Planning and Test Engineer

Amentum is actively seeking a Planning and Test Engineer under the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) PMS 326 Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) contract. The work location will be CONUS (Hybrid) with travel to OCONUS locations. This position includes a competitive benefits package.

Essential responsibilities and daily duties include:

• Develop comprehensive maintenance plans and estimates for labor and materials for FFG-7 class ships, Cyclone PCs, and other FMS vessels in major maintenance availabilities such as Drydock Selective Restricted Availabilities (DSRA), Selective Restricted Availabilities (SRA), and other extended maintenance periods.
• Collaborate with the Amentum CONUS Team, In-Country Teams, Port Engineers, and foreign navies to provide timely planning support including testing requirements and integration activities for FMS case ships and craft.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for maintenance planning and execution management.
• Collaborate with engineering and logistics personnel to develop solutions to planning and execution issues in depot maintenance.
• Develop and maintain the master Integrated Test Plan (ITP) for ships in major maintenance availabilities.
• Validate and assess testing requirements for ships in major availabilities.
• Ensure the requisite quality assurance (QA) is observed and documented.
• Maintenance planning may include both corrective maintenance of installed systems and modernization/system upgrades to FMS platforms.
• Work in a strong matrix and projectized environment, for multiple customers.
• Develop actionable recommendations to complete maintenance availabilities meeting schedule, cost, and quality goals.
• Develop lessons learned for maintenance and testing execution.
• Provide timely and comprehensive inputs for various monthly status reports.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field or equivalent.
• 5 years of increasing engineering management responsibility, including at least 2 years of experience with USG ship or submarine construction or repair/overhaul experience obtained using quality assurance analysis techniques, test evaluation procedures, or test support requirements.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment and solve problems as they arise.
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing.
• Ability to obtain a United States Passport.
• Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS.

Preferred Qualifications

• 12 years of operations, maintenance, and repair experience with US Navy shipboard systems found on ships and submarines.
• Experience in a maintenance planning role for ships or submarines.
• Experience in a shipyard work environment as technical lead, oversight, or on-site support lead.
• Additional quality, technical, and project-based certifications, such as NDT, Fiber-optic, Lean Six Sigma, CAPM, OSHA 10 Maritime, and Navy maintenance/leadership.
• Knowledge and experience of shipyard maintenance processes, SOVT, testing, availability execution, corrective actions, rip-outs, and installations.
• Prior experience as a USN/USCG E-6 or above.

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