Hanwha Defense USA, Inc. · 9 hours ago
Shipyard Capacity Analyst
Arlington, VA
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expHanwha Defense USA, Inc. is seeking a Shipyard Capacity Analyst to support enterprise and program leadership by translating ship production plans into actionable capacity insights. The role involves analyzing throughput, developing integrated master schedules, and tracking productivity to ensure effective shipyard operations and delivery commitments.
Defense & Space
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Build and maintain shipyard capacity models (labor, trades, facilities, critical resources) aligned to production strategies and program baselines
Evaluate throughput constraints across major work centers (fabrication, panel line, assembly, erection, outfitting, test/activation, paint, dry dock/launch/transfer)
Conduct “what-if” scenarios on schedule changes, productivity shifts, learning curves, material availability, and staffing plans; quantify schedule and cost impacts
Develop and maintain long-range demand vs. capacity views across multiple programs, including peak loading, trade conflicts, and facility congestion
Support development, integration, and maintenance of Integrated Master Schedules for ship programs and yard-level master schedules
Use establish and manage IMS to ensure logic-driven networks, critical path, float health, and schedule quality
Coordinate with planners/schedulers and production teams to ensure schedule realism, work package alignment, and executable sequencing
Implement yard-level master schedules across shipyard(s)
Track and analyze production performance using labor hours, earned hours, progress metrics, and efficiency indices
Establish and monitor KPIs (e.g., CPI/SPI, burn rates, throughput rates, rework impacts, constraint-driven delays) to highlight actionable variance drivers
Partner with Production/Operations teams to translate observed performance into forecast impacts and recovery plans
Translate market and demand forecasts into structured datasets suitable for integration into financial models, capacity and workforce planning tools, and capital investment and facility expansion models
Work with internal software, analytics, or engineering teams to ensure data accuracy and usability
Support development and refinement of proprietary forecasting and decision-support models
Prepare concise written products, dashboards, and briefings for senior leadership
Clearly communicate assumptions, uncertainties, and implications of forecasts
Support strategy reviews, investment committees, and business development planning sessions
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in shipbuilding program management, planning/scheduling, production control, or shipyard operations analytics
Working proficiency with Primavera P6, Open Plan, and/or Microsoft Project (IMS development, logic, critical path, baselines)
Demonstrated understanding of ship construction phases, trade sequencing, and shipyard workflows (including outfitting and test/activation)
Experience supporting or managing Earned Value Management, schedule/cost integration, variance analysis, and forecasting
Experience with productivity/efficiency tracking (earned hours vs. actuals, labor performance, throughput metrics)
Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize complex datasets into clear recommendations
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to brief technical and non-technical stakeholders
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Business, or related field (or equivalent relevant experience)
Preferred
Experience in multi-program shipyard portfolio planning, master planning, or long-range capacity modeling
Familiarity with production planning concepts: work package planning, control accounts, WBS/OBS alignment, and shop-level scheduling
Knowledge of schedule quality assessments (logic density, constraints, lags/leads discipline, baseline governance)
Understanding of shipyard industrial engineering methods (standard hours, rate setting, learning curves, bottleneck analysis)
Security clearance eligibility (if supporting government programs)
Company
Hanwha Defense USA, Inc.
Hanwha Defense USA is a subsidiary of Hanwha Group, the largest and the most influential defense corporation in South Korea.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Michael Coulter
President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Smith
President & COO
Recent News
2026-01-11
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