Electrical Engineer I, II, III

Bath Iron Works Corp

Brunswick, ME

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Automotive Repair and Maintenance, Budget Management, Business Support, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing), Change Management, Commissioning, Communication Skills, Communications Protocols, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Systems, Conflict Resolution, Construction, Continuous Improvement, Control Engineering, Cost Control, Data Collection, Data Management, Database Design, Database Programming, Detail Oriented, Documentation, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Identify Issues, Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, MATLAB, Manufacturing, Materials Planning, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Multitasking, Network Protocols, Operational Audit, Operations Planning, Performance Management, Power Engineering, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Process Management, Project Engineering, Project Execution, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Assurance, Reliability Analysis, Requirements Management, Risk Analysis, Safety Training, Schedule Development, Secret Clearance, Security Clearance, Simulation, Software Administration, Software Development, System Integration (SI), System Operations, System Test, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical Presentation, Technical/Engineering Design, Testing, Time Management, United States Citizen, United States Navy (USN), Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Brunswick, ME
POSTED
4 days ago

Job Description

As part of General Dynamics Marine Systems, Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a full-service shipyard specializing in the design, building and support of complex surface combatants for the U.S. Navy. BIW's rich history reflects a continuous pattern of innovation, new technology and process improvements. Today, we are revolutionizing naval shipbuilding. Since 1884, we have continued our tradition of leadership in technology and innovation. Engineering tasking, responsibilities, and hiring level will be based on experience.

The Engineering team is seeking Electrical Engineers to support the team. The successful candidate may be responsible for supporting development, specification, arrangement, manufacturing, installation, testing, of Electrical Power, Lighting, and Controls systems installed shipboard, or in support of shipboard system operation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Safety Leadership:

  • Be a safety leader for your team and ensure that each person leaves in the condition they came in. Ensure all safety trainings are completed on time.

  • Project/Task Execution:

  • Develop ship power and controls systems through tasks and projects involving engineers across disciplines, subcontractors, or the customer.

  • Perform reliability/risk assessments on designs, methodologies, or processes.

  • Perform systems engineering, system integration, or project related tasks including requirements analyses, requirements decomposition, developing and evaluating operational requirements, developing software requirements, resolution of requirements conflicts, specification development, and management of budget and schedule.

  • Perform modeling, simulation, and calculations to validate designs and ensure they meet project/customer requirements

  • Develop/maintain and provide technical leadership for all assigned systems, diagrams, calculations, models, simulations, purchase specifications, and related tasking.

  • Review/Approve vendor equipment and other engineering documentation such as drawings, manuals, software, models, or other design documents produced as a part of external vendor contracts.

  • Support vendor qualification testing and test approval.

  • Interface with Navy and other customers, Construction Trades, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Fleet Service Engineering, Planning Yard, Equipment vendors, and Design teams through appropriate correspondence to support manufacturing, test, commissioning efforts, dock trials, sea trials, and resolve technical issues with assigned systems/tasking.

  • Complete technical reports and conduct verbal presentations as required.

  • Develop and manage process improvements and cost-out initiatives to improve group performance.

  • Support development of scopes of work in support of contract proposals.

  • Work with engineering development team and management to design, build, improve, and deploy software tools that support business needs as required.

  • Develop supporting documentation, procedures, tests, or training materials.

  • Team Collaboration and Communication:

  • Collaborate effectively within the team and with other groups both internal and external.

  • Facilitate communication between Engineers and Designers to ensure successful engineering and design processes.

  • Interface with and support Design, Engineering, Program Office, Systems Integration and Concept Design Development, Change Management, Estimating, Contracts, Materials, Planning, Manufacturing, Navy and other customer organizations as required.

  • Continuous Improvement:

  • Support proper and up to date process documentation for electrical engineering processes.

  • Focus on Lean Six Sigma principles to both remove waste and variation from processes.

  • Support creation of plans for areas of improvement and conduct projects to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and reduce cycle times.

