Submarine Communications Systems Engineer

General Dynamics Corporation; Groton, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT is seeking an Engineer - Comm Systems to develop payload handling and launching hardware for submarines. You will work on embedded control systems, rugged enclosures, power and networking hardware, and collaborate with NAVSEA, NUWC, vendors, and design groups.

The role involves prototyping, lab testing, defining interfaces, and supporting system integration and shipboard verification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• 0-5 years post‑graduate engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and integrating electronics hardware for payload handling.
• Prototyping new hardware designs in a laboratory environment.
• Decomposing system-level requirements into hardware requirements.
• Collaborating with multi-discipline engineering teams on integrated solutions.
• Defining and managing system and component interfaces.
• Integrating and complex systems and hardware/software components.
• Validating system functionality through hardware development, software integration and testing.
• Supporting system integration, validation, verification, troubleshooting, and shipboard test activities.
• Managing vendor tasks and contributing to project management efforts.
• Occasional travel

Skills

Post-grad experience

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX/Teamcenter

IBM Rational DOORS

MBSE tools

Jira

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Project

Job description

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT is seeking an Engineer - Comm Systems to develop payload handling and launching hardware for submarines. You will work on embedded control systems, rugged enclosures, power and networking hardware, and collaborate with NAVSEA, NUWC, vendors, and design groups.

The role involves prototyping, lab testing, defining interfaces, and supporting system integration and shipboard verification.