Sr. / Principal Engineer, Lifting & Handling, Waterfront Engineering in Bath, Maine at Bath Iron Works

Sr. / Principal Engineer, Lifting & Handling, Waterfront Engineering

US-ME-Bath

Req ID: 2026-5239
Type: Regular Full-Time
Remaining Positions: 1
Post End Date: 7/26/2026
Category: Engineering
Salary Grade: E/F
Shift: 1st

Overview

Become a part of the "Bath-Built is Best-Built" tradition. Bath Iron Works is seeking someone who enjoys a dynamic high-energy, high-impact environment to join its Waterfront Engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

Safety:

• Champion and enforce BIW safety policies and procedures.
• Promote a culture of proactive safety awareness and accountability across the team.
• Ensure safe workplace conditions and compliance with government and company safety standards.

Continuous Improvement:

• Champion BOS principles and productivity enhancements.
• Identify and eliminate non-value-added activities; lead implementation of process improvements.
• Leverage A3 problem-solving and other structured improvement tools.

Operational Support

• Engineering of crane lifts and turns of ship components weighing in excess of 50 tons and of varying complexity.
• Engineering of temporary ship support, as well as jigs, fixtures, lifting devices and custom tools used in the ship construction process.
• Determination of lifting lug locations, temporary back up structure if required, welded connection details and non-destructive testing (NDT) requirements.
• Working with heavy transportation equipment such as Self Propelled Modular Transporters, Shipyard Transporters, and our Ship Translation System.

Team Collaboration and Communication:

• Working with our design force to communicate lifting and handling information to the Trades.
• Routinely interfacing with manufacturing personnel on the deck plates to provide guidance as necessary.
• Participate in or lead technical interchanges on issues with customers such as U. S. Navy (NAVSEA and Supervisor of Shipbuilding), or others as required.
• Work with other engineers in a manufacturing environment with emphasis on safely executing high quality work.

Responsibilities

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering is required.

Qualifications

Sr. Engineer: 5+ years' experience required

Principal Engineer: 12+ years' experience required

• Practical experience and/or education in Structural Engineering and Design, with emphasis on welded connection design and associated NDT requirements.
• Knowledge of AISC Steel Construction, ASME B30 & BTH (Below the Hook) Codes and Standards.
• Familiarity with different grades and types of steel, aluminum, and wood materials.
• Demonstrated experience working in a time sensitive environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Strong leadership, self-confidence, and project management skills.
• Standard computer skills including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of structural analysis methods, both traditional hand calculations as well as Beam and 3D Mesh Finite Element Analysis. Preference is given to experience in software tools including RISA, Mathcad, and FEMAP/Nastran.

This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance. You must be a US 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)