Project Lead - Industry 4.0 Expert

Position Description

If you seek a rewarding, high profile and challenging position supporting projects for the US Navy- Serco has a great opportunity for you!  This position will be on a dynamic team, supporting Team Submarine.  Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact towards our military defense and safety of our sailors.

 

Dixon Hicks, former submarine major command and commanding officer, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dixonhicks/, leads the Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) support for this high-performing contractor team supporting NAVSEA.

 

Team Submarine’s Submarine Program Offices are responsible for:

The acquisition of COLUMBIA Class Submarines and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E) and Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) of the class. The program is a major defense acquisition program and is of significant political importance with Congress and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

 

The acquisition of VIRGINIA Class Submarines and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E), Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E), and Fleet introduction of the U.S. Navy’s newest class of nuclear attack submarines. The program is a major defense acquisition program with a total life cycle cost of approximately $336B. Additionally, successful improvement of the Class' capabilities is of significant political importance with Congress and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

 

The SSN(X) Office is responsible for the acquisition and design of the future fast attack submarine and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E) and Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) of the future submarine. The future Attack Submarine will be designed to retain multi-mission capability and sustained combat presence in denied waters with a focus on greater speed, stealth, and horizontal payloads and salvo rates.

 

You must be able to obtain a Secret clearance post-employment

 

Serco supports the US Navy as a prime for their Team Submarine contract supporting the acquisition of submarines. The Team Submarine concept unifies once diverse submarine-related activities into a single submarine-centric organization with the goal of eliminating traditional stovepipe structures and processes that created impediments and inefficiencies in the submarine research, development, acquisition, and maintenance communities. Team Submarine provides improved communication among the various offices that contribute to the overall success of the United States Submarine Force.

 

Serco-NA is seeking a motivated individual to provide help to the Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Director in PEO SSBN/ASN-RDA by standing up programs and engaging with Suppliers within Industry in aspects related to Industry 4.0. This individual will assist in engaging with suppliers within the maritime industrial base on matters related to Industry 4.0 – Integration of automation and data exchange in manufacturing. In this capacity you will demonstrate expertise in how Industry 4.0 ideas, concepts, and machinery can lead to more efficient and productive manufacturing in the Maritime Industrial Base. The primary focus will be in support of submarine suppliers, but your efforts will benefit the broader maritime industrial base. This position will be filled remotely within the continental United States and may be divided into regions depending upon location of the individual and/or expertise. You will work out of your home or travel to engage with suppliers. If your desire is to make a difference in the construction and sustainment of the US Maritime Industrial Base, this position is ideal.

 

In this role, you will:

• Evaluate, qualify and implement industry 4.0 technologies such as robotics, process automation, digital twins, in situ monitoring, AI driven shipbuilding tools and advanced manufacturing systems to increase capability and capacity in the maritime industrial base.
• Support the MIB Industry 4.0 Portfolio lead across all major lines of effort to deploy advanced manufacturing technologies into the public and private shipbuilding industrial base
• Provide programmatic strategic development, technical strategy development, project oversight, and acquisition strategy development 
• Coordinate and conduct technical assessments and readiness reviews to ensure solutio