port, to include ascending and descending ladders as necessary
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