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Senior Cooling Engineer Lead

General Dynamics Information Technology

Chesapeake, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 May 2025

💰 $195,378/yr($144,410/yr – $195,378/yr)

About the role

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Engineering (General)

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Complex Systems, Systems Engineering, System Testing

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

We are GDIT. As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) provides information technology (IT), cybersecurity, systems engineering, software development, training solutions and professional services to customers in the Navy and the broader Department of Defense.

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by bringing your ideas and unique perspective to our culture. By owning your opportunity at GDIT, you are helping us ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Senior Cooling Engineer Lead joining our team to support the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) activities.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior Cooling Engineer Lead supporting PEO IWS, you will be trusted to bring together a multi-disciplinary team that is geographically dispersed to provide engineering planning, design, integration, installation, and test of Aegis Combat Systems (ACS) onboard ships post-construction and during maintenance availabilities. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the Aegis Command Decision (C&D) and Aegis Display System (ADS) are operational and available.

Specific responsibilities include:

Manage and oversee assignments to personnel involved in the analysis, design, integration, testing, installation, operation, product support, and maintenance of the Aegis auxiliary cooling systems and components.
Act as primary point of contact for Cooling Engineering installations.
Coordinate with the senior members of the Combat System Test Coordinators and Test Director for cooling related matters.
Ensure proper activation and operation of the cooling systems supporting the Aegis Combat System (ACS) infrastructure including safety processes, diagnostic test procedure review, crew training and trials support, configuration and its interface/relationships with shipboard auxiliary equipment.
Configure, and operate temporary convection-type cooling systems to support Aegis Combat System testing.
Support Aegis auxiliary equipment configuration and operation supporting the testing and employment of the ACS.
Identify, report, and assist in the resolution of cooling equipment operational and configuration issues.
Ensure demineralized water, ship’s chilled water, & sea-water supply service pumps, Electronic Cooling Water skids, SPY Sea Water Cooling skids, heat exchangers, cooling water air-removal systems, air handling units, and supporting piping configurations are operational and available to support Aegis Combat System operation and coordinate with the senior members of the Combat System Test Coordinators and Test Director for cooling related matters.
Work as a team member to complete customer deadlines which may have competing/shifting priorities.
Document test procedure discrepancies for future revisions.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

A Bachelor of Arts or Science (BA/BS) in the relevant field and 10+ years of experience in command and control engineering or related experience (or 15+ years of experience without a degree).
A US DoD Secret security clearance is required.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of the larger GDIT Navy and Marine Corps Sector.
U.S. Citizenship is required.

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