Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division-Ship Systems Engineering Station in (NSWC CD-SSES) Philadelphia provides the Navy's primary technical expertise and facilities for both naval machinery research & development and naval machinery life cycle engineering. These two technical focus areas are effectively linked under a common organizational structure, the Machinery Research and Engineering Department.
NSWCCD-SSES is responsible for the machinery systems core equity of the Ship and Ship Systems Product Area for the United States Navy. As such, NSWCCD-SSES serves as a central point for academia and industry to join forces with Navy technical experts to develop solutions to needs in naval machinery. Consistent with its core equity responsibility, NSWCCD-SSES fulfills key functions including research, design, development, shipboard & land-based test & evaluation, acquisition support, in-service engineering, Fleet engineering, integrated logistics support & concepts, and overall life cycle engineering.
Mission
Support the mission of the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center by providing research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition support, engineering, systems integration, in-service engineering and fleet support with comprehensive logistics for surface and undersea vehicle machinery, ship systems, equipment and material. Execute other responsibilities as assigned by the Commander Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Ship Systems Engineering Station
5001 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19112-1403
Tel: 215-897-7368