Systems Integration Engineer

Owen Daniels; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Health, dental, and vision coverage

PTO and paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer to join their Mission Success team. This role owns the integration, commissioning, and testing of vessel subsystems—sensors, actuators, communications, networking, navigation, control, and mission-critical equipment—in demanding, customer-facing environments.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to rapidly develop prototypes, shape system architectures, and integrate solutions across hardware, software, and vessel systems to meet

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechatronics, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Hardware integration and testing experience.
• Desirable: knowledge of control strategies, PLC programming (Codesys), CAN bus, and NMEA protocols.

Responsibilities

• Own configuration, integration, commissioning, and testing of vessel subsystems – sensors, actuators, communications, networking, navigation, control, and mission-critical equipment.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team to rapidly develop and deploy working prototypes, shaping system architectures and integration approaches.
• Develop and integrate solutions across hardware, software, networking, and vessel systems to meet operational, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee prototyping, simulation, verification, and testing to validate design assumptions and prove system performance.
• Conduct and support trials - testing and validating whole-craft integration in real operating environments.
• Diagnose complex system-level faults using structured troubleshooting, data analysis, and root-cause investigation.
• Support configuration management - accurate records of system versions, settings, test results, and changes.
• Produce clear technical documentation for integration, commissioning, setting-to-work, and deployment.
• Collaborate with vendors and customers to ensure successful deployments.

Skills

C++

Python

CAN bus

CANOpen

NMEA2000

NMEA0183

Control systems

PLC programming (Codesys)

Hardware testing

Mechatronics

Education

Degree in Mechatronics, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Tools

Codesys

Job description

Owen Daniels is partnered with a fast-growing, privately funded maritime technology innovator, they design and deliver next-generation, high-performance vessels for defense and commercial customers and are seeking a Systems Integration Engineer to join their Mission Success team.

This role owns whole-platform performance: making sure vessels and their integrated mission systems are safe, reliable, and operationally ready in demanding, customer-facing environments.

Job Summary

• Own configuration, integration, commissioning, and testing of vessel subsystems - sensors, actuators, communications, networking, navigation, control, and mission-critical equipment.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team to rapidly develop and deploy working prototypes, shaping system architectures and integration approaches.
• Develop and integrate solutions across hardware, software, networking, and vessel systems to meet operational, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee prototyping, simulation, verification, and testing to validate design assumptions and prove system performance.
• Conduct and support trials - testing and validating whole-craft integration in real operating environments.
• Diagnose complex system-level faults using structured troubleshooting, data analysis, and root-cause investigation.
• Support configuration management - accurate records of system versions, settings, test results, and changes.
• Produce clear technical documentation for integration, commissioning, setting-to-work, and deployment.

Required and Desirable Experience

• Degree in Mechatronics, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Hardware integration and testing experience
• Desirable: control strategy understanding, PLC programming (including Codesys), basic electronics, modern C++ and/or Python, CAN bus, and protocols such as CANOpen, NMEA2000, NMEA0183.
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme linked to individual and company performance.
• PTO plus public holidays, and paid sick leave.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.