Leadership

Jennifer Childs

Vice President, Quality and Engineering

Jennifer Childs is vice president of Quality & Engineering for Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII, where she oversees formulation, management and oversight of the division’s quality program. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of ship design, engineering, integrated logistics support, and planning yard engineering, ensuring that every project meets the highest standards of excellence.

Jennifer has been an integral part of Ingalls for 17 years. Since joining Ingalls in 2007, she has demonstrated an unwavering dedication to excellence in shipbuilding and engineering. Most recently she served as Director of Technical & Design Engineering, where she led a team of engineers, designers, and test engineers, overseeing the design, construction, and testing of some of the Navy’s most advanced warships and the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter program.

Jennifer is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of North Florida. Her academic foundation is further strengthened by a Bachelor of Science in Physics. A former Navy Surface Warfare Officer (Nuclear), Jennifer’s experience in the Navy honed her leadership and technical skills, which she continues to apply in her civilian career.

Jennifer is an active member of Ingalls’ Shipbuilding Women Engineers (SWE) employee resource group. She is also a graduate of Leadership Gulf Coast, a program that nurtures leadership development and community engagement.

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