Senior Naval Power Systems Engineer – Technical Leader

Leonardo DRS; Bethel (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Flexible work schedules (9/80)

Job summary

The Senior System Engineer at Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems leads design of complex power electronics systems, reviews customer specs, and develops cost-effective architectures. You will provide technical leadership on large projects and generate design requirements via RTM for proposals.

Verify performance through simulation, analysis, and lab testing, and ensure timely completion within budget. U.S. Citizenship and DOD clearance are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of detailed design experience in power applications.
• Proficiency with Matlab and Simulink for simulation of electrical systems down to a component level.
• Model-based design experience of power electronic systems desired.
• Real-time modeling experience of power electronic systems desired.
• Experience with Navy or other defense applications is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable.
• Conceptualize the architecture of complex systems and subsystems relating to power electronics, drives and uninterruptible power supplies.
• Create the system level technical documentation and budget estimates for proposals. Identify and develop strategies to retire key development risks.
• Verify product or subsystem performance through simulation, analysis, and/or laboratory test.
• Generate the necessary design requirements to specify components and subsystems of a product through the use of an RTM.
• Provide technical leadership on large projects, with the ability to identify and delegate tasks to an engineering team, and drive completion of activities on time and budget.

Skills

Matlab/Simulink

Power electronics

System architecture

Technical leadership

Navy/Defense domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

RTM (Requirements Traceability Matrix)

Job description

The Senior System Engineer at Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems leads design of complex power electronics systems, reviews customer specs, and develops cost-effective architectures. You will provide technical leadership on large projects and generate design requirements via RTM for proposals.

Verify performance through simulation, analysis, and lab testing, and ensure timely completion within budget. U.S. Citizenship and DOD clearance are preferred.