Required/Preferred Education/Training

  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree is required.
  • A Master''s degree in Engineering or P.E. is preferred.
  • Working knowledge of the following discipline(s) are required: Power and Controls Engineering.

Required/Preferred Experience

Engineer I - 0-1 years of experience preferred

Engineer II - 1-3 years of experience required

Engineer III - 3-5 years of experience required

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; adept at giving technical presentations at group meetings.
  • Ability to lead, organize, plan, and execute projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a positive team environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work multiple priorities simultaneously, and to completion.
  • Strong Project Management skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Project is preferred.
  • Highly motivated, strong attention to detail with proven ability to work independently.
  • Some travel required.
  • Operation of Microsoft Windows, Windows Software, and Microsoft Office products.
  • CAD skills are preferred.
  • A broad knowledge of and experience with a variety of computer systems, networking, technologies, troubleshooting is preferred, including network communication and protocols and data collection.
  • Experience working on power systems and power system troubleshooting and testing is preferred.
  • Experience with electrical software, calculations, and modeling is preferred.
  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is preferred.
  • Experience with Matlab/Simulink modeling and simulation is preferred.
  • Software development skills are preferred.
  • Data architecture and data management skills including database design and development are preferred.
  • Lean Six Sigma training and/or experience is preferred.
  • Must have ability to obtain a secret clearance.
  • This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance. You must be a US Citizen for consideration and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire. For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil)

About the Company

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Bath Iron Works Corp

Shipbuilding has been a way of life along the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, since 1762, when the sailing ship Earl of Bute was launched on the site of present day Bath. The Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, located on the west bank of the Kennebec, just south of downtown Bath, is the namesake of an iron foundry established in 1826.

Brevet General Thomas W. Hyde, US Army (Ret) took over the foundry in 1865, following service with the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. Nearly two decades later, he incorporated his diversified marine business interests as Bath Iron Works, Limited in 1884, before expanding into shipbuilding with the acquisition of the Goss Marine Iron Works in 1888.The first BIW-built vessel was a coastal passenger ship named Cottage City built for the Maine Steamship Co. Since the completion of Hull #1 in 1890, BIW has been awarded more than 425 shipbuilding contracts, including 245 military ships (mostly destroyers and frigates for the US Navy) and over 160 private yachts and commercial vessels. BIW became a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics in September 1995.

In terms of modern US Navy surface combatant programs -- ones where BIW ships are still in service -- the Lead Ship construction contract for the Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) Class of guided missile frigates was awarded to BIW in 1973, and 24 of these surface combatants were delivered over the next 15 years.

In 1982, the Navy selected BIW as second-source shipbuilder for the Ticonderoga (CG 47) Class of AEGIS guided missile cruisers. The company went on to win contracts for eight of these warships, delivering the final one in 1993. In 1985 BIW won the competition for detail design and construction of USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) , the Lead Ship for the Navy's newest, most capable class of AEGIS guided missile destroyers. BIW has delivered the lead ship and 30 follow ships, with delivery of the final follow ship under the most recent contract expected in 2011. The US Navy has announced that it will acquire further Arleigh Burke class vessels during the next decade.

Under General Dynamics' ownership, BIW solidified its industry leadership position by teaming with the City of Bath and the State of Maine to support a long-term capital investment plan. With the first phase of modernization completed in 2001, BIW began building ships in its new state-of-the-art facility. These improvements ($320 million so far) enable the company to offer unprecedented productivity, quality and affordability to our customer. Further applications of lean manufacturing techniques and advanced modular construction are planned, and the yard has switched to 3D computer-aided design for its latest ships. BIW is building the first of the DDG 1000 class of destroyers, Zumwalt, using these advanced technologies.

BIW is a yard with a history, and a bright future. Throughout Navy circles - and especially with their current and former crews - it's generally recognized that 'Bath Built Is Best Built' a phrase first heard in the early 1900s, and every bit as true today as when it was first said.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
FOUNDED
1826
WEBSITE
https://www.gdbiw.com/