Systems Engineer - SONAR

McLaughlin Research Corporation•Newport, RI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

McLaughlin Research Corporation (MRC) is seeking a Systems Engineer - SONAR to support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, RI. NUWC is the United States Navy's full-spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapons systems associated with undersea warfare. The successful candidate must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, schedule-driven environment. This role involves conducting technical investigations, analyzing system performance, and developing solutions to complex engineering challenges for the development, testing, and maintenance of the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 SONAR system. The engineer will assist government personnel with software installation and checkout events on board Fleet platforms and surface ship naval combatants. Responsibilities include researching, troubleshooting, and resolving critical issues preventing successful installations, and performing root-cause analysis on tactical systems and application software to isolate faults, degraded performance, intermittent operational anomalies, and non-recurring failures. The role also involves facilitating testing events on board active platforms, including prepping tactical systems and providing operational briefings to Ship’s Company. Additionally, the engineer will author, refine, and maintain comprehensive test plans and procedures for Test & Evaluation of SONAR systems across diverse operational sites, and develop specialized test plans and procedures to verify cybersecurity vulnerability remediations. Managing version control and updating essential baseline documentation, monitoring and investigating requests from Fleet sailors and Regional Maintenance Centers, and supporting ground-based laboratory testing facilities are also key aspects of this position.

Requirements

Must be eligible to obtain a SECRET security clearance.
6-10 years of verifiable experience with the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15.
Ability to travel up to 30%.
Strong problem-solving, organizational, interpersonal and analytical skills.
Ability to work with little supervision within a larger team.

Responsibilities

Conduct technical investigations, analyze system performance and develop solutions to complex engineering challenges for the development, testing and maintenance of the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 SONAR system.
Assist government personnel with software installation, checkout events on board Fleet platforms and surface ship naval combatants.
Research, troubleshoot and resolve critical issues preventing successful installations.
Perform root-cause analysis on tactical systems and application software to isolate faults, degraded performance, intermittent operational anomalies, and non-recurring failures.
Facilitate testing events on board active platforms, including prepping tactical systems and providing operational briefings to Ship’s Company.
Author, refine, and maintain comprehensive test plans and procedures to execute Test & Evaluation for SONAR systems across diverse operational sites including shipyards, maritime test vessels, sea-trial platforms and trainer sites.
Develop specialized test plans and procedures to verify that cybersecurity vulnerability remediations across tactical SONAR baselines and lab infrastructure comply with government requirements without degrading real-time system performance.
Manage version control and update essential baseline documentation, including Software Version Descriptions, Technical Insertions, and software baseline documentation.
Monitor and investigate requests originating from Fleet sailors and Regional Maintenance Centers.
Support ground-based laboratory testing facilities through routine system grooming, software updates, maintenance, and environment upkeep.