Systems & Process Engineering

Engineer - Systems
Type: Full-Time
# Category: Engineering
EB Groton Shipyard
The D&E Process Engineering organization provides mission-critical support to EB leadership by developing and managing the organization's improvement strategies, executing improvement initiatives, mentoring and supporting employees in executing improvement, and measuring the impact of an organization's improvement activities. Candidates will be responsible for leading project teams, workshops, Rapid Improvement (RIE) or Design Build Sustain (DBS) events to improve safety and quality, reduce cost, and improve schedule performance. Conducting data analysis to determine production costs, cost saving methods, the effects of product design changes on expenditures
Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives
Leading and supporting engineering disciplines to run statistical analyses in support of urgent technical issues
Assisting organizations in identifying, planning, and implementing projects and ensure they align with company objectives and schedules
Organizing projects into manageable activities and milestones for team members, developing clear problem/objective statements, project charters, and other documents is required
Staying focused on priorities and driving projects to completion, navigating roadblocks or addressing/escalating the impassable ones
Collaborating with leadership and employees to apply Lean and Six Sigma statistical methods and insights to solve complex problems and continuously improve processes
Providing management with project status updates, soliciting feedback, and resolving barriers to achieving success
Training others in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
Selected applicants must demonstrate strong project management and prioritization skills working under minimal supervision, in a team environment, and be able to complete Black Belt projects including preparing and issuing final reports. Project Manager skills, including scoping, team building, execution, schedule/cost management, testing/piloting, and implementation.
Motivated, performance driven individual with strong leadership skills
Must have a working knowledge of the principles of analytical problem solving techniques and data-based decision making with a solid understanding of basic probability and statistics
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
~5+ years of post-graduate experience in engineering

5+ years of EB experience working within Design and Engineering

• At least 5 years of project management experience
• Green Belt and Black Belt training and/or certification
• Past experience with Lean, Kaizen, or Toyota Production Systems is highly desired
• Candidates should be familiar with submarine arrangements and ship systems
• Hands-on experience interacting with and analyzing data from enterprise business systems