When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

The role of the Subject Matter Expert I is to provide customers with shipboard & shore systems CAD design support at the systems, unit and component design levels. This position reports directly to the Product MFG Group in Chesapeake, VA.

• Working closely with the government sponsor(s) and other contractors/subcontractors
• Provide systems, unit and component design support to include recommendations based on industry research and experienced based knowledge
• Provide cost/benefit-based recommendations within assigned project constraints
• Create and edit various types of drawings in provided formats such as
  • NAVSEA Installation Control Drawings
  • NIWC Installation Requirements Drawings
  • NAVSEA/Planning Yard Ship Installation Drawings
  • Fabrication drawings
  • Assembly Drawings
  • Technical Data Packages
• Participate and sometimes host various levels of design reviews
• Participate in Engineering Change (ECP) Processes
• Participate manufacturing reviews
• Interact with machine shops and other designers
• Provide project time and detail estimates
• Provide project detailed completion information (progress reports)
• Coordinates with manager, maintains ability to work well with others, adhere to contract requirements, and comply with company policies and procedures
• Other duties may be assigned

• Must be a US citizen
• High School diploma or GED.
• Must have an active Secret clearance
• Eight (8) years of hands-on experiencewith specific relevant CAD projects in at least three (3) of the following five (5) areas: Systems Requirements, Operational Requirements, Technical Data Package (TDP) Reviews, Test & Evaluation, and Training
• Knowledge of drafting standards
• Demonstrable AutoCad experience in 2D drawings
• Demonstrable 3D CAD (AutoDesk, Solidworks or other) experience
• Prior to traveling for the company, must have valid driver's licensewith ability to provide driving record upon request

Preferred:

• Knowledge and experience with NAVSEA GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR OVERHAUL OF SURFACE SHIPS (GSO)
• Experience with shipboard or other platform shock and vibration and stress analysis
• AutoDesk Inventor
• AutoDesk Inventor NASTRAN module
• Siemens Finite Element Analysis (FEMAP)
• Ability to conduct some electrical calculations related to shipboard wiring
• Ability to research useful components in designs
• Ability to research and understand electrical, video and control connections between devices in developing wiring diagrams
• Knowledge of audio/video systems
• Proficient in the use of MS Office products such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word

Reasonable Accommodation:

CGS will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.