ENGINEER 3

HII invites engineers to join Newport News Shipbuilding as an Engineer 3, onsite in Newport News, Virginia. This role centers on supplier surveillance and quality assurance, emphasizing collaboration with customers and internal teams to audit supplier quality management systems, monitor manufacturing processes, and drive corrective actions. You will partner across engineering, supply chain procurement, quality assurance, and manufacturing trades to ensure quality and compliance. The position supports professional growth in a values-driven environment that prioritizes safety, learning, and teamwork, with comprehensive benefits and multiple paths for career development.

Responsibilities

• Execute a variety of tasks necessary for the ongoing operation of the supplier surveillance program.
• Collaborate with customers and internal functions, including engineering, supply chain procurement, quality assurance, and manufacturing trades.
• Oversee, review, and monitor manufacturing processes at supplier facilities.
• Audit the supplier's quality management system and technical capabilities.
• Conduct studies to help ensure engineering and procurement specifications are met.
• Initiate and validate supplier corrective and preventive actions to resolve issues found during assessments.
• Assist in training and developing suppliers.
• Investigate or coordinate the investigation and resolution of material-related non-conformances.
• Interface with internal Procurement and Engineering to facilitate part ordering requirements and communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and 5 years of relevant exempt experience
• Master’s Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience
• Ph.D. and 0 years of experience

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices
• On-site health centers
• Tele-medicine
• Wellness resources
• Employee assistance programs
• Savings plan options (401K)
• Financial education and planning tools
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts
• Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships

Travel requirement: Yes, 10 to 25 percent of the time.

Nice to have

• Engineering design environment
• Supplier Quality role or environment
• Shipyard waterfront operations
• Manufacturing or process engineering environment
• Auditing
• Project management or leadership
• Technical writing and customer relations skills
• Six Sigma and/or Lean training or certification

Why HII

We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII brings together a diverse workforce that includes skilled tradespeople, AI and ML experts, engineers, technologists, scientists, logistics professionals, and administrative specialists. We are recognized as a top large employer and operate as a values and ethics driven organization that prioritizes safety and well-being. Regardless of role or location, you will find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and educational and training programs that support continual career growth.

Assistance with the application process

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email [email protected] with the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. You may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance, and press #2 for Newport News Shipbuilding.