Electrical Engineer I/II

General Dynamics Electric Boat; New London (CT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat is seeking a waterfront electrical engineer for the D451 group involved in New Construction. You will plan submarine upgrade work, perform troubleshooting, and ensure compliance with shipbuilding specs while supporting operations in a shipyard environment and aboard submarines.

The role requires a BS in Electrical Engineering with 1–5 years of post-graduate experience; a MS in Electrical Engineering is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering.
• 1-5 years of post-graduate engineering experience.
• A Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan submarine upgrade, troubleshooting, and repair work, including developing courses of action and writing/peer-reviewing technical documents.
• Interpret shipbuilding specifications, technical manuals, and contractual requirements.
• Provide deck-plate support and resolve emergent issues in a shipyard environment and onboard ships.
• Develop technical rationales to support approval of nonconforming conditions.
• Collaborate with engineers from other disciplines (mechanical, nuclear, structural).
• Hardware and software design and development of data acquisition systems.
• Data collection and supporting software development.
• Travel, evening, weekend and overtime work may be required.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Troubleshooting

Data acquisition systems

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Department 451 (D451) Waterfront Electrical Engineering is an integral part of Electric Boat's New Construction business. With this business, Electric Boat provides mission-ready submarines to the fleet through construction, test, and post-shakedown deck-plate support. D451 engineers provide engineering support for work activities on submarines, including the planning, execution, and certification of work.

D451 consists of four distinct groups that supports the construction of submarines for the US Navy:

• Reactor Plant Electrical
• Non-Propulsion Electrical Engineering
• Propulsion Plant Electrical Engineering
• Instrumentation, Design & Test

D451 Engineering operates in a collaborative, dynamic, team-oriented manner. Using a design-build approach, D451 interfaces with Operations, Design, Planning Yard, Test, and Program Office personnel in order to arrive at innovative solutions to difficult problems. Additionally, interaction with the United States Navy (USN) customer is typical, including the Supervisor of Shipbuilding Groton (SOSG), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), subcontractors, and submarine crews.

D451 Engineering supports submarine construction work locally and at off site locations including Quonset Point, Rhode Island and Newport News, Virginia, as well as Naval Submarine Base New London. Strong written and verbal communication skills are utilized and fostered. A hands-on, proactive, deadline-driven engineering approach is the norm. Awareness and understanding of military specifications, submarine shipbuilding specifications and design criteria, USN maintenance/overhaul requirements, and special emphasis programs are developed through mentoring and training.

Tasks required of the D451 waterfront electrical engineer include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Planning of submarine upgrade, troubleshooting, and repair work. This includes the development of troubleshooting courses of action and writing / peer reviewing technical work documents.
• Interpretation and translation of shipbuilding specifications, technical manual procedures, and contractual requirements.
• Deck-plate support and resolution of emergent issues. Ability to work in shipyard environment and onboard ships is required.
• Development of technical rationale to support approval of nonconforming conditions.
• Collaboration with engineers of other disciplines, including mechanical, nuclear, and structural.
• Hardware and software design and development of data acquisition systems.
• Data collection and supporting software development.

Travel, evening, weekend and overtime work are sometimes required based on department needs.

Electric Boat offers Flexible Work Arrangements that allows some work to be performed remotely and at home. This varies from position to position based on the amount of classified material the department interacts with, as well as a few other variables. Please ask for more details on how it applies to this opening during discussions with the department.

Required

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
• 1-5 years of post-graduate engineering experience

Preferred

• A Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering

Physical Qualifications

Climbing, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Reaching

Environmental Attributes

Inside, Outside