Senior Staff Designer

Description

Gibbs and Cox is seeking a Solidworks Designer to join our organization.

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.

Location: Newport News, VA

As a member of our highly collaborative multidisciplinary Ship Design team, you will be responsible for producing & checking detailed 3D models and 2D Assembly drawings extractions using requirements documents, specifications, standards and regulatory body requirements as defined in the requirements section below. Essential responsibilities and activities include but are not limited to:

Primary Responsibilities

• Utilize Solidworks to develop detailed 3D models for mechanical and piping systems based on Functional Drawings and/or cognizant engineering guidance, or from redlines associated with change paper.
• Develop 2D drawings extractions in Solidworks applying GD&T requirements suitable for production work packages.
• Develop/create standard parts from concept sketches, photographs, clearly stated functional requirements or vendor provided information.
• Working closely with our client's engineering groups to produce high quality, detail design products and drawings.

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.
• Education: Associate's degree or 10+ Years of relevant experience in lieu of an Associate's Degree.
• 10+ Years' Experience with Mechanical Design, 3D Model Development, 2D Drawing Development & Checking.
• Proficiency with Solidworks (proficiency with Solidworks routing a plus).
• Experience in drafting methods, procedures and techniques.
• Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint Skills Required.
• Excellent Oral, Written and Presentation Skills.
• Strong Time Management and Organization Skills as an Independent Contributor.
• Demonstrated Interpersonal Skills as a member of a Collaborative multidisciplinary team.
• Physical: General Office Setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Design experience on Naval and/or commercial Shipbuilding programs considered a plus.
• Knowledgeable in the use of AutoCAD and other Autodesk suite of software.
• Knowledgeable in the use of ShipConstructor Suite of software
• Knowledgeable in the use of Navisworks Clash Detection.
• Experience with PDF Editing Programs (Bluebeam, Adobe).
• Proficient in production, fabrication and quality control practices.
• Demonstrates initiative and active listening skills.

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

For U.S. Positions: 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.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.