Supervisor, Design - 2nd Shift

Design Supervisor

Responsible for supervision of the 2nd shift Mechanical Design team for execution of Planning Yard (PY) contract deliverables. Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), this position ensures delivery of superior Life Cycle Services for multiple DDG 51 ships in the fleet.

• Promote a culture of proactive safety awareness and accountability across the team.
• Ensure safe workplace conditions and compliance with company safety standards.
• Maintain regular communications with staff as it relates to ergonomic and Ship check safety.

• Oversee execution of the DDG 51 Planning Yard contract, ensuring compliance with all contractual requirements.
• Ensure design tasks are completed to established schedule, cost, and quality parameters.
• Submit accurate and timely weekly work order status.
• Develop ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) and GAF (Growth Authorization Form) design estimates.
• Process and verify employee time accounting records and ensure required LMS trainings are completed ahead of schedule.
• Manage the Plan of the Week (POW) process to ensure schedule fidelity and responsiveness to operational needs.
• Implement corrective actions to address deficiencies and ensure contract deliverables are met.

• Manage all aspects of BIW Design team activities, including workforce performance and resource utilization in accordance with BIW Standard Operating Procedures.
• Regularly communicate progress on issues with Design team leadership, including overlap with 1st shift counterpart and support teams.
• Monitor cost, schedule, and quality metrics to identify employee development opportunities.
• Provide guidance and direction across the team for process, policy and technical issues.
• Work with the Section Manager to evaluate workload requirements.
• Administer the BMDA labor contract.

• Provide leadership and direction to the Design team, supporting day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
• Hold daily, productive musters, utilizing the BOS to elevate any issues through the tiered muster system.
• Develop employee performance evaluations.
• Support development of personnel, staffing plans, and critical skill maintenance.
• Foster collaboration between engineering, design, planning, and external customers.

• Request and ensure incorporation of stakeholder comments to design products.
• Initiate and support waste and growth initiatives within your team.

• Champion BOS principles and productivity enhancements across the Design floor.
• Leverage A3 root cause analysis and associated corrective action plans for identified design issues.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a technical or business field, or a BIW graduate Apprentice (Manufacturing or Design), or 6 years of job-related experience.
• Proficient using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Access.
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal & written) at all levels of the company and customers.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Proven ability to foster a constructive and motivated work environment based on teaming.
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, rapid-response technical environment.
• Occasional weekend overtime supervision coverage required.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance. You must be a U.S. 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 the Investigations & Clearance Process page.

• AutoCAD training/experience.
• LEAN Six Sigma training.
• Agile/Scrum experience.
• Programming experience.
• Microsoft Project experience.
• Familiarity with ship specifications related to design requirements.
• Working knowledge of the BMDA collective bargaining agreements.
• Experience with Earned Value Management.
• Experience with Navy post-delivery Engineering and Design efforts.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Shipbuilding