What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer IV – Advanced Manufacturing position at BlueForge Alliance?
About BlueForge Alliance (BFA):
BlueForge Alliance is an agile program integrator positioned to meet the demand to build capacity for the defense industrial base. We are a unifying organization converging technology, manufacturing, economics, and state and federal government to provide a forward-facing, federated umbrella with national visibility.
As a non-profit, neutral convener, BlueForge Alliance aligns strategy with execution to coordinate regional stakeholders, assess and propose high-value efforts, and rapidly establish and deploy U.S. Department of Defense investments. By streamlining competing priorities and viewpoints, we aim to increase manufacturing capacity and technology adoption, boost the number of available suppliers and diversify investment into the defense industrial base.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing to adopt, integrate, and innovate new technologies in support of the Navy’s 1 2 mission. Under the general supervision of the relevant Technical/Portfolio Manager, the position contributes directly to technology innovation, incubation, development and demonstration to advance current and future Advanced Manufacturing technologies. In addition to the following details, by being a BlueForger, you will be expected to uphold and exemplify our values of Belonging, Selfless Service, Integrity, Leadership, Respect, and Excellence. We uphold these values upon a backbone of humility driven by a culture of safety, vulnerability, and purpose.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports all aspects of development and documentation from ideation through technical feasibility, development, test, and validation.
- Provides inputs to component and system design, assembly and operation during conceptual and preliminary design stages to ensure a system level approach is fulfilled in developing technology solutions.
- Ensures regular communication with cross-functional engineering teams to maintain an understanding of project requirements and specifications.
- Collaborates with users and principal investigators on design, analysis, application, and reporting of research projects; provides technical leadership and technique consultation.
- Assists with topic research, preparing analyses, reports, and the preparation of materials for grant proposals to obtain funding in support of research activities.
- Maintains currency of knowledge with respect to relevant state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and/or systems.
- Actively seeks out various educational and training opportunities to keep current and demonstrate continuous growth.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
