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mission is the safe and reliable overhead lifting of the Navy’s nuclear and
non-nuclear loads. Crane loads up to one million pounds are lifted and
transported overhead of ships, sensitive equipment, and personnel. As a result,
crane and rigging safety is a rapidly growing field of concern and investment in
the Navy, as well as in private industry.
Our activity is found within aircraft carriers
and submarines, on piers and drydocks, and within all industrial buildings. All
shipyard industrial production processes rely on the safe movement of heavy
loads from point to point.
TECHNICAL DIVISION
The Technical Division is the engineering
arm of the L&H Department. Our engineers enjoy the diversity of our crane
systems, which challenge and exercise technical ability in a large variety of
subdisciplines within mechanical, electrical and civil engineering, as follows:
Mechanical: Machinery drive trains, diesel engines, hydraulics,
pneumatics and vibrations and strain analysis.
Electrical: PLC’s, electronic inverters and computer controls, and power
generation.
Civil: Steel structures (plate, tubular, and lattice), welding, and rigging
assemblies.
The following four engineering branches support the
Technical Division:
Maintenance and Waterfront Branch
This branch is the largest and enjoys the most dynamic work
environment. Mechanical and electrical engineers provide timely response and
solutions to crane outages to keep Shipyard production moving. These engineers
also support scheduled crane maintenance and repair programs.
Processes and Procedures Branch
This Branch develops, improves, and standardizes the processes
and procedures that are used in crane maintenance and operations. These
engineers also develop statistical trend analysis of Departmental performance
criteria to support the Department’s planning efforts.
Strategic Planning Branch
This Branch develops the vision and long term planning for the
Department’s operation. These engineers provide design and project engineering
for the procurement of new cranes (currently 151-ton dock cranes), equipment,
and Military Construction Projects.
Lead Yard Branch
This branch is the lead-engineering group among all Naval
Shipyards for the operation and configuration control of the Navy’s most modern
class of dock cranes (shown in background). These civil engineers provide the
technical support for all crane structures, as well as rigging and rigging
assemblies.
DIVERSITY OF DISCIPLINES
Travel is often required of our Waterfront and Lead Yard
engineers. This will increase as our Department becomes the Navy’s lead crane
and rigging engineering facility for the region, as well as for Navy shore
activities abroad. The Technical Division has openings in the mechanical,
electrical, and civil engineering disciplines. This division is looking for
self-motivated engineers with excellent writing skills, who enjoy diverse
technical challenges and work environments |