Deputy Test Director - Eastern Shipbuilding Group : Job Details

Job Title: Deputy Test Director

Location: [Location]

Job Type: Full-time

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Travel: [Travel Information]

Security Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance

Job Description:

This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not an employment contract. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards recommended for the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, modify, or reduce the position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description.

Functions:

• Oversee the management and execution of a robust total ship test program including the development of test processes and procedures, test report templates, and management of testing at a dedicated production facility, shipboard, and Navy INSURV acceptance trials.
• Ensure compliance with testing/trial procedures, certification, and preventative maintenance programs stipulated under the program contract.
• Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
• Develop and maintain all test metrics and provide briefings to the program office for the ship's total test plan and schedule of tests.
• Coordinate competing priorities of all testing and activation projects to deliver results within financial and schedule specifications.
• Support pre- and post-sea trials meetings.
• Oversee the coordination with Engineering and Project Management to ensure that the shipyard testing strategy is being followed.
• Review and approve test reports before CDRL submittal, including land-based, shipboard (pier side and underway), and Navy INSURV acceptance trials.
• Work with Production, QA, and Engineering to ensure 100% corrective actions, within the OPC Test team, are completed.
• Manage the Planning and coordination of preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of plant machinery, mechanical, electronic, electrical, and instrumentation equipment.
• Conduct OPC test readiness, production, launch, and trial readiness reviews with USCG as required.
• Manage Cable pull, test, and termination plan to support Shipboard test milestones across multiple hulls.
• Coordinate with engineering to ensure engineering products support test procedure development and compliance with OPC and NVR requirements.
• Coordinate with ABS to ensure test items are met per NVR requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Will, directly and indirectly, supervise employees, contractors, and subcontractors assigned to the Test Dept. Travel is primarily local, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be required.

Reporting Relationship: This position will report to the Test Director.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering or related studies plus a minimum of 10 years' experience in shipboard (USCG/USN) testing, developing procedures, performing test validation, verifying prerequisites, and documentation into deliverable test reports. Experience with integration of a test program into Program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), starting with design through fabrication, construction, and delivery required.

Skills: Intermediate level to Advanced Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as professional journals, safety rules, company policies and procedures, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Behavioral Attributes: Requires obtaining and maintaining a SECRET security clearance. Integrity, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and multi-tasking.

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical Activity/Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.