Acoustic Engineer

Position Description & Qualifications

If you seek a rewarding, high profile and challenging position supporting projects for the US Navy- Serco has a great opportunity for you! This position will be on a dynamic team, supporting Team Submarine. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact towards our military defense and safety of our sailors.

Serco-NA has an opening for and immediately hiring an Acoustic Engineer supporting the Acoustics Systems Integration Team in PMS450, the VIRGINIA Class Submarine program office. As the Acoustics Engineer, you will be on a dynamic team providing technical and programmatic support to PMS450 and the U.S. Navy's Team Submarine Program Offices at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC! Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact on our military defense and safety of our sailors.

PMS450 is the acquisition program office for the New Construction of Attack Submarines and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E), Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E), and Fleet introduction of the U.S. Navy's newest class of nuclear attack submarines. PMS450 is responsible for developing and deploying a more affordable, nuclear-powered attack submarine with multi-mission capability and enhanced capabilities for performance in littoral areas. VIRGINIA Class submarines support five of the six Navy core maritime capabilities: Deterrence, Maritime Security, Sea Control, Forward Presence, and Power Projection.

This is an opportunity to join our growing team to contribute and influence the Navy's future, premier attack submarine.

In this role, you will:

• Support PMS450 evaluation of proposed designs and arrangements.
• Maintains expert-level knowledge of their ship specification sections and first tier references iso interpretation of technical requirements and verification of program compliance.
• Reviews technical and engineering submittals, providing assessments of issues/recommendations (with inputs from appropriate stakeholders as needed), consolidating differing points of view and defining available options and their associated pros and cons.
• Liaisons with the "Red-Box" TWHs and 08 for the systems under their cognizance
• Assist the SDMs/DSDMs/MAITs in de-conflicting differing technical viewpoints and program constraints.
• Co-leads NAVSEA Ship's Silencing Working Group, including the conducting of NRP audits/shipchecks to validate ships as-build configuration.
• Manage commitment updates/status.
• Identify technical issues that need resolution in their particular area. Work with applicable SITs to facilitate resolution of technical issues. Facilitate timely decisions and review and adjudication of all design products and written correspondence.
• Act as a liaison with other PMS450 team members and NAVSEA05 Technical Warrant Holders (TWH).
• Will be a primary customer contact for all activities, regularly meeting with and updating the customer on project status.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with the program manager, deputy program manager and/or technical lead.
• Lead program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Provide acquisition management planning and execution support
• Leading technical discussions for project reviews, including preparing and delivering formal briefings.
• Performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• An active Secret clearance and U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in any engineering, math, physics, technical or even music discipline and 5 year's experience.
• Excellent communications and analytical skills; able to meet with program officials and influence actions needed to meet technical program milestones.
• Experience briefing senior leaders
• Proficient with MS Office products i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
• Excellent communications and analytical skills; able to meet with program officials and develop and implement actions needed to meet program milestones.
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Addtional desired skills and experience:

• Have in-depth knowledge of how every aspect of the VACL submarine, both nuclear and non-nuclear, including: engines, screws, steam systems, power systems, electrical systems, the design, all having an affect the acoustic signature of the VACL submarine.
• Experience in minimizing the acoustic signature to increase survivability of the submarine.
• Knowledge of submarine acoustics systems in an acquisition arena.
• Familiarity with ship's silent operations, both nuclear and non-nuclear systems
• Experience with noise control and how to reduce submarine acoustics signature.Familiarity of submarine ship specification sections and first tier references.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and verification of submarine program compliance.
• Have an ability to work an assigned task in accordance with SOP's or specifications independently without direction.
• Demonstrated experience de-conflicting differing technical viewpoints and program constraints in a high optempo environment.
• Work well within a team.
• Have an attitude for accountability and responsibility.
• Work outside of recognized working hours to fulfill a task.
• Recognize that initially there are significant amounts of classified material to be absorbed prior to independent working of tasks.
• Be comfortable working within all regimes of engineering disciplines (ship architecture, electrical, electronics, piping, structures and HVAC engineering).
• Active duty experience in the submarine service is a plus.
• Some experience with Navy acquisition and/or In-Service Programs.
• Recent experience in Team Submarine would be ideal.

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco's 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

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Pay Transparency

Our Total Rewards package includes competitive pay, performance-based incentives, and benefits that promote well-being and work-life balance-so you can thrive both professionally and personally. Eligible employees also gain access to a wide range of benefits from comprehensive health coverage and health savings accounts to retirement plans, life and disability insurance, and time-off programs that support work-life balance. Program availability may vary based on factors such as contract type, location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.


Salary range: The range for this position can be found at the top of this posting. This range is provided as a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate across all experience levels. Actual base salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the scope of the role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations. For roles available in multiple states, the range may vary to reflect differences in local labor markets. In addition to base salary, eligible positions may include other forms of compensation such as annual bonuses or long-term incentive opportunities.Benefits - Comprehensible benefits for full-time employees (part-time employees receive a limited package tailored to their role):

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
• 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Plan

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Serco complies with all applicable state and local leave laws, including providing time off under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for eligible Colorado residents, in alignment with our policies and benefit plans. The application window for this position is for no more than 60 days. We encourage candidates to apply promptly after the posting date, as the position may close earlier if filled or if the application volume exceeds expectations. Please submit applications exclusively through Serco's external (or internal) career site. If an applicant has any concerns with job posting compliance, please send an email to: View email address on click.appcast.io.