Amphibious Ship Platform Engineer

About the role

MANTECH is seeking a motivated, career customer-oriented Amphibious Platform Engineer to join its team in Portsmouth, VA. The position is onsite and full time, within the Surface Maintenance Engineering, Planning, Program (SURFMEPP) unit, which maintains, monitors and refines maintenance plans for non-nuclear surface ships so they stay ready for their projected service life.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate with Port Engineers, Technical Warrant Holders, In-Service Engineering Agents, Ship Design Managers and Regional Maintenance Centers on maintenance and modernization matters.
• Validate existing Class Maintenance Plan (CMP) content through engineering and data analysis, and update man-day and material cost estimates from actual return costs.
• Help develop CMP tasks for program and fleet modernization, including configuration data for the assigned ship class.
• Coordinate CMP processing, including the development, maintenance and monitoring of Baseline Availability Work Packages (BAWPs) and Availability Work Packages (AWPs).
• Develop and deliver maintenance and modernization documents and strategies to all levels of the maintenance team, including SES and Flag-level.
• Develop and deliver engineered ship-specific Shipsheets for Planning, Programming, Budget and Execution (PPBE), and review ship CSMP entries for requirements, cost elements and impacts on availability, duration and budget.
• Support the development of Technical Foundation Papers describing ship lifecycle maintenance requirements.
• Answer congressional, OSD, Force Management and Budget and other agency inquiries, data calls and reports.
• Help develop metrics for processes and products aligned with Future Readiness Team / SWE requirements, and recommend improvements to the CMP and related processes.
• Maintain the accuracy, content, integrity and accessibility of the Class Maintenance Plan and the Maintenance and Shipwork Planning database.

Required profile

• At least 10 years of naval ships experience; preferred: 15+ years.
• Demonstrated maintenance and engineering planning experience with amphibious surface ship classes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with a current or active Secret security clearance.
• Able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time, with occasional movement around the office.

Required skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• Preferred: engineering experience as a Naval Officer or Senior Enlisted, or as a Port Engineer or Project Manager for the subject ship class; experience with surface navy ship depot-level maintenance planning.

What we offer

• Projected compensation range of $70,200 to $117,000 depending on experience, skills, location and contract wage determination.
• Benefits that may include health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, disability coverage, retirement and savings, learning and development and wellness programs.