Field Electrical Engineer

Archer; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer in Virginia Beach seeks a Field Electrical Engineer to join our team working on shipboard electrical systems. The role requires hands-on design, testing, and integration experience for Navy/ABS vessel programs, with emphasis on VFD/PLC control and EMI considerations.

Onsite position with responsibilities spanning data extraction, design justification, and close collaboration with the Navy/ABS project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years in electrical system design, incl. 3+ years shipboard with VFD/PLC for US Navy or ABS vessels.
• Two years of EMI design/testing experience.
• Experience with power distribution, generators, batteries.
• Experience with Electronics & Navigation, and with auxiliary systems.
• Knowledge of shipyard contracts and documenting design rationale.

Responsibilities

• Construct components, subunits, or simple models; troubleshoot malfunctions.
• Follow diagrams to construct and package devices and subunits.
• Conduct tests/experiments with minor modifications and record data.
• Extract and compile engineering data from field notes and reports; identify errors.
• Assist in design modification by compiling data on design, specs, and materials.

Skills

Electrical design

VFD

PLC

EMI testing

Power distribution

Electronics & Navigation

Navy/ABS experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Test equipment

Electrical measurement tools

Job description

Archer is collaborating with MANTECH to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Field Electrical Engineer to join our team in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This is an onsite position.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Constructing components, subunits, or simple models or adapting standard equipment; may troubleshoot and correct malfunctions;
• Following specific layout and scientific diagrams to construct and package simple devices and subunits of equipment.
• Conducting various tests or experiments which may require minor modifications in test setups or procedures as well as subjective judgments in measurement, selecting, preparing, and operating standard test equipment and recording test data
• Extracting and compiling a variety of engineering data from field notes, manuals, lab reports, processing data, identifying errors or inconsistencies, selecting methods of data presentation.
• Assisting in design modification by compiling data related to design, specifications, and materials that are pertinent to specific items of equipment or component parts; developing information concerning previous operational failures and modifications and using judgment and initiative to recognize inconsistencies or gaps in data and seeking sources to clarify information.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in electrical system design with at least three years of specific experience in designing shipboard systems using Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) for the US Navy or vessels governed by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and two years of specific experience in designing systems for Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) as well as experience in testing for EMI.
• Experience with Electrical Systems (Power distribution, Generators, Batteries).
• Experience with Electronics & Navigation (Comms, Radar, Cyber).
• Experience with Auxiliary Systems (Piping, Steering, HVAC, Bilge).
• Knowledge of how shipyard build contracts are written and how to document design rationale.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with the Navy Small Craft division

Clearance Requirements

• US Citizenship required an active Secret Clearance

Physical Requirements

• Ability to move equipment weighing up to 50Lbs
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 50%
• Be able to ascend and descend ladders as required for installations
• Must be able to position oneself to install communications systems, server racks, or potentially running transmission lines as required