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Sr. Instructor, Engineering

Sr. Instructor, Engineering

General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works

Bath, ME • On-site

Full-time

Posted 25 days ago

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works rating

8.2

Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

Based on 5 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Job Description
Perform as the Lead Instructor for DDG 51 class based Electrical Systems with knowledge and experience to instruct in the areas of shipboard electrical distribution equipment. Develop, when needed, update and instruct curriculum in both formal classroom setting and on deckplate practical knowledge. High voltage experience in the 4160 volt range is a plus.
Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the Electrical Instructor ensures compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards while coordinating with other key stakeholders to meet overall milestones.
Key Responsibilities
  • Safety Leadership:
    • Conduct safe classroom and shipboard instruction.
  • Project Execution:
    • Instruct BOTH junior and senior USN personnel.
    • Observe, assess, and train ships personnel in the conduct of practical hands-on application of standard Navy documentation, programs and doctrine: i.e. EOP, EOSS, EOCC, SDOSS, PMS, MSFD, Electrical Safety, etc.
  • Training and Development:
    • Be able to enhance a learning environment at all times.
    • Develop, update, and teach curriculum in a formal classroom setting, to include PowerPoint material.
    • Assist in training the ships DCTT and ETT.
  • Team Collaboration and Communication:
    • Work effectively with other instructors individually or as a group and in shipyard production areas.
    • Support Manufacturing personnel in the execution of shipboard hands-on indoctrination.
    • Serve as a counterpart to PRE-COM crew Engineering Department personnel, providing guidance and assistance as required to influence the successful transition of ship and crew into the operational fleet.
  • Continuous Improvement:
    • Always be willing to take both simple and complicated questions for resolution.

Required/Preferred Education/Training
  • Minimum High School Diploma or GED required.
  • USN Engineering schools and/or experience is a plus
  • Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.

Required/Preferred Experience
  • Minimum 10+ years of experience in active duty surface Navy or equivalent in ship operational testing, operation, and maintenance.
  • Three (3) years prior Navy instructor experience or an equivalent level of experience teaching both in the formal classroom and hands-on environment (designated Navy Master Training Specialist a plus).
  • Three (3) years DDG 51 class experience; DDG 1000 Class experience a plus.
  • Computer skills: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) at a minimum.
  • USN Engineering LDO/CWO or EMC/GSE/GSCS experience or relative experience in maintaining shipboard electrical systems
  • Be familiar as to the utilization and purpose of EOSS, EOP, EOCC, SDOSS, PMS and ALL Electrical Safety protocols.
  • The best candidate will have at least 1-2 ship tours aboard a DDG 51 class vessel in a senior electrical billet capacity, prefer E7 or higher.
  • May be called upon to assist in training the ships DCTT and ETT.
  • Fiberoptic cable experience preferred.

The candidate will be required to travel on reasonable notice to support BIW ships at PRE-COM crew detachment sites (Norfolk, San Diego). Travel away from home would be typically limited to three (3) week duration, four (4) to six (6) weeks per year.
This position requires you to have, or be able to obtain, a government security clearanceYou must be a US Citizen for consideration and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire. For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil)

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