Senior Underwater Systems Engineer

Ara

Panama City, Northern (FL, KY)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

31 hours ago

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Job summary

ARA is seeking an experienced staff engineer to support the design, development, integration, testing, qualification, and fielding of complex underwater and undersea systems in Panama City, FL. The role requires hands‑on engineering across requirements development, system architecture, analysis, prototype development, integration, test, and technical reviews.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex hardware/software systems in

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
5-7 years of recent and relevant engineering experience supporting complex systems development.
Experience applying systems engineering principles to development, integration, and testing of complex engineered systems.
Experience with requirements decomposition, traceability, verification, validation, and technical baseline management.
Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to manage multiple technical issues while developing integrated system‑level solutions.
Ability to prepare and communicate technical information during customer meetings and formal engineering design reviews.
Candidates selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Responsibilities

Support the design, development, integration, test, qualification, and implementation of complex underwater and undersea systems.
Develop, analyze, document, and manage system, subsystem, hardware, software, and interface requirements.
Translate customer needs, operational concepts, and mission requirements into measurable engineering requirements and system performance criteria.
Perform system‑level engineering evaluations and trade studies to assess design alternatives, technical risks, performance, cost, and schedule impacts.
Support engineering design reviews, including SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and other program technical reviews.
Support the development, procurement, assembly, integration, and testing of advanced prototypes to inform engineering decisions and demonstrate system performance.
Analyze engineering and test data, identify performance trends and anomalies, and develop recommendations for system improvements.
Support failure investigations, root cause analysis, corrective‑action development, and system troubleshooting.
Identify and manage technical risks, requirements issues, interface conflicts, and integration challenges while developing coordinated system‑level solutions.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
5-7 years of recent and relevant engineering experience supporting complex systems development.