Electrical Engineer - System Safety

KMS Solutions, LLC•Newport, RI

16h•$85,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

KMS Solutions is seeking a highly motivated individual to join a team of engineers and technicians providing engineering and technical support to the Ranges, Engineering, and Analysis Department at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, RI. This multi-disciplinary team is responsible for providing systems safety, environmental qualification testing, and range sustainment in support of undersea warfare systems, including unmanned and autonomous systems. Candidates with education and experience in electrical engineering, as well as highly experienced electrical technicians, are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Ability to obtain a Secret DoD clearance.
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field to electrical or electronics engineering OR equivalent technical work experience.
Three to five (3-5) years of engineering or technical experience.
Experience in systems engineering or failure analysis engineering methods.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the Weapon Systems design, testing and/or evaluation.
Electrical engineering experience specifically in development, troubleshooting, and integration phases of a product lifecycle.
Engineering experience specifically with weapon or energetic systems.
Strong working knowledge of systems safety analyses using MIL-STD-882E and applicable system safety analyses.
Experience in reading and analyzing electrical diagrams regarding Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), and electrical/wiring or control circuit diagrams.
Experience communicating and interacting with all levels of the customer and company leadership.
Ability to work independently and seek guidance when required.
Signal processing, power distribution, and PCIe/JTAG standards knowledge.
Strong record of delivering quality independent analysis products.

Responsibilities

Analyze system designs, specifications, drawings, and/or models to determine how Undersea Warfare (USW) Systems are developed to meet requirements and specifications throughout the system lifecycle.
Analyze USW systems to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications utilizing DoD and industry standards.
Evaluate the feasibility, design, operation and performance with respect to systems safety of embedded electrical systems and components using design schematics and drawings for USW systems.
Investigate potential design failures and make recommendations to ensure safe and effective operation and deployment and eliminate or reduce potential of system failures.