AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.
This position is 100% Onsite.
Responsibilities- Conduct ship checks on SSN 688/688I Class, SEAWOLF Class, VIRGINIA Class and OHIO Class (SSBN/SSGN) Class submarines.
- Conduct research of submarine construction drawings using the Advanced Technical Information Support (ATIS) System.
- Create 3D solid models to optimize mechanical designs in SolidWorks.
- Manage large assemblies in SolidWorks.
- Develop 2D Installation & Arrangement drawings in SolidWorks and in accordance with Military Specifications.
- Utilize Standard Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) practice as defined by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME Y14.5).
- Develop Lists of Material (LOM).
- Interpret Government Furnished Information (GFI) to meet design requirements.
- Supervise/aid/mentor Designer/Drafter I coworkers.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW Secret Clearance.
- U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
- High School Diploma or GED and: Technical School CAD Certificate or A.S. / B.S. Degree in Drafting / CAD Design or Engineering discipline
- Physically capable to conduct ship checks on United States Nuclear Submarines:
- Be comfortable in relatively confined spaces
- Able to climb vertical ladders (20’ – 25’) within the submarine
- Three (3) to four (4) years business experience in:
- Creating 2D drawings using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) drafting software application in SolidWorks
- Creating 3D drawings using solid modeling design software
- Solidworks experience
- AutoCAD experience acceptable
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint software applications
- Adobe PDF tools
- Communication with customers
- Mentorship to junior level Drafter/Designers
Skills Required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
- U.S. citizenship for obtaining and holding a security clearance
- High school diploma or GED
- Technical school CAD certificate, or an associate's or bachelor's degree in drafting, CAD design, or engineering
- Physical ability to conduct ship checks on U.S. nuclear submarines
- Comfort working in relatively confined spaces
- Ability to climb 20- to 25-foot vertical ladders inside submarines
- Three to four years of business experience creating 2D CAD drawings in SolidWorks
- Three to four years of experience creating 3D drawings using solid modeling design software
- SolidWorks experience
- AutoCAD experience
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
- Experience with Adobe PDF tools
- Customer communication experience
- Mentorship experience with junior designers or drafters
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
