PRODUCT OWNER 4 at Huntington Ingalls in Newport News, Virginia

Job Description:

Req ID: 39881
Team: T55 SOLUTIONS DEV
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: Yes - Occasional or hybrid telework available

Travel Requirement: No

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start



Meet HII's Newport News Shipbuilding

With more than 25,000 employees - including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders - HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We're the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.




The Role



Responsible for the success of the product by maximizing the output of the development team within a scrum framework. Responsible for ordering backlog, clearly expressing the product backlog items, ordering the items to best achieve goals and optimize the value of the work the team performs. Lead collaboration, facilitate sprint activities, and create and communicate requirements artifacts that translate business needs into executable requirements. Work closely with business stakeholders, product/project managers, and technical teams to understand, analyze, refine, prioritize, and communicate needs to ensure full understanding of project scope, objectives, and requirements. Develop and adapt the product vision, writing new user stories, and specify acceptance of each user story. Bring members of the User Community together to share knowledge, identify enhancements, manage toolset or training improvements, discuss issues, and drive toward process standardization. Ensure the health and quality of specific processes and resulting products across the value stream.


This individual will focus on the BOM and Welding processes throughout NNS for all programs. He/she should possess a deep understanding of SAP S4. He/she will support the on-going process evaluations, standardization efforts, and software integration / enhancements in support of both the BOM and Welding processes to ensure tools & processes are integrated vertically and horizontally across the organization. Performs functional analysis, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. This person must possess the necessary verbal and written communication skills to successfully interface with various organizations throughout the company (and various job levels within those organizations), gain agreement on standard approaches / tool usage, and present information verbally and in written / slide form.


Primary responsibility: BOM Sustaining Improvement Team (SIT) and facilitation of Welding processes improvements
Job function includes:
• Mentor other SIT leads, IT, BOM and Welding business users.
• Evaluate effects of needed solution on current/future processes and systems to ensure efficient integration with a focus toward improvements in Quality, Safety, Cost, and Schedule.
• Drive collaboration and cooperation to improve processes; negotiates and / or brokers with groups to create solutions that support company initiatives.
• Make prudent decisions and take effective action amid complex and rapidly changing conditions; help to lead organizational change, improve team performance, and drive sustainable improvements.
• Track code development and implementation items from internal and external development




Must Have



Bachelor's Degree and 9 years of relevant exempt experience; Master?s Degree and 7 years of relevant professional experience; Ph.D. and 4 years of experience.

One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor's Degree :

• NNS Apprentice School graduate
• Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
• Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
• Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
• High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
• High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience

Nice to Have



Desired skills include:

• Strategic thinking
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Overall understanding of the technologies used in BOMs and Welding
• Extensive knowledge of Sustaining Improvement Teams
• Ability to work independently in dynamic environment
• Ability to work with cross functional teams across the organization for a common goal
• Strong communication skills, presentation and leadership skills (verbal and written)
• Works effectively with people (all levels of employees including executives) with solid interpersonal skills
• Ability / desire to standardize and improve processes and integrate with toolsets
• Extensive knowledge of BOMs & Routing
• Extensive knowledge of Welding processes
• Extensive knowledge of Work packages
• Extensive knowledge of Scoping and Estimating
• Extensive knowledge of SAP S4

Key Competencies of a Product Owner on the Process Standardization and Integration team:

• Facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change, encourages others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing, risks, problems, and opportunities.
• Acts as a change agent to help assure successful process integration
• Acts swiftly and persistently to remove barriers and implement improvements
• Works continually to improve detailed understanding of processes and system functionality within BOMs and Welding
• Leads regular meetings on processes; facilitates diverse department groups; and provides structured methodology and technical expertise to develop, collect, consolidate, document, and administer the integration of selected processes and tools
• Coordinates the development / changes for associated training courses
• Develops and manages documentation and appropriate procedures through the established QA procedure circuit as applicable
• Point of contact for user community questions and issues related to BOMs.

Why HII

We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII's diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.


Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.


Working at HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.



Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.


Today's challenges are bigger than ever, and the nation needs the best of us. It's why we're focused on hiring, developing and nurturing our diversity. We believe that diversity among our workforce strengthens the organization, stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of ideas and enriches the work lives of all our employees.


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.



Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.


Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #2 for Newport News Shipbuilding. Apply Now