Engineering Technician - Sonar & Submarine Systems Testing

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; New London (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a skilled technician for Navy sonar and recording systems testing and evaluation roles in New London, CT area. You will conduct research in laboratories, analyze data, and support engineers and Navy personnel on technical tasks.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma with extensive technician experience, submarine surveillance exposure, and Linux familiarity. This position emphasizes hands-on assembly, testing, data handling, and on-sea operations as needed.

Qualifications

• High School diploma and 15+ years of related technician work experience.
• US Navy submarine Sonar and recording systems expertise
• Acoustic Intelligence or Submarine Surveillance Equipment Program experience
• Linux experience desired
• Ability to support short term at-sea operations

Responsibilities

• Performs research and engineering laboratory functions involving the testing, analysis and evaluation of SONAR systems, sensors, interfaces and processes.
• Provides technical support to engineers and US Navy personnel on a variety of technical tasks.
• Analyzes technical data to determine applicability to design problems; selects from several possible design layouts; calculates design data; and prepares layouts, detailed specifications, parts lists, estimates, procedures, etc.
• Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes.
• Review technical documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics).
• Performs detailed mathematical calculations using established formulas; preliminary analyses of data where guidelines are provided in such areas as trajectory adequacy, model dimensional consistency; and quantitative judgments concerning technical data.
• Uses personal computer in performance of analyses and development of documentation/reports.
• Assembles electrical and electronic systems and prototypes according to engineering data and knowledge of electrical principles, using hand tools and measuring instruments.
• Sets up and operates test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions, and records results.

Skills

Sonar systems

Submarine surveillance

Acoustic intelligence

Linux experience

At-sea ops

Education

High School diploma

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a skilled technician for Navy sonar and recording systems testing and evaluation roles in New London, CT area. You will conduct research in laboratories, analyze data, and support engineers and Navy personnel on technical tasks.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma with extensive technician experience, submarine surveillance exposure, and Linux familiarity. This position emphasizes hands-on assembly, testing, data handling, and on-sea operations as needed.