Engineer Electrical 3

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Researches, develops, designs, and tests electrical components, equipment, systems, and networks. Designs electrical equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for commercial, industrial, and domestic purposes. This Electrical Engineering position requires electrical engineering skills to provide technical support for NNS low voltage electrical and controls systems. Engineer is responsible for the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of control systems, software for complex equipment and machinery, utility and power distribution infrastructure, building operating systems, network communication systems, and submarines delivery/transportation systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience; Master’s Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience; Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.
Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.
Strong project management, communication, organizational and computer skills are essential.
Ability to work independently and be a part of cross-functional teams in accomplishment of complex tasks is required.
Ability to address technical, quality and business aspects of a project is essential.
Ability to complete assigned tasks on schedule and within budget is required.

Nice To Haves

Some electrical engineering experience with electrical infrastructure, and low voltage power distribution.
Some electrical engineering experience with controls, ladder logic, programming and integration of robotic automation.
Experience in development, troubleshooting, and repairing communication networks.
Knowledge of ANSI/TIA standards.
Position will develop experience in electrical field engineering, technical support, reviewing vendor technical product data, system design and configuration management.
Position will develop experience in development of one-line diagrams; transformer sizing; MCC layout; conduit and cable sizing; and knowledge of NEC, arc flash analysis, coordination studies, and energy analysis.
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or Mechatronics is preferred.
Knowledge and experience with: PLC programming and logic development (various programming languages)
Robotics/machine automation
Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)
Network Communication Protocols
Relay interfaces
Technical aptitude and understanding of both electrical and mechanical components and how they work together as a system
Development and/or interpretation of electrical, mechanical and controls schematics.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues within assigned system(s)
Provide technical direction to maintenance personnel and controls technician team to support routine and non-routine equipment repair work
Produce and maintain configuration control for technical documentation that govern the system design, configuration, and operation of NNS systems
Participate in project design and implementation process for system related projects
Develop a long-range strategic plan for improvements of assigned systems and equipment
Develop and maintain critical system metrics
Oversee project/system testing to ensure system meets technical requirements and operates at peak performance
Directing work assignments of engineering service providers and contractors to design and construct shipyard facilities and equipment in a safe manner for production use.