Engineer I - Comm Systems

General Dynamics Corporation; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Groton, CT team seeks an Engineer I in Comm Systems to support submarine programs. You will engage in systems engineering from initial design through hardware/software integration, coordinating with NAVSEA and naval shipyards.

Travel within the continental United States may be required, with work-from-home options part-time based on department needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• 0-5 years post-graduate engineering experience.
• Current DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Customer facing presentations
• Requirements specification development
• Design systems including cable assemblies, connectors, and junction boxes
• Interface development of physical connections and data
• Task leadership and management
• Schedule and budgeting development and execution
• Risk development and management
• Review of other disciplines' products
• Trade study and white paper research and authoring
• Control system algorithm development
• Concept of operations development
• Model Based System Engineering
• Validation and Verification of Requirements
• Government Furnished Equipment interfacing and integration
• Travel may be required within the continental United States

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Security clearance

Presentation skills

Customer-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

BS/MS in Electrical/Systems Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

IBM DOORS

IBM Rational Rhapsody

MBSE tools

MS Office (Project)

Job description

Responsibilities for this Position

Engineer I - Comm Systems

US-CT-Groton

Job ID: 2026-18548

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 2

Category: Engineering

EB Groton Shipyard

Overview

Department 440: Payload Launch Control Systems Engineering group supporting SEAWOLF, VIRGINIA and COLUMBIA programs. Department 440 is responsible for Systems, Hardware, and Test. Department works closely with Software Engineering Department 454.

Applicant is applying to Department 440 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. System engineers may be called upon to perform many diverse tasks during the project life cycle.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Customer facing presentations
• Requirements specification development
• Design Systems to include:
  • Cable Assembly Drawings
  • Connector selection
  • Junction box selection
  • Development to Mil-specs
  • Understanding of cross discipline products such as systems mechanical function
• Interface development of physical connections and data
• Task leadership and management
• Schedule and budgeting development and execution
• Risk development and management
• Review of other disciplines products
• Trade study and white paper research and authoring
• Control system algorithm development
• Concept of operation development
• Model Based System Engineering
• Validation and Verification of Requirements
• Government Furnished Equipment interfacing and integration

*Note this is not a complete list of responsibilities

Systems engineers typically do not perform detailed hardware or software design, but may occasionally assess detailed designs. The position requires the engineer to interface with NAVSEA, Naval Shipyards, Government vendors, sub-contractors and other EB departments and stakeholders as necessary. Travel may be required within the continental United States at an infrequent level. Applicant will report to the Groton/New London, CT facilities. Work from home on a part time basis is available based on department needs.

Applicant will be a part of a team executing the Systems engineering V-model approach utilizing Agile, Waterfall, or a hybrid of both Agile and Waterfall approaches for product development and management. Applicant should have an understanding of what systems engineering entails.

The systems engineering team is responsible for the development and maintenance of requirements, integration of subsystems, validation testing, and fleet support of contractor furnished and government furnished handling systems, vehicle systems, and electronic systems.

Engineers will perform system engineering efforts from initial system design and development through hardware/software integration, component qualification, testing, platform support, delivery and post-delivery support to include analysis and resolution of fleet identified problems, assessment of obsolescence issues and identification of components for technical refresh.

The position requires the engineer perform technology investigations, trade-studies, identify/resolve program risks, identify opportunities for cost reduction and validate methods to ensure producible end products.

Responsibilities

• Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills
• Experience working successfully both in a team environment and independently
• Strong interpersonal skills speaking to all levels of understanding

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering
• 0-5 years of post-graduate engineering experience
• Current DOD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Preferred:

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Systems Engineering
• Experience in submarine electronics system development, integration, installation and test
• Demonstrated effective engineering project management including management of budget, resources and schedule
• Experience in network and clustered computing design
• Understanding of design, build, sustain process, EVMS and design tools and processes is desirable
• Experience with Siemens NX, IBM Rational DOORS, IBM Rational Rhapsody, MBSE tools, and Microsoft Office tools including Project

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General Dynamics Electric Boat is a recognized leader in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy.