Engineer I - Comm Systems

General Dynamics Electric BoatGroton, CT
Hybrid

About The Position

Applicant is applying to Department 440 Systems Engineering team supporting special project submarine programs. The systems engineering team is responsible for the development and maintenance of unique one-of-a-kind submarines. System engineers may be called upon to perform many diverse tasks during the project life cycle. The position requires the engineer to interface with NAVSEA, Naval Shipyards, Government vendors, sub-contractors and other EB departments and stakeholders as necessary. Applicant will be a part of a team executing the System’s engineering V-model approach utilizing Agile, Waterfall, or a hybrid of both Agile and Waterfall approaches for product development and management. Applicant should have an understanding of what systems engineering entails. The systems engineering team is responsible for the development and maintenance of requirements, integration of subsystems, validation testing, and fleet support of contractor furnished and government furnished handling systems, vehicle systems, and electronic systems. Engineers will perform system engineering efforts from initial system design and development through hardware/software integration, component qualification, testing, platform support, delivery and post-delivery support to include analysis and resolution of fleet identified problems, assessment of obsolescence issues and identification of components for technical refresh. The position requires the engineer perform technology investigations, trade-studies, identify/resolve program risks, identify opportunities for cost reduction and validate methods to ensure producible end products.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering
  • 0-5 years of post-graduate engineering experience
  • Current DOD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)

Nice To Haves

  • BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Systems Engineering
  • Experience in submarine electronics system development, integration, installation and test
  • Demonstrated effective engineering project management including management of budget, resources and schedule
  • Experience in network and clustered computing design
  • Understanding of design, build, sustain process, EVMS and design tools and processes is desirable
  • Experience with Siemens NX, IBM Rational DOORS, IBM Rational Rhapsody, MBSE tools, and Microsoft Office tools including Project

Responsibilities

  • Customer facing presentations
  • Requirements specification development
  • Design Systems to include: Cable Assembly Drawings, Connector selection, Junction box selection, Development to Mil-specs
  • Understanding of cross discipline products such as system’s mechanical function
  • Interface development of physical connections and data
  • Task leadership and management
  • Schedule and budgeting development and execution
  • Risk development and management
  • Review of other discipline’s products
  • Trade study and white paper research and authoring
  • Control system algorithm development
  • Concept of operation development
  • Model Based System Engineering
  • Validation and Verification of Requirements
  • Government Furnished Equipment interfacing and integration
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