Description
Gibbs & Cox, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, is the largest independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm in the United States. Since our founding in 1929, 24 classes of combatants and nearly 7,000 vessels have been built to Gibbs & Cox designs. We proudly support military and commercial clients in the U.S. and internationally with all phases of marine design, construction, and lifecycle management. Our passion is solving our customers’ 21st century maritime challenges with quality and integrity.
As part of the naval architecture department, you will tackle new and evolving ship design and integration engineering challenges by applying naval architecture principles, techniques, calculations, procedures, and criteria. The projects executed within the team cover the full range of ship design phases from conceptual design through detail design, and post-delivery support. Your contributions will directly support the continued maturation of ship design solutions across all phases of design.
Location : This is a hybrid remote position. Must be local and able to work onsite at our Design Center in Washington D.C. 2-3 days per week.
Primary Responsibilities
Support the DDG 51 Flight Upgrade branch and NAVSEA 05 as part of Gibbs & Cox’s design site team in supporting the current design baseline and assessing potential future upgrades with key responsibilities including:
Hydrostatics (weight estimates, intact/ damage stability assessments)
Hydrodynamics (hull design, resistance predictions, seakeeping assessments)
Arrangements (general arrangements, compartment outfitting, aviation integration, topside integration)
Basic Qualifications
U.S. Citizenship and ability to acquire Secret Security Clearance. Active Secret clearance preferred
BS or Advanced Degree in Naval Architecture or Marine Engineering
0-2 years of professional of Naval or Marine engineering experience
Proficiency in Naval Architecture software tools such as: RHINO, GHS, SHCP, NavCAD, AutoCAD, MS-Office
Excellent communication skills (oral and written, both formal and informal)
Strong time management and organizational skills as an independent contributor
Preferred Qualifications
Original Posting Date:
2024-12-09
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $55,250.00 - $99,875.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
