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Test Engineer - Ships Safety - CASCON Watch

General Dynamics

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Sep 24, 2025
Groton, CT, USA
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The company is looking for an individual to perform critical safety and operational functions on ships, including acting as a Ships Safety Watch (SSW), CASCON Operator, and Department 272 Point of Contact (POC). This role is essential for maintaining ship security, safety, and watertight integrity, as well as responding to emergencies.

Requirements

  • 2 - 10 years of experience in work and/or testing involving submarine ship systems or shall hold a Navy qualification in submarines as a minimum per requirements.
  • Shall be knowledgeable of the characteristics, arrangement of compartments, tanks and accesses, and shipyard regulations, instructions, and orders pertaining to the security, safety, and watertight integrity of the ship to which assigned.
  • Knowledgeable in ship yard tagout procedures IAW SSP 7.39
  • A working knowledge of Watertight Integrity Permits (WIP), High Risk Evolutions, Safety Plan of the Day (SPOD) and Drills and the associated SSP’s and DI’s.
  • Be able to complete Electric Boat 6010 School
  • Be able to complete qualifications as a Ship Safety Watch and CASCON operator per department qualification card

Responsibilities

  • Perform all the functions of a Ships Safety Watch(SSW), CASCON Operator and Dept. 272 Point of Contact (POC) IAW NAVSEA 0905-485-6010 Manual for the Control of Testing and Ship Conditions and all local Shipyard Standard Procedure’s (SSP), Multi-Department Direction’s (MDD), and Single Department Direction’s (SDD).
  • Maintain a continuous patrol of the ship, topside and below decks, and the areas adjacent the ship.
  • Maintain the Ship Safety Watch Logs, note and report all violations of prescribed procedures or other abnormalities pertaining to ship security, safety, and watertight integrity.
  • Immediately report all other hazardous conditions (such as a change in draft, trim, or list).
  • Operate the Shipyard CASCON system which will consist of sounding alarms, making public address announcements for causalities and specific announcements per written procedures.
  • Communicate with EB’s emergency response organizations, Ships Management and Ships Force on a regular basis.
  • Be available in the shipyard to respond to problems that are related to Ship Safety when a Ships Safety Officer is not available.

Other

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Physical Qualifications: Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Heavy Lifting, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting
  • Environmental Attributes: Acids or Alkalis, Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet
  • Qualified in Submarines (Preferred)