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Naval Foundry and Propeller Center Mechanical Engineer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Career Fair! Come join us for in-person interviews, job offers will be given out on the spot! See below for details.
Friday March 13th, 2026
10:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Navy Yard
S. 19th & Kitty Hawk Ave Philadelphia, PA 19112
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What to bring:
Valid form of I.D
Multiple Resume
- Per OPM: "With President Trumps Executive Order. All resumes must be two pages in length.
Must have a hard copy of resume.
Job Description
The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for defining and supporting the technical aspects of operations at the Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (NFPC). NFPC is a low volume, large size, sand-cast foundry that primarily pours non-ferrous alloys from induction furnaces. NFPC completes all machining operations in house and ships completed products to our internal Navy customers.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Creates, revises/modifies Siemens NX programs for CNC machining of propulsor components.
Provide Technical guidance for production operations (process flow, conveying drawing requirements into production process) by performing both independent assessments as well as team-oriented projects. This can include development of engineering reports, plans, drawings, specifications and procedures for the manufacture/repair of ship's propellers.
Serve as Project engineer and as such be responsible for working with other engineering disciplines for all engineering aspects of an assigned project.
Acts as troubleshooter in identification and resolution of problems encountered during production or pre-production activities.
Shall comply with all NFPC procedures for safety, fall protection and hazardous materials.
Shall assist in developing and implementing engineering process controls/techniques for continuous improvement of machining and assembly operations.
Shall perform other tasks as required.
Qualifications Required for the Position
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. Area of expertise should reside in Manufacturing, Mechanical or equivalent.