Senior Technical SME

QinetiQ US

1d•Onsite

About The Position

QinetiQ US is a world-class team of professionals dedicated to delivering next-generation technology and products in robotic and autonomous platforms, ground, soldier, and maritime systems across 50+ global locations. Their work significantly contributes to innovative research in sensor science, signal processing, data fusion, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and augmented reality (AR), all aimed at protecting the American Warfighter, Security Forces, and Allies. Joining QinetiQ US means being central to global safety and security, offering a unique working environment where diverse teams collaborate to solve complex problems. The company supports its employees with workplace flexibility, a commitment to health and well-being, and opportunities for purposeful work, fostering both professional and personal success. QinetiQ US is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Subject Matter Expert to support its Maritime Solutions group at the Waltham, MA facility. This role involves designing, building, tuning, and troubleshooting end-to-end motor solutions for crewed/uncrewed, robotic platforms, and maritime systems. Responsibilities include component and system-level engineering tasks, such as the analysis, design, and integration of various electromagnetic systems for both defense and commercial applications. The scope of systems can range from compact underwater propulsion units for UUVs to multi-megawatt vehicle electrification efforts, large maritime platforms, and small to medium UGV robotics applications. The Maritime Solutions group leverages decades of experience to deliver leading-edge, mission-ready solutions, from front-line UGVs to ship and submarine mission-critical systems, with a focus on bringing high-quality products to market efficiently.

Requirements

Master of Science degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, or Robotic Engineering or equivalent with 8+ years of related experience
Experience developing ground up motor designs with Ansys and Maxwell simulation tools
Experience implementing Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation schemes
Familiarity with standard motor design specifications such as NEMA and IEC
High DC Voltage application experience
Design for MIL-STD power and EMI requirements
Ability to see programs through from proposal to production
Experience interfacing and collaborating with customers
Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD Secret or higher level clearance

Nice To Haves

Prior design work with small motors and/or large high-power motors
Experience with CAD/Analysis programs such as Creo, Unigraphics, MATLAB, ANSYS, Mathcad, or similar
Prior mentorship roles especially within an engineering setting
Clearly communicate, orally and in writing, technical and programmatic information to technical and non-technical individuals

Responsibilities

Work within and/or lead multidisciplinary teams of mechanical, electrical, software, and controls engineers to design and support complex automated systems
Act as the primary contributor to new permanent magnet motor and generator designs driving execution
Oversee the entire component lifecycle from proposal, concept design, prototype build, and production implementation
Set technical objectives, resolve conflicts, and make decisions based on trade studies and requirements.
Design and develop new and novel features for existing products
Troubleshoot and root cause challenging component and systems problems
Support opportunity development providing critical SME guidance