Senior System Engineer

Liquid Robotics; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Robotics is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join their team in Herndon, Virginia. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing autonomous ocean robots, working across disciplines to manage system requirements and ensure successful project execution. Candidates should bring significant experience in engineering, with a strong focus on systems architecture and processes.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of engineering experience, with 2 years in a cross-discipline role.
• Experience with Liquid Robotics Wave Glider system is a strong discriminator.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to translate customer needs into viable solutions.
• Develop risk analyses and mitigation strategies.
• Create test plans and procedures.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

BS in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

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Base pay range

$87,000.00/yr - $189,000.00/yr

Liquid Robotics is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the development of autonomous ocean robots. In this role, you will work with a cross-discipline team of electrical, mechanical, software, and operations engineers in the development, testing, integration, and maintenance of the Wave Glider platform and associated payloads and peripherals. The successful candidate will bring proven experience in a cross-discipline system-level role, strong architecture and design skills, and a structured approach to system processes. This position is based in Herndon, Virginia, and reports to the Head of Engineering.

• Lead efforts to translate customer and business needs into viable, proven solutions within time and funding limits. Provide input to schedules, budgets, and solutions. Develop risk analyses and mitigations.
• Team with engineers from various disciplines to manage (create, modify, decompose and derive) system and subsystem requirements and interfaces. Define and refine system models and architectures. Prepare and release product documentation.
• Create test plans and procedures that effectively validate and verify implementations; support execution of tests, develop test reports.
• Develop and execute trade studies and prototype analyses. Recommend best solutions. Work with various engineering disciplines to resolve cross-discipline systems issues.
• Define and improve engineering processes and procedures.

Key Attributes:

• Demonstrates broad engineering knowledge applicable to robotics development for maritime environments. Able to apply experience in mechanical, electrical, and/or software; strong understanding of how the various aspects of a system affect and influence one another.
• Has strong experience and focus on best practice in structured systems engineering, including requirements, architecture, design, and test.
• Stays aware of technology advancements. Applies knowledge across a variety of solution spaces.
• Applies excellent problem solving and technical abilities to complex problems; able to guide a team in executing problem resolutions and in improving these abilities.
• Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills, is able to effectively exchange information with technical teams, nontechnical stakeholders, and customers.
• Maintains strong customer focus, balanced with business requirements. Suggests valuable improvements and products based on customer and business needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering; preferred degrees are Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or related. Advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 6-10 years of engineering experience, to include at least 2 years’ experience in a role that demonstrates cross-discipline or system-level experience.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience with the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider system is a strong discriminator.

Ability to obtain a US Secret Clearance required.

Liquid Robotics designs and manufactures Wave Gliders, the first wave and solar powered autonomous ocean robots. With our partners we address many of the planet’s greatest challenges, by transforming how to assess, monitor, and protect the ocean. We solve critical problems for defense, commercial, and science customers.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range level 3: $87,000 - $154,000

Summary pay range level 4: $106,000 - $189,000

Visit us at www.liquid-robotics.com to learn more.

Liquid Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Strategy/Planning, and Other

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