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Welder - Submarine Building

Newport News, VA

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We're the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges ...

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TEST ENGINEER US Navy Submarine Fire Control or SONAR Technician

TEST ENGINEER US Navy Submarine Fire Control or SONAR Technician

MIKEL INC

Middletown, RI • On-site

Full-time

Posted 14 days ago

Job description

BYG-1 TEST TECHNICIAN

MIKEL invests in people and technology – empowering the creative process, building responsive relationships, and propelling innovative solutions from conception to completion for the U.S. Navy. MIKEL is a small woman owned business that has been providing Undersea Warfare Solutions to the Department of Defense since the company’s inception in 1999.

Be a part of our dynamic team whose solutions and services enable the Navy to solve their toughest problems and meet their mission requirements. We have undersea operations experience, combined with engineering and specific subject matter expertise, that provides an in-depth understanding of the problem and a novel, innovative and cost-effective solution. MIKEL is committed to providing an environment that challenges its employees to use and advance their skills and knowledge to provide solutions that exceed customer expectations.

Description:

MIKEL is currently seeking an experienced AN/BYG-1 Test Technician to be part of our dynamic, high exposure test team.

The Test Technician will provide hands on experience with the Navy's AN/BYG-1 Tactical Control System (TCS) to help build the Submarine Combat System delivered to the United States Navy (USN) Our close-knit team is passionate about delivering the best product to the Navy to help protect our country. Our team works closely with the Submarine community to develop solutions that allow the Navy to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

US Navy Submarine Fire Control or SONAR Technician (FT/STS) experience is REQUIRED.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct subsystem and system of systems testing
  • Work in an Agile environment with engineers across the program to verify our deliveries to the Navy.
  • Analyze how our software meets system, functional and performance requirements.
  • Install test bays and troubleshooting anomalies.
  • Communicate and proactively resolve issues with engineers from other subsystems to determine where issues lie and how we can address them as a project team.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

  • Must have strong US Navy Submarine Fire Control Technician experience.
  • Formal testing experience on a DoD production delivery environment.
  • Experience working proactively with local and remote test team members.
  • Solid verbal and written communications skills using Microsoft Office products.
  • Experience with testing in an Agile development environment.
  • Ability to travel.
  • Knowledge of requirements management and system modeling tools.
  • Working knowledge of test engineering concepts, principles, and theories.

What will set you apart:

  • Experience working in the SWFTS submarine community.
  • Communication among your peers and up the chain.
  • Recognition of relevant information, and clear communication of issues and alternatives.
  • Embracing automated test for rote functions and leveraging your expertise to find the hard problems.

This is a fully on-site position: Newport, RI (NUWCDIVNPT)

Department of Defense Secret security clearance or higher is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled

MIKEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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About MIKEL

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Industry

Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

Middletown, RI, US

Year founded

1999

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