If you seek a rewarding, high profile and challenging position supporting projects for the US Navy, Serco has a great opportunity for you! 

As the Experienced Acoustics Engineer, you will be on a dynamic team providing technical and programmatic support to the VIRGINIA Class Submarine Program Office (PMS450) and the U.S. Navy’s Team Submarine Program Offices SHAPM contract at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC!  Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact on our military defense and safety of our sailors.

PMS450 is the acquisition program office for the New Construction of Attack Submarines and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E), Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E), and Fleet introduction of the U.S. Navy’s newest class of nuclear attack submarines. PMS450  is responsible for developing and deploying a more affordable, nuclear-powered attack submarine with multi-mission capability and enhanced capabilities for performance in littoral areas. VIRGINIA Class submarines support five of the six Navy core maritime capabilities: Deterrence, Maritime Security, Sea Control, Forward Presence, and Power Projection.

In this role, you will:

• Support PMS450 evaluation of proposed designs and arrangements.
• Maintain expert-level knowledge of their ship specification sections and first tier references iso interpretation of technical requirements and verification of program compliance.
• Review technical submittals, providing assessments of issues/recommendations (with inputs from appropriate stakeholders as needed), consolidating differing points of view and defining available options and their associated pros and cons.
• Liaison with the “Red-Box” TWHs and 08 for the systems under their cognizance
• Assists the SDMs/DSDMs/MAITs in de-conflicting differing technical viewpoints and program constraints.
• Co-leads NAVSEA Ship's Silencing Working Group, including the conducting of NRP audits/shipchecks to validate ships as-build configuration.
• Manage commitment updates/status.
• Identify technical issues that need resolution in their particular area. Work with applicable SITs to facilitate resolution of technical issues. Facilitate timely decisions and review and adjudication of all design products and written correspondence.
• Act as a liaison with other PMS450 team members and NAVSEA05 Technical Warrant Holders (TWH).
• Will be a primary customer contact for all activities, regularly meeting with and updating the customer on project status.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with the program manager, deputy program manager and/or technical lead.
• Lead program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Provide acquisition management planning and execution support
• Leading technical discussions for project reviews, including preparing and delivering formal briefings.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

To be successful in this role you will have:

• An active or current DoD Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship.
• Bachelor's Degree in any engineering, math, physics, technical or even music discipline.
  • An Associate's Degree and 2 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree or a High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree.
• 5 years experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft skills especially in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work both in a team environment and independently, and often under short, multiple deadlines.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Additional desired experience and skills:

• Master's Degree in any engineering, math, physics, technical or even music discipline
• Active duty experience in the submarine service.
• Some experience with Navy acquisition and/or In-Service Programs.
• Recent experience in Team Submarine.

Take this opportunity to join a high-performing team, advance your career, and make a real difference supporting America’s Navy. Join the Serco team today!

Meet Your Recruiter!

In compliance with the District of Columbia’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role is $97,787.27 to $162,978.79; however, Serco considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

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