Experienced Systems Engineer - Payload Launch Control (Senior, Specialist, Principal)

Responsibilities for this Position

Experienced Systems Engineer - Payload Launch Control (Senior, Specialist, Principal)

US-CT-Groton

Job ID: 2026-19018
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 2
Category: Engineering
EB Groton Shipyard

Overview

Department 440: Payload Launch Control Systems Engineering group supporting SEAWOLF, VIRGINIA and COLUMBIA programs. We are a systems engineering team supporting special project submarine programs. The systems engineering team is responsible for the development and maintenance of unique one-of-a-kind submarines.

The position requires an engineer to lead Government vendors, sub-contractors and other GDEB departments in the development and maintenance of a complex submarine test and training asset. The position requires travel in the United States approximately once a quarter for a week with the potential to be more frequent. System engineers perform many diverse tasks during the project life cycle.

alternative architectures	analysis of lab or ship identified problems
technology investigations	initial system design
clean sheet of paper approaches	reviews of milestone event SRR, PDR, CDR, SQT, FAT, AT
concepts of operations maintenance	trade-studies
DoD, IEEE, and military standards	requirements management and documentation
interfaces both data and physical	identify/resolve program risks
component qualification	verification and validation testing
anomaly reporting	assessment of obsolescence issues
technical refresh assessments	government furnished handling systems, vehicle systems, and electronic systems

Systems engineers typically do not perform detailed hardware or software design but may occasionally assess detailed designs.

In this position you may be performing job duties on a boat and/or in the shipyard.

This position is on-site only in Groton, CT.

Responsibilities

• Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills
• Experience Microsoft Office tools including Excel, Word, and Project
• Demonstrated effective engineering project management including budget management, resources and schedule
• Demonstrated ability to perform engineering tasks/projects
• Experience working successfully both in a team environment and independently.

Qualifications

Required:

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Systems Engineering
• 5 plus years post-graduate related engineering experience
• Current DOD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Top Secret (SCI eligible) security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)

Preferred:

• Current DOD Top Secret (SCI eligible) security clearance
• Experience in submarine electronics system development, integration, installation and test
• Engineering project management experience
• Experience in network and clustered computing design

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