AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides comprehensive engineering support to the USCG Surface Forces Logistics Center to reconstitute and modernize the Coast Guard’s aging fleet. Support spans Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Requirements Management, and Human Systems Integration. Be part of a team that focuses on upgrading and sustaining cutters and boats to ensure continued operational effectiveness, safety, and compliance with current and future mission requiremen
Responsibilities- Provide technical support and documentation design, develop, and evaluate the operation of marine vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment, to include, but not limited to: power supply and propulsion systems.
- Research and develop ship propulsion systems, to include, but not limited to: diesels, gas turbines, diesel-electric systems, propellers, rudders, thrusters, gears, shafts, bearings, seals, noise, vibration, and interfaces with dynamic positioning systems, and apply to applicable design and requirements.
- Develop system documentation and ship specifications.
- Design, develop and evaluate operation of marine vessels, shipboard propulsion machinery
- Review and develop technical data packages
- Provide oversight on development of machinery arrangements
- Conduct and oversee trade studies.
- Provide knowledge of ABS, NVR, and commercial ship design rules and regulations.
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Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineer or related field
- 6+ years of experience with developing ship propulsion and control systems, machinery arrangements, weight assessments, and conducting trade studies on the configuration of propulsion and associated components.
- Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
- U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- 6+ years of experience developing ship propulsion and control systems, machinery arrangements, weight assessments, and conducting propulsion configuration trade studies
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
- U.S. citizenship required to obtain or hold a security clearance
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.
