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 research of submarine construction drawings using the Advanced Technical Information Support (ATIS) System.
- Design and/or analyze pressurized mechanical systems for hydraulics, pneumatics, and seawater to meet requirements such as flow, pressure drop, thermal, and acoustic signature.
- Part of a team that develops submarine shipboard alterations.
- Learn while working with an experienced engineering staff.
- Conduct static analysis of mechanical structures.
- Conduct hydrodynamic analyses under a variety of at-sea operational conditions.
- Develop models to predict performance.
- Assist the Design Team with material selection based on in-process stress calculations as well as commercial and/or military specifications.
- Conduct quality assurance reviews of design and engineering products.
- Interface with customers and government sponsors.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, civil or structural engineering.
- Ability to maintain a DoW Secret Clearance.
- U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
- Physically capable to conduct ship checks on United States Nuclear Submarines:
- Be comfortable in relatively confined spaces.
- Capable of climbing vertical ladders (20’ – 25’) within the submarine.
- At least two (2) years business experience in:
Working with AutoCAD and AutoDesk Inventor or SolidWorks.
- Working with Piping systems
Working with Finite Element Analysis.
Working with Microsoft Office.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, civil, or structural engineering
- Ability to maintain a Department of War Secret clearance
- U.S. citizenship for obtaining and holding a security clearance
- Physical capability to conduct ship checks on United States nuclear submarines
- Comfort working in relatively confined spaces
- Ability to climb vertical ladders 20 to 25 feet within a submarine
- At least two years of business experience with AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor or SolidWorks
- At least two years of business experience with piping systems
- At least two years of business experience with Finite Element Analysis
- At least two years of business experience with Microsoft Office
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.
