Senior Electrical Engineer

Join our dynamic and innovative team at Thayer Mahan, a world leader in autonomous maritime surveillance and monitoring. Headquartered in Groton, CT, we are a fast-growing, mission-focused, innovative technology company in the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) space. At Thayer Mahan, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous growth.

Thayer Mahan is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will focus on the design, integration, testing, and sustainment of electrical systems supporting maritime sensing platforms and acoustic intelligence payloads.

• Design, develop, and maintain electrical systems for maritime and subsea systems.
• Design and integrate sensors, controllers, communications, and power systems.

• Create and maintain schematics, PCB layouts, wiring and harness designs, and support technical documentation.
• Review technical documentation, build guides, and wiring schematics.

• Collaborate closely with other stakeholders to include other engineering and production teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Communicate tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Occasionally support field deployments, customer demonstrations, and at-sea operations.

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, components, and design approaches.
• Work effectively with incompletely specified requirements and help define appropriate technical solutions.
• Quickly understand unfamiliar systems with minimal guidance.
• Balance short-term execution needs with long-term product goals.

• U.S. Citizenship (position entails access to Controlled Unclassed Information).
• Holds a security clearance or can obtain DoD security clearance.
• B.S., M.S., or M.ENG. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of professional Electrical Engineering experience (or similar).
• Experience with PCB design and schematic capture.
• Experience developing wiring schematics, harness designs, and electrical documentation.
• Familiarity with electrical system integration and troubleshooting.
• Comfortable with hands-on work, including prototyping & testing.
• Proactive mindset with an ability to identify, develop and implement potential improvements to electrical systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Designing and documenting in KiCad.
• Experience with Autodesk software, specifically AutoCAD Electrical and Autodesk Vault.
• Experience working within Git & Git Lab environments for version control & issue tracking.
• Experience working within or designing for maritime environments- including underwater electronics and sensor integration.
• Experience with communication protocols like I2C, SPI, RS-485, Ethernet, and CAN