Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division

As the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division embarks on nearly nine decades of continued technical excellence in support of the United States Navy our vision remains clear; to provide the Navy with the technical capability and leadership to solve warfighting issues. We thank you for your interest in one of the nation's top research, development, testing and evaluation institutions and its role in our country's defense. NSWCDD is a premier science and engineering laboratory and, as such, must solve diverse and complex technological challenges facing today's warfighters in any number of environments around the world.

NSWCDD is one of the six divisions of the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The Dahlgren Division comprises three major sites: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Laboratory in Dahlgren, Virginia; the Coastal Systems Station in Panama City, Florida; and the Combat Systems Direction Activity at Dam Neck in Virginia Beach, Virginia. NSWCDD is one of the U. S. Navy's principal research, development, and test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support activities for surface warfare, surface ship combat systems, ordnance, strategic systems, amphibious warfare, mines and mine countermeasures, and amphibious and special warfare systems. The Division conducts analysis, systems engineering, research, test, evaluation, and integration of important naval and joint warfare systems.

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The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division was established on October 16, 1918 as the United States Navy's chief proving ground for large-caliber guns. Since that beginning, NSWCDD has established a tradition of science and technological excellence in research, development, testing and evaluation of weapon systems for the armed forces of America as well as products that bettered the American way of life. Among such products that NSWCDD helped research, design, develop, test are the 16-inch battleship gun, the famed World War II Norden bombsight, and the forerunner of the modern computer. Today, NSWCDD is at the forefront of naval science and engineering in the fields of computer defense technology, ship and personnel defense, special weapons and warhead development, chemical and biological agent defense, counterdrug technology, theater ballistic missile defense, as well as exploring other expanding technology to aid our nation's defense.

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The Dahlgren Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center is a premier naval scientific engineering institution with a tradition of excellence. Our mission is to provide research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet support for a spectrum of Navy systems. Interdisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers are engaged in analysis of challenging and complex technological problems and the design and development of systems to ensure that Navy and Joint Forces are able to complete their mission. The Dahlgren Division offers its civilian employees a flexible work schedule, competitive salaries and generous benefits in an informal workplace. Our commitment to lifelong learning is reflected in the opportunity to pursue advanced engineering and science education and degrees.

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The Dahlgren Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center is a premier naval scientific engineering institution. Our mission is to provide research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet support for a spectrum of Navy systems.

Business opportunities are available at each of the three Dahlgren Division commands:

Dahlgren Division

Commander Dahlgren Division
Naval Surface Warfare Center
17320 Dahlgren Road
Dahlgren, Virginia 22448-5100

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Product Areas - Core Equities
Force Level Warfare Systems Warfare Systems Analysis, Architecture and Requirements Warfare Systems Engineering, Integration, T&E and Assessment	Littoral Warfare Systems Mine Warfare Systems Amphibious Warfare Systems Special Warfare Systems Diving and Life Support Systems	Homeland & Force Protection Homeland Security and Measured Response Options Force Protection and Chemical/Biological Defense Systems Mission Assurance Capabilities
Ships & Ship Systems Ship Integration and Design Hull Forms and Propulsors Machinery Systems and Components Structures and Materials Environmental Quality Systems Vulnerability and Survivability Systems Signature and Silencing Systems	Ordnance Warheads, Rockets, Ammunition & Other Ordnance Systems Energetic Materials Ordnance Safety, Logistics & Environmental Technology Cartridge Actuated, Pyrotechnic, & Specialty Devices	USW Command & Control Systems Submarine Combat Systems Submarine Sonar Systems Submarine Imaging and Electronic Warfare Submarine Communications Surface USW
Surface Ship Combat Systems Air and Surface Surveillance and Detection Systems Combat Control Systems Engagement Systems Electronic Warfare Systems Combat Systems Engr, Integration, T&E & Assessment	Navy Strategic Weapon Systems Targeting and Shipboard Subsystems Missile and Re-entry Systems Weapons System Level Analysis, Testing & Evaluation Non-Nuclear Strategic Weapons Systems	USW Weapon & Vehicle Systems Torpedoes Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Platform Defensive Systems USW Launchers Submarine Missile Launcher Integration
USW Ranges, Analysis & Assessment USW Ranges USW Analysis USW Operational Assessment USW Integration	USW Fleet Material Readiness Depots Obsolescence Engineering	Surface Warfare Logistics & Maintenance Performance Based Logistics Maintenance Engineering Fleet Material Management

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