Engineer Technician IV

Overview The GBS Group, an engineering services and consulting firm, is seeking an Engineer Technician IV join our Virginia Beach headquarters office. The GBS Group designs and delivers high technology services and solutions to most advanced naval and maritime ships, as well as to special purpose platforms and assets. Our office is located within 10 miles of the Virginia Beach resort area and the downtown Norfolk Waterfront shopping district. Responsibilities include but are not limited to Act as a troubleshooter in the identification and resolution of problems encountered during installation, grooming, or testing phases of waterfront production efforts. During these efforts technical instructions, Discrepancy Forms (DFs), may be required to be issued to shops for repair or modification to enable the component/system to perform its intended function. Effectively communicates on design engineering projects with personnel from other engineering codes or from other activities when a satisfactory conclusion is dependent upon performance of several cognizant activities. Prepare technical working documents such as Job Summaries and Task group Instructions which break down to the shop man hour level providing all phases of the job including site preparation and restoration, fabrication, rip out, modification, reinstallation, material requirements, and testing of equipment and system components. Perform advanced planning preparation of Job Summaries, E-Specifications and other technical work documents including, material identification and ordering, planning, and estimating. Perform ship checks, calculations, engineering effort to design and develop Ships Installation Drawings (SIDs), onsite Engineering functions, combat system support, the update and correction of selected record drawings, perform calculations and design analysis, update drawing schedules, develop ship check reports, weight and moment data and other technical data and specifications necessary to accomplish a full range of alterations, repairs and improvements to naval ships and technical service. Qualifications Candidates for this position must possess the following professional experience and qualifications: Must have graduated from high school, trade school, or industrial school, or correspondence school where, as a minimum, credits were received in all of the following: algebra, plane geometry, trigonometry, drafting, and physics. At least 15 years practical design engineering experience, at a professional level, in responsible engineering duties. At least 10 years progressive design experience (within last 15 years) involving design and working plan development for construction, conversion or modernization of U.S. Naval Ships (does not include maritime ship design). EEO Statement The GBS Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We pledge equal access to employment, facilities, and programs, regardless of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital or familial status, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.