Principal Electrical Engineer USA

Cubic Corporation•San Diego, CA

45d

About The Position

Performs complex Electrical Engineering tasks and serves as the lead for all P5 Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) build and maintenance activities. Provides technical guidance and leadership. Provides project coordination, and supervision. Supports activities for proposals/new business. Defines budget and schedule constraints. Frequently performs as a department lead. This position typically works under general supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Requirements

Four-year college degree in electrical engineering or science discipline plus a minimum of eight years experience or related Master of Science degree with a minimum of six years' experience.
Experience to include hardware development and analysis and in providing technical direction and leadership to electrical engineering projects and team members.
Ability to interpret technical contract requirements.
In depth knowledge of customer needs and competing products.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Ability to use typical office automation products such as word processors and spreadsheets.
Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, interface with customers, subcontractors and vendors.
Must be able to solve complex and difficult engineering problems.
May be required to travel domestically and internationally to include working odd hours, in-line with customer requirements

Responsibilities

Manages all day-to-day USAF P5 CLS engineering activities.
Maintains liaison with customer, subcontractor and vendor representatives. Evaluates vendor capabilities. Maintains knowledge of customer needs.
Maintain all equipment in Cubic's P5 Air SIL used for P5 development programs.
Capable of performing P5 Hardware builds.
Manages budget and schedule for electrical engineering tasks.
Plans and monitors assigned engineering projects involving the design, development and testing of hardware systems, subsystems, and subassemblies. Responsible for project schedules, budgets and technical performance.
Performs engineering research. Research design concepts and feasibility utilizing advanced technical theory and knowledge. Performs trade studies. Recommends improvements and implements solutions to problems.
Capable of troubleshooting P5 Ground Subsystems.
Capable of troubleshooting P5 Airborne Subsystems.
May give work assignments and check work of technicians or design support personnel on a common project.
Develops interface specifications and systems, subsystem test plans and cost estimates. Develops design documentation.
Directs, coordinates and contributes compilation and writing of proposal documents. Provides cost estimates, manpower estimates, schedule estimates, and technical approaches.
Familiar with Government Inventory and Maintenance systems (e.g. RAMPOD, DPAS).
Capable and able to travel to support P5 customer installations.
Familiar with SAP.
Capable of creating and maintaining shipping logs.
Familiar with requirements and creation of DD1149s for US Government material transfers.
Familiar with procedures and requirements to execute COMSEC shipments.
Familiar with management of Government Furnished Property (GFE).
May provide technical direction and guidance to Design Engineers, Technicians, or Design Support personnel assigned to work on a common project.