SSNX Systems Engineer

Electric Boats$70K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering required.
  • 0-5 years of post-graduate engineering experience.
  • Proficiency in MS Office products: Word, Excel, Project, OneNote, and PowerPoint.
  • Preferred Master's degree in Engineering.
  • Desirable experience with MATLAB tools and in developing electric, steam, and propulsion plant systems.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate propulsion plant and electric plant systems and components.
  • Develop requirements for propulsion, electric, steam, and reactor plant systems.
  • Oversee engineering tasks as a project engineer, ensuring technical quality.
  • Work collaboratively in a team environment with various engineering disciplines.
  • Maintain project schedules and facilitate design integrations.

Benefits

  • Assigned mentor to support learning and development in the role.
Full Job Description
Overview

The next generation fast attack submarine (SSNX) engineering team is in need of Systems Engineers. The SSNX Team has openings for highly motivated engineers to support the development of a new electric plant design for the next class of submarines. The group is in the process of developing a new cost-effective, power dense, electric plant architecture that utilizes the latest technologies.

Responsibilities include propulsion plant and electric plant systems and component evaluations. Other responsibilities include the evaluation and development of requirements to develop propulsion, electric, steam and reactor plant systems. Candidates will function as a project engineer overseeing all aspects of engineering tasks including overall technical quality, work in a team environment; maintain schedules, interfacing with design and other engineering organization and disciplines.

Newly hired personnel will be assigned a mentor to assist in learning the roles and responsibilities of a systems engineer.

Qualifications

Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering is required.
  • 0-5 years of post-graduate engineering experience
  • Experience with MS Offices products: Word, Excel, Project, OneNote, PowerPoint


Preferred:
  • Masters in Engineering
  • Experience with MATLAB tools is desired
  • Previous experience in development of electric, steam and propulsion plant systems and components is desirable
  • Defining and meeting functional and detail requirements
  • Selecting standard components and subcomponents
  • Supporting development and understanding of associated technical documentation, including operating instructions, specifications, and installation procedures.


Skills

  • Must be highly motivated, work independently, and be willing to interact with other engineering disciplines and the design and operations communities.
  • Possess above average written and oral communication skills.
  • A self-starter with the ability to work within a team environment
  • Be capable of establishing and cultivating relationships with customers and suppliers.
  • Ability to adapt to emergent tasks and drive them to completion


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