Marine Systems Engineer – MUSV System Integration & Test

Prescient Edge; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Training & development

Job summary

Prescient Edge is seeking a Marine Systems Engineer to support U.S. Navy MUSV acceptance, integration, testing, modernization, and lifecycle engineering activities.

The role emphasizes understanding the vessel as an integrated system and how subsystems interact to ensure mission-capable operations. The engineer will apply systems engineering across mechanical, electrical, electronic, control, communications, software, and autonomy subsystems, assess interfaces, and provide technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• Minimum three years of professional systems engineering or closely related multidisciplinary engineering experience.
• Experience in complex systems that integrate mechanical, electrical/electronic, controls, communications, software, sensors, or related subsystems.
• Working knowledge of marine or comparable vehicle/platform systems, including propulsion, steering, power, auxiliaries, sensors, communications, and integrated control systems.
• Ability to perform technical analysis, troubleshoot cross-domain system issues, interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation, and communicate technically sound recommendations.
• Experience supporting system integration, test and evaluation, inspection, acceptance, verification, or lifecycle engineering activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively within an integrated Government-contractor-engineering team.
• Ability to meet applicable SECRET clearance, safety, security, site-access, and physical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate marine platform, subsystem, and interface requirements and support integration of propulsion, steering, power, auxiliary, electrical/electronic, communications, control, payload, and autonomy-related systems.
• Assess physical, electrical, data, software, and control interfaces among vessel systems, mission payloads, autonomy/control systems, and shore-side support equipment.
• Analyze system performance, interoperability, reliability, maintainability, and readiness issues and develop practical recommendations and corrective actions.
• Review and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, interface documentation, technical manuals, system specifications, and procedures.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-domain analysis

Technical communication

Military/DoD knowledge

SECRET clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PLCs

Embedded controllers

IP networking

Software/firmware deployment

System-log analysis

Job description

Prescient Edge is seeking a Marine Systems Engineer to support U.S. Navy MUSV acceptance, integration, testing, modernization, and lifecycle engineering activities.

The role emphasizes understanding the vessel as an integrated system and how subsystems interact to ensure mission-capable operations. The engineer will apply systems engineering across mechanical, electrical, electronic, control, communications, software, and autonomy subsystems, assess interfaces, and provide technical