PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - STAFF ENGINEER - Marine Structures & Pressure Vessels

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southwest research institute fulltimeSan Antonio (TX)

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Who We Are: The Marine Structures & Engineering Section provides engineering R&D services for commercial and government customers. We design, analyze, fabricate, and commission pressure vessels of various types for land-based, subsea, manned, and unmanned purposes. Objectives of this Role: Lead execution of mission-critical, multi-million dollar programs. Direct cross-functional teams including engineering, quality, fabrication, and procurement to deliver complex pressure vessel systems from proposal through fabrication and delivery. Lead project teams comprised of various specialized functional teams in the area of large article, pressure vessels used in subsea or surface applications from project planning and execution to closeout. Own program performance across cost, schedule, technical outcomes, and risk management. Coordinate with team leaders to ensure effective communication, foster innovation and resolve conflicts quickly. Define, develop, refine, and implement existing or new policies, procedures, and practices related to submergence systems fabrication. Drive effective stakeholder engagement across internal leadership, clients, and external partners. Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: Interface with phase/task leaders and team members to schedule tasks, allocate resources, and execute project objectives as well as communicate status updates to and from internal and external stakeholders. Develop and implement project plans that define the processes necessary to meet client, contract, and internal objectives. Establish baseline requirements and monitor performance using key performance indicators. Oversee product procurement, corrective actions, and change management, and communicate updates to ensure components, assemblies, and systems meet functional and quality criteria. Ensure compliance of project documents such as drawings, material specifications, work instructions, project status reports (technical and financial), and procurement. Participate in business development efforts for manned and unmanned pressure vessel projects such as technical presentations, client visits, concept development and/or personnel searches.
Requirements: Requires a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering or related engineering degree field with related experience. P.E. preferred. 15+ years: Expertise in project management and data driven solutions for marine/subsurface structural engineering. Familiarity with quality requirements of P-9290 and/or fabrication requirements of Tech Pub 1688 and/or technical requirements of ASME BPVC / PVHO. 10+ years: Project leadership, overall and/or task management, and experience including scope definition and proposal development. Experience with project data collection & metric tracking, root cause investigation, risk analysis and mitigation strategies. Proficiency in fabrication and inspection methods for high-strength steels, advanced metallic alloys, and non-metallics for marine environments. A valid/clear driver's license is required.

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