Senior Power Electronics Systems Engineer (Naval)

Leonardo DRS; Bethel, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is seeking a Senior System Engineer in Bethel, CT to lead the design and development of complex power electronics systems. You will review customer specs, develop architectures, and prepare budgets and proposals, ensuring RTMs are used to define requirements and mitigate risks.

Responsibilities include leading large projects, coordinating an engineering team, and verifying performance via simulation and lab tests.

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

Power electronics design

Matlab/Simulink

Model-based design

Real-time modeling

Defense/navy domain experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is seeking a Senior System Engineer in Bethel, CT to lead the design and development of complex power electronics systems. You will review customer specs, develop architectures, and prepare budgets and proposals, ensuring RTMs are used to define requirements and mitigate risks.

Responsibilities include leading large projects, coordinating an engineering team, and verifying performance via simulation and lab tests.