Shipboard Power Controls Engineer (PLC/HMI)

Reliability & Performance Technologies ( R&P ); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

R&P Technologies seeks a motivated mid-level Electrical Power Controls Engineer to join a defense-focused team. You will design, test, troubleshoot, and sustain electrical control systems and power distribution architectures for Navy ship programs, with emphasis on PLC/HMI development, control logic, and system integration.

The role involves collaboration with Navy laboratories, shipyards, and field sites, with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering required.
• 5+ years in electrical engineering, control systems, automation, or related work.
• Experience with Ladder Logic PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Modicon, Siemens).
• Experience developing or modifying HMI interfaces.
• Knowledge of electrical controls, automation systems, power generation/distribution, and system integration.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical docs.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical, controls, and power equipment.
• Strong documentation, communication, and project coordination skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and troubleshoot electrical control systems for Navy/defense applications.
• Program and modify PLC logic and HMI interfaces for legacy and new systems.
• Support integration of shipboard power generation, distribution, and auxiliary equipment control.
• Troubleshoot PLC logic, I/O signals, sensors, relays, motor controllers, and networked devices.
• Support testing in lab, shipyard, land-based sites, and shipboard environments.
• Create and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
• Develop test plans, procedures, and reports for system verification and validation.
• Review requirements, interface docs, drawings, and specs for system integration.
• Coordinate with Government customers, engineering leads, vendors, and teams.
• Support root-cause analyses, configuration reviews, and engineering recommendations.

Skills

Electrical Power Controls

Ladder Logic PLCs

HMI interfaces

Automation systems

Control systems

Documentation

Project coordination

Communication

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Modicon/Schneider

Siemens PLCs

HMI programming tools

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

AutoCAD Electrical

MATLAB/Simulink

LabVIEW

Job description

R&P Technologies seeks a motivated mid-level Electrical Power Controls Engineer to join a defense-focused team. You will design, test, troubleshoot, and sustain electrical control systems and power distribution architectures for Navy ship programs, with emphasis on PLC/HMI development, control logic, and system integration.

The role involves collaboration with Navy laboratories, shipyards, and field sites, with occasional travel.