Senior Ocean Systems Engineer: AUV & Maritime Tech Leader

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) invites seasoned engineers to join the Ocean Systems and Engineering Group as a Senior Ocean Systems Engineer. You will advance maritime prototype systems from concept to testing, leading studies and developing engineering products for autonomous undersea vehicles.

You'll collaborate with DoD partners, manage small to mid-size tasks, and guide test and evaluation efforts while supporting the full system life cycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field with maritime focus.
• 5+ years of experience in maritime systems or related field.
• Experience generating and performing system test events.
• Experience with maritime platform design and integration.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.
• Active Top Secret clearance required; US citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Develop performance specifications and system architecture for maritime payloads and autonomous vehicles.
• Lead small- to medium-sized technical tasks involving hardware and software.
• Develop, integrate, and test early prototype R&D systems.
• Collaborate with DoD partners to evaluate strategies and test approaches.
• Coordinate operation and maintenance processes with AUV operators (10% travel).

Skills

Maritime systems

Systems engineering

Test & evaluation

AUV integration

Education

B.S. in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

MBSE tools

Job description

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) invites seasoned engineers to join the Ocean Systems and Engineering Group as a Senior Ocean Systems Engineer. You will advance maritime prototype systems from concept to testing, leading studies and developing engineering products for autonomous undersea vehicles.

You'll collaborate with DoD partners, manage small to mid-size tasks, and guide test and evaluation efforts while supporting the full system life cycle.