Matt Needy

Vice President, Charleston Operations

Matt Needy is vice president of Charleston Operations for Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII. Named to this position in late 2024, he is responsible for NNS’ 45-acre site in Goose Creek, South Carolina, that features advanced production facilities, equipment and tooling to support construction of nuclear-powered submarine modules and aircraft carrier structural units for U.S. Navy programs.

Needy began his shipbuilding career in 1987 as an engineering co-op and was hired in 1991 as a full-time engineer on the Seawolf-Class Submarine Program. Since then, he has served in positions of increasing responsibility in systems engineering, process improvement, corporate office, manufacturing, the Virginia-class Submarine Program and Fleet Services, Operations, and Navy Programs. He most recently served as NNS’ chief transformation officer where he was responsible for NNS’ strategy development and execution, enterprise-wide continuous improvement and operational health, and future business growth programs – including the next generation attack submarine SSN (X) and AUKUS.

Needy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University. He is active in the community and serves on the Trident Technical College Board of Trustees.