Position: Program Engineer

This position is located at the Bayou La Batre, AL facility. 

Join the Birdon team and help ensure USCG boats are safe and reliable! 

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for organizing engineering team to meet program technical, schedule, and cost requirements to assigned program(s).
• Defines, develops, and reviews detailed schedules, metrics, and management tools to support contract milestones and deliverables.
• Monitors system integration, cost and risks, and supportability of ship design in conversion of contract requirements.
• Monitors program to ensure technical work scope, schedule, and budget are well defined and maintained.
• Provides the engineering team leadership to overcome technical challenges.
• Work with engineering leadership to ensure resources are assigned to meet contract milestones and deliverables.
• Serves as technical lead for subcontract management to include the review, approval, and oversight of design execution for all technical scope of all major subcontractors.
• Manage design configuration for engineering change including design integration and change adjudication.
• Support development of Engineering Change Proposal
• Responsible for technical relationships with customer and program office.
• Develop and deliver detailed technical program reviews to internal and external customers as required.
• Serves as single point of technical contact for assigned program(s).
• Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment to drive engineering excellence.
• Participate and contribute to Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives to create work instructions, best practices, tools, and manage small projects for the business to improve efficiency and reduce waste in support if company initiatives.

Qualifications and experience

• Successful completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with a minimum 8 years of shipyard design and construction experience, with at least 3 years in a managerial role.
• Familiarity with Department of Defence (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shipbuilding programs, new construction, ship design, and marine system integration
• Strong knowledge of ship design process and proven experience successfully leading multi-disciplinary teams through the process
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and cost control practices (desired but not required)
• Demonstrated experience in scheduling adherence and cost management leading technical requirements within fix price contracts
• Demonstrated ability to lead design teams and key stakeholders to overcome technical challenges
• Experienced in interacting with production personnel, multiple design teams, customer representatives, and equipment manufacturers
• In-depth knowledge of Maritime Regulatory Authorities (i.e. ABS, DNV, GL, NAVSEA, MIL, USCG, IMO, etc.)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance may be required if deemed necessary for assigned program(s)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate technical and design issues to internal and external customers, as well as subordinates

Birdon is committed to the HEALTH and SAFETY of our workforce and to the ENVIRONMENT, we expect this same commitment from all employees.

Birdon America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Know Your Rights The Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan.  This plan is available for inspection upon request by emailing hr@birdon.us.  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact hr@birdon.us for further assistance.