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About Department 495 - Hull Planning Yard Engineering 

Planning Yard and Fleet Support Engineering (D495) is a multi-discipline organization responsible for supporting the current submarine fleet, which consists of delivered OHIO SSBN/SSGN, SEAWOLF, and VIRGINIA Class hulls. D495 provides operational availability and capability to the fleet through maintenance and enhancement activities. These activities include managing potential design changes to commissioned ships (i.e. Ship Alteration drawings), developing documentation for class/ship modernization, making recommendations for service life extension, and providing technical direction in support of emergent problems (i.e. Liaison Action Requests (LARs)).

Role Overview 
D495 Component Engineering provides engineering support for delivered submarines (OHIO, SEAWOLF and VIRGINIA class). This organization solves problems and develops modifications (e. g. design improvements, upgrades) for the active fleet. We are of critical importance to the readiness of the US Navy's submarine force, which makes our work important and exciting.

The D495 Test Engineer will oversee all aspects of engineering tasks including overall technical quality, working in a team environment, maintaining schedules, awareness of budgets, and interfacing with Design and other engineering organizations and disciplines.

This position is ideal for former submariners or shipyard professionals with first-hand experience operating and maintain submarine auxiliary machinery.

This role offers challenging technical tasks in a variety of areas related to Submarine Auxiliary Machinery and related engineered components including Valves, Hydraulic Components, Pumps, High Pressure Air Compressors, Dehydrators, Electrolyzers, AC Plant, and the Diesel Generator.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Required

Preferred