Rite-Solutions, Inc., is a growing and innovative CMMI Level III software and systems engineering company, that values the personal and professional experience of the employee as part of the key fabric of building and maintaining an innovative and culture rich experience for the employee and their family. This commitment to our company and our employees was recently recognized as we were awarded a Providence Business News Best Places to Work Winner for 2021!We are currently seeking skilled and motivated Senior Life Cycle Engineer candidates in the Portsmouth, VA area.Job Description:The Surface Maintenance Engineering, Planning, Program (SURFMEPP) maintains, monitors, and refines Class-wide and Individual-Ship Maintenance Plans for all non-nuclear surface ships to ensure material readiness for the projected service life, develop life-cycle strategies to address system upgrades, and fully implement the Class Maintenance Plan into each surface ship's maintenance schedule and availability planning process. SURFMEPP is headquartered at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA.The Senior Life Cycle Engineer acts as the Subject-Matter Expert (SME) concerning the analysis of current and historical data from multiple Surface Warfare enterprise maintenance databases and technical SMEs to develop long term depot maintenance resource requirements for the expected service life of each class of Surface Navy ships. Work product supports the creation of class specific Technical Foundation Papers and Requirements White Papers, with the overall goal of ensuring ships reach the expected service life.Duties and Responsibilities:Access and collect unfiltered data to determine execution costs for specific repairs of equipment in depot level availabilities. Utilize EXCEL-based database software applications to create and analyze data tables and charts.Liaison with technical stakeholders of Surface Ship Classes (NAVSEA Technical Warrant Holders, Ship Design Managers, In-Service Engineering Agents) to request information in support of determining depot maintenance requirements and strategies.Interface with Type Commander and Regional Maintenance Center maintenance staff, as well as other maintenance stakeholders, to obtain maintenance execution and material condition data of Surface Navy vessels for evaluation of future depot maintenance needsIdentify and create life cycle execution strategies for depot level overhauls across ship's expected service-life.Conduct maintenance execution history analysis of shipboard systems and equipment maintenance history data to determine life cycle costs and maintenance periodicities. Analyze data to illustrate trends in cost, maintenance, and reliability.Prepare briefs and reports outlining current, historical, and forecasted repair costs and repair execution strategies for all types of depot level overhauls.Prepare and manage planning and resourcing exhibits which underlie the workload cost of requirements being programmed for execution.Assist in the development of other products as may be required to support requirements development efforts.Conduct risk analysis feasibility studies to analyze, evaluate and determine practicability and adaptability of proposed solutions; subsequently determines and evaluates efficiency of adopted improvements to ensure satisfactory progress and fulfillment of requirements.Performs detailed industrial analysis to ensure that the maintenance requirements are executable within the constraints of the Fleet Response Plan (FRP) and the industrial base of each port.Required Experience:Bachelor's degree in applied sciences or engineering and a minimum of 15-years of related engineering experience. In lieu of a BS degree, a HS diploma and 19 years of in-depth experience in the applied sciences or engineering field.Highly proficient with database analysis and maintenanceHighly proficient in statistical analysis methodology including Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).Highly proficient in Mic
