Engineer - Comm Systems

Overview

The Special Projects Payload Launch Control department (D440 SP) applies highly diversified skills to produce weapon and payload launching electronics for one-of-a-kind US Navy nuclear submarines. Engineering opportunities range from initial system design through development, hardware/software integration, test, delivery, and integration of these systems aboard nuclear submarines.

This position is within the Special Projects Electronic Systems (SPES) group. The SPES group is responsible for laboratory and production electronic hardware for the control of payload handling and launching systems. The group's work involves in-house development of embedded control systems; including requirements and specification development, circuit and card design, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment evaluation and selection, prototyping and pre-production/engineering development model (EDM) fabrication and test. The group provides construction support as required. Some of the group's work involves subcontractor management, which consists of specification development, and oversight of vendor efforts. Work performed typically involves safety critical systems, and must be performed with the highest level of quality. The group interfaces with NAVSEA, NUWC, shipyards, design, and the electronic development lab (EDL) as well as EB Program office and other engineering disciplines, and multiple vendors.

Responsibilities may include:

• Developing and integrating electronics hardware including procurement and manufacturing

• Prototyping new hardware designs in a lab environment

• Decomposing system-level requirements into hardware requirements

• Collaborating with multi-discipline engineers

• Defining and managing interfaces

• Integrating and complex systems and components

• Validating system functionality through hardware and software development efforts

• Supporting system integration, testing, verification, and troubleshooting, both in functional and shipboard settings

• Vendor and project management

• Occasional travel

Electric Boat offers flexible work arrangements that allows some work to be performed remotely and at home. This varies from position to position based on the amount of classified material the department interacts with, as well as a few other variables. Please ask for more details on how it applies to this opening during discussions with the department.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering

• Strong written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance through the DOD

Preferred:

• Experience relevant to job description including embedded control system design/analysis; circuit card design, systems architecture/integration; test verification of hardware, software, and system requirements; project management of complex systems

• Experience with Siemens NX/Teamcenter, IBM Rational DOORS, and Microsoft Office tools including Project, Oracle

• Experience with submarine combat systems

Skills

• Strong written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills to interface with internal and external customers

• Strong organizational, communications and interpersonal skills and the ability to function independently. Candidates must be highly motivated team players.

• Must be able to drive and meet schedules while maintaining quality.

Physical Qualifications

Kneeling, Light Lifting

Environmental Attributes

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