Experienced Systems Engineer - Payload Launch Control (Senior, Specialist, Principal)
About The Position
Department 440: Payload Launch Control Systems Engineering group supporting SEAWOLF, VIRGINIA and COLUMBIA programs. We are a 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. The position requires an engineer to lead Government vendors, sub-contractors and other GDEB departments in the development and maintenance of a complex submarine test and training asset. The position requires travel in the United States approximately once a quarter for a week with the potential to be more frequent. Systems engineers perform many diverse tasks during the project life cycle, including alternative architectures, analysis of lab or ship identified problems, technology investigations, initial system design, clean sheet of paper approaches, reviews of milestone event SRR, PDR, CDR, SQT, FAT, AT, concepts of operations maintenance, trade-studies, DoD, IEEE, and military standards, requirements management and documentation, interfaces both data and physical, identify/resolve program risks, component qualification, verification and validation testing, anomaly reporting, assessment of obsolescence issues, technical refresh assessments, and government furnished handling systems, vehicle systems, and electronic systems. Systems engineers typically do not perform detailed hardware or software design but may occasionally assess detailed designs. In this position you may be performing job duties on a boat and/or in the shipyard. This position is on-site only in Groton, CT.
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Systems Engineering
- 5 plus years post-graduate related engineering experience
- Current DOD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Top Secret (SCI eligible) security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
Nice To Haves
- Current DOD Top Secret (SCI eligible) security clearance
- Experience in submarine electronics system development, integration, installation and test
- Engineering project management experience
- Experience in network and clustered computing design
Responsibilities
- Lead Government vendors, sub-contractors and other GDEB departments in the development and maintenance of a complex submarine test and training asset.
- Perform alternative architectures.
- Analyze lab or ship identified problems.
- Conduct technology investigations.
- Perform initial system design.
- Utilize clean sheet of paper approaches.
- Review milestone events SRR, PDR, CDR, SQT, FAT, AT.
- Maintain concepts of operations.
- Conduct trade-studies.
- Adhere to DoD, IEEE, and military standards.
- Manage and document requirements.
- Manage interfaces both data and physical.
- Identify and resolve program risks.
- Qualify components.
- Perform verification and validation testing.
- Report anomalies.
- Assess obsolescence issues.
- Perform technical refresh assessments.
- Work with government furnished handling systems, vehicle systems, and electronic systems.
- Occasionally assess detailed designs (though not typically performing detailed hardware or software design).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
