Leonardo DRS

Senior Systems Engineer

Leonardo DRS$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related technical field.
  • 8+ years of detailed design experience in power applications.
  • Proficient in Matlab and Simulink for electrical systems simulation.
  • Model-based design experience for power electronic systems preferred.
  • Real-time modeling experience for power electronic systems preferred.
  • Experience with defense applications, particularly Navy systems, is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Review customer specifications to develop cost-effective designs.
  • Conceptualize complex power electronics and subsystem architectures.
  • Create technical documentation and budget estimates for proposals.
  • Develop strategies to mitigate key development risks.
  • Verify performance through simulation, analysis, or testing.
  • Generate design requirements using a requirements traceability matrix.
  • Provide technical leadership and delegate tasks on large projects.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Company contribution to a health savings account.
  • Telemedicine services.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Legal insurance.
  • 401(k) savings plan with competitive matching.
  • Wellness programs focusing on physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
  • Career growth and professional development programs.
  • Flexible work schedules through a 9/80 program.
  • Competitive vacation and paid leave policies.
  • Community service hours.
Full Job Description
Job ID: 113680

The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.

Job Summary

Join our Danbury, CT Engineering team as a Senior Systems Engineer.

This is an onsite position.

What You Will Do

  • Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable.
  • Conceptualize the architecture of complex systems and subsystems relating to power electronics, drives and uninterruptible power supplies.
  • Create the system level technical documentation and budget estimates for proposals.
  • Identify and develop strategies to retire key development risks.
  • Verify product or subsystem performance through simulation, analysis, and/or laboratory test.
  • Generate the necessary design requirements to specify components and subsystems of a product through the use of a requirements traceability matrix (RTM).
  • Provide technical leadership on large projects, with the ability to identify and delegate tasks to an engineering team, and drive completion of activities on time and budget.


Education & Experience Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in the field of electrical engineering or an equivalent technical field.
  • 8+ years of detailed design experience in power applications.
  • Proficiency with Matlab and Simulink simulation tools for simulation of electrical systems down to a component level.
  • Model-based design experience of power electronic systems desired.
  • Real-time modeling experience of power electronic systems desired.
  • Experience with Navy or other defense applications and market is highly preferred.

U.S. Citizenship required. This position may require an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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Our Vision. To be the leading mid-tier defense technology company in the U.S.

Our Values. The Leonardo DRS culture is defined by our Core Values and Principles:

- Integrity
- Agility
- Excellence
- Customer Focus
- Community & Respect
- Innovation

We strive to uphold them in all aspects of our business practices to inspire our employees and provide outstanding support for our customers.

About Leonardo DRS

Leonardo DRS is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense technology, we develop, manufacture and support a broad range of systems for mission critical and military sustainment requirements, as well as homeland security. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leonardo S.p.A. which employs more than 45,000 people worldwide. We offer a competitive compensation package and a business culture that rewards performance. For additional information on Leonardo DRS, please visit our website at www.leonardodrs.com.
Learn more about Leonardo DRS
Size
11,000 employees
Market Cap
$3.1 billion
Industry
Founded
1968
5 Year Trend
+55.7%
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