Designer (Yokosuka, Japan)
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Each business unit is responsible for the execution of its strategy and operational performance. Our corporate leaders set the overall strategy of the business and manage allocation of capital. This unique model keeps us focused on what matters — delivering on our promises to customers through relentless improvement, continued growth, boosting return on invested capital and disciplined capital deployment.
Responsibilities for this Position
Designer (Yokosuka, Japan)
JP-14-Yokosuka
Req ID: 2025-4460
Type: Regular Full-Time
Remaining Positions: 1
Post End Date: ..
Category: Engineering
Salary Grade: BMDA
Shift: 1st
Overview
Hourly Pay Rate: $29.15 - $34.53, based on experience and qualifications, plus 10% COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment)
This is a Long-Term Temporary Assignment in Yokosuka, Japan acting as an On-Site Representative (OSR).
Primary responsibilities will include, but arenot limited to:
- Acting in a liaison capacity supporting the local PMR-JRMC and/or SRF, and their Installing Agent (IA), with the installation of maintenance and/or modernization alterations during the ships scheduled CNO availabilities.
- Supporting emergent waterfront issues and having direct interface with the waterfront community, and Ships Force.
When not providing direct support for the installations during availabilities, this individual will be called upon to:
- Perform digital ship checks to support design development. Packages must be developed in a digital format, as they will serve as a basis for design development by other Planning Yard designers (Ship checks require climbing and periodic trips aloft).
- Generate design for ship alterations as required.
Responsibilities
- Graduate Design Apprentice preferred.
- High School Diploma/GED required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools is required.
Qualifications
Hourly Pay Rate: $29.15 - $34.53, based on experience and qualifications, plus 10% COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment)
- Minimum of (7) years marine design/ liaison experience or Associate/Vocational school degree with (5) years marine design/liaison experience.
- Ability to interpret and follow technical procedures, standards, and work instructions required.
- Marine design/liaison experience required.
- Design background with multi discipline experience preferred.
- Proficiency in developing design in Auto-CAD.
- Knowledge of DDG Class ships and shipboard systems.
- Proficiency in moderate to complex development work, problem solving and the review/check of another employee's work required.
- Must have strong communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with little oversight.
- Ability to represent Bath Iron Works autonomously and in a professional manner.
- This job requires visiting ships on a regular basis and working in an industrial environment. This job will require some climbing, kneeling, bending, carrying a back pack, and occasionally needing to squeeze in between cabinets and into tight spaces.
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance required.
- This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance if you do not already have one. You must be a US Citizen for consideration and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire. For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil)
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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is a full service shipyard specializing in the design, building and support of complex surface combatants for the U.S. Navy.
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