Engineer - Mid

Overview

On Site
$90,000 - $115,000
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 5 Year(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

5 to 10 years of professional experience in engineering preferably supporting Navy programs or large-scale maritime platforms
Maintenance planning tools/engineering documentation/or configuration management
Proficiency in analyzing large datasets and presenting technical findings clearly
Data analytics / maintenance and modernization experience related to aircraft carriers/naval ships/large ship design/construction/or maintenance

Job Details

*** United States Citizenship (Dual citizenship not authorized) and an Active DoD eligibility with favorable determination is required per government contract.***
Main Sail is seeking Engineers to support the PEO Carriers Carrier Planning Activity (CPA). This position involves applying engineering principles across HM&E, aviation, and shipboard electronic systems to support lifecycle planning, data analysis, and configuration management efforts for nuclear aircraft carriers.
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support in the principles, techniques and practices of mechanical engineering, electrical/electronics engineering and/or naval architecture as they relate to aircraft carrier hull, mechanical and electrical (HM&E), aviation and electronic shipboard systems. These tasks require extensive knowledge in the area of, but not limited to aircraft carrier maintenance philosophy, ship installation drawings, RCM principles and ship operations as well as the ability to organize data in a cohesive manner to submit finding for evaluation and action
- Provide technical support for the development and management and refinement of the non-nuclear Class Maintenance Plans (CMP), Baseline Availability Work Packages (BAWPs) and modernization for execution during CVN availabilities. Requires ensuring technical requirements, periodicities and associated configuration are current within each assigned CMP maintenance requirement
- Collect, manage and analyze data (e.g., maintenance, risk, material condition) of specified systems or components based on specific criteria and submit finding for evaluation and action
- Assist in development of life-cycle strategies for aircraft carrier distributive systems and select components
- Develop, maintain and report metrics as required
Required Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in any engineering discipline
- 5 to 10 years of professional experience in engineering, preferably supporting Navy programs or large-scale maritime platforms
- Familiarity with maintenance planning tools, engineering documentation, or configuration management
- Proficiency in analyzing large datasets and presenting technical findings clearly
Preferred Specialized Experience: Data analytics & maintenance and modernization experience related to aircraft carriers, naval ships, or large ship design, construction, or maintenance
Location: Building 33, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Period: February 2026 - February 2027, with four additional contract option years likely

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