Electrical Engineer

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Textron Systems is seeking engineers of all disciplines to support the United States Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) program. For this program, Textron Systems has developed the Cottonmouth ARV, a recon vehicle to be feared and a force-multiplier armed to the fangs with advanced full-spectrum reconnaissance and surveillance sensors. It’s expertly designed to defeat threats beyond line of sight and comes complete with cutting-edge technologies that will keep adversaries up tonmouth was developed using a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) that is Ground Vehicle Operating System (GVOS) based employing the Tactical Assault Kit Extended (TAK-X) framework for easy capability integration.

This modern vehicle platform has superior mobility capabilities to tackle treacherous off-road terrain and waterways while keeping Marines safe thanks to its advanced survivability suite and Human System Interface (HSI) focus. Amphibious mobility, unrivaled versatility, and electronic warfare capabilities define a vehicle that is adaptable, stealthy and thrives wherever enemies hide.

We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will:

As an electrical engineer, you will perform a variety of assignments including conceptual design, engineering analysis, detailed sub-system electrical design, integration, test, and manufacturing and field support. A strong candidate will possess a broad range of engineering skills and could perform as an individual contributor or as a team lead. You will have the opportunity to work in a multi-functional team environment with a diverse array of exciting technologies and products that directly support our nation’s war fighters.

• Perform detailed design of integrated electrical and communications systems on vehicles.
• Perform analysis, integration, and testing.
• Contribute to concept development as part of internal cross-functional design teams, including prototyping and production support.
• Prepare high-quality formal engineering documentation such as drawings, presentations, specifications, design presentations to customers, test plans, and test reports.
• Support proposal activity, providing input to cost estimates and risk assessments.
• May lead a design team.
• Will plan product development, produce technical white papers, and brief management/customers on planning and progress.

• Extensive design and integration experience in military and/or commercial systems, control systems, EMI/EMC, power and safety.
• Proven track record of innovation and problem solving in cross functional teams.
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering, and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation & test is required.
• Design and integration experience in some or all of the products and practices below:
  • Cable design
  • Hardware Safety and Risk analysis
  • RF link budgets
  • Hardware Environmental and Electromagnetic qualification to military standards
  • HALT and ESS testing
  • GPS and RF communication systems integration
  • AC and DC power and motors, motor controllers, and brakes
  • Ethernet and networking, RS232/422, CAN bus
  • Batteries (Lithium)
  • Power converters
  • Fault tree development and criticality analysis
  • Programming and algorithm development
  • Grounding and environmental control
  • Power test equipment such as electronic load banks
• The candidate should have hands-on experience troubleshooting electrical cabling and digital communication
• Wired Ethernet and Network configuration experience is a plus
• Eligible to obtain a security clearance

• Experience levels will be determined by a hiring team. We are looking for candidates with a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in…