COMPANY PROFILE:

• Join a team with EXCELLENCE, LOYALTY and INTEGRITY!
• CDI Corporation (NYSE:CDI) has delivered engineering services to blue-chip clients with operations in markets around the world for the past 60 years. We are a $1.1 billion company with a solid balance sheet.
• CDI Marine Company is a division of CDI Government Services and a leader in providing our clients with high quality, cost effective engineering, design and logistics services in the marine industry.
• CDI Marine Company was awarded the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Governor’s Award in 2016.
• Forbes.com named CDI as one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in the United States in 2012
• CDI Corporation is an EEO/An Affirmative Action M/F/D/V Employer.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

• Perform as a Senior designer for major phases of marine design in piping and HVAC. Conducts engineering design studies, analyze requirements, select standard engineering or construction techniques, procedures and criteria; develop basic technical, design or planning data; make preliminary layouts and sketches and present technical, design and planning proposals including test requirements and specification definitions.  

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Define design and construction requirements based on contractual requirements, military specifications, program directives and bulletins, company engineering specifications and standard practices.
• Prepare preliminary and detailed designs and plans based on the identified requirements criteria.
• Review proposed design changes for detail design impact, feasibility and productivity.
• Ship check existing installations and provide technical support to overhaul and/or modernize those systems.
• Prepares mark up of existing and/or sketches for engineering documentation.
• May prepare drawings and planning technical documents or lead the activities of designers, planners and draftsmen in their preparation.
• May check engineering drawings and associated parts lists for function, fit, drafting quality, tolerances, productivity and ease of installation and to assure that interfaces are correct and interfacing activities have been referenced.

MINIMUM SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of Ten (10) years marine Piping and/or HVAC design and drafting experience or similar military experience.
• Twelve (12) years experience required if not a graduate of a recognized marine design apprenticeship program, an Associate Degree in Design and Drafting, a two year engineering technology program, or completed military technical courses/schools directly related to a particular area of expertise. This expertise may consist of experience gained from military operational, maintenance, overhaul or design activities.
• Must be knowledgeable of shipboard systems in general and AutoCAD.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Due to ITAR compliance, only U.S. Persons as defined by the ITAR regulations will be considered (ITAR- International Traffic in Arms Regulations)
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government Department of Defense (DoD) security investigation. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Perform equipment validations Ships.
• CARRYING and LIFTING. Ability to transport and lift up to 30 lbs.
• WALKING and CLIMBING. Ability to climb up to four (4) flights of stairs.