Senior Electrical Engineer – Naval Systems

HII; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding is seeking engineers to design, develop, and integrate electrical and combat systems for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers. This role validates system requirements, manages interfaces, and ensures performance standards are met.

The position involves collaboration across design, test, and construction teams, with opportunities to contribute to major naval programs and cutting-edge ship engineering efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering; 5 years exempt experience required.
• Master’s Degree with 3 years of experience; Ph.D. with 0 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of electrical and combat systems.
• Establish system and subsystem design requirements from top-level specifications.
• Manage system interfaces and ensure integrated functionality.
• Develop and execute verification and validation procedures.
• Identify, design, and integrate components to meet performance requirements.
• Lead or contribute to the creation of technical deliverables and reports.
• Coordinate with design, test, and construction teams.
• Support power generation and distribution system design and integration efforts.

Skills

Electrical systems

Subsystem design

System integration

Verifications & validation

Team collaboration

Technical writing

Education

ABET accredited engineering degree

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

SAP

TeamCenter

NX tooling

Job description

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding is seeking engineers to design, develop, and integrate electrical and combat systems for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers. This role validates system requirements, manages interfaces, and ensures performance standards are met.

The position involves collaboration across design, test, and construction teams, with opportunities to contribute to major naval programs and cutting-edge ship engineering efforts.