Designer, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Class in Brunswick, Maine at Bath Iron Works

Designer, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Class

US-ME-Brunswick

Req ID: 2026-5254
Type: Regular Full-Time
Remaining Positions: 1
Post End Date: 8/2/2026
Category: Engineering
Salary Grade: BMDA
Shift: 1st

Overview

BIW is hiring a Selected Records Drawings Designer at one of the following levels:

• 1st Class Designer: $32.80/Hr. - $39.33/Hr.
• 2nd Class Designer: $29.34/Hr. - $31.51/Hr.
• 3rd Class Designer: $26.75/Hr. - $28.39/Hr.

This position will report to the Damage Control and Selected Records Drawings Supervisor. Will provide support in Selected Records Drawings (SRD) as it pertains to U.S. Naval Ships, covering New Construction as well as the life cycle of commissioned 51 and 1000 Class DDGs.

Duties Include, but are not limited to:

• Design of Selected Records Drawings and Ship’s Information Books (SIB) Diagrams.
• Troubleshoot and correct inaccuracies in Selected Records Drawings.
• Perform plotting of SRD and SIB products for ship checking.
• Support ship checking of SRD and SIB data to ensure product matches ship’s as is condition.
• Utilize BIW functional and class drawings as references to investigate and ensure SRD products are accurate.
• Prepare and check SRD and SIB with markups according to ship alteration drawings.
• Interact with Navy customers during ship check on all things related to SRD.

Responsibilities

Required:

• High School Diploma
• General familiarity with computers and associated software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Qualifications

This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance if you do not currently have one. You must be a 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 Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil).

1st Class Required (Includes 2nd & 3rd Class Requirements):

• Minimum of seven (7) years marine design or technically related design experience required, OR
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field (Engineering, Engineering Technology, Marine Design/Engineering, Architecture), with (4) years’ AutoCAD design experience required.
• Ability to read/comprehend/interpret class and functional drawings of a Mach/Hull/Electrical nature.
• High Level Experience in navigating aboard DDGs.
• Comprehension of how ship systems integrate/operate with each other.
• Naval Damage Control Experience preferred.
• Comprehension of Naval Engineering Operating Sequence System Preferred.
• Comprehension of Naval Basic Location Number System Preferred.
• Comprehension of Ship’s Classification System and Ship settings Preferred.

2nd Class Required (Includes 3rd Class Requirements):

• Minimum of four (4) years design experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field (Engineering, Engineering Technology, Marine Design/Engineering, Architecture), OR
• Associate/ Vocational School degree with two (2) years design experience, required.
• 3D CAD or AutoCAD proficiency.
• Ability to read Machinery/Hull/Electrical Drawings.
• DDG Shipboard familiarity preferred.
• Adobe Acrobat Pro experience preferred.

3rd Class Required:

• High School Diploma
• General Familiarity with computers and associated software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• AutoCAD experience preferred.
• Position may require travel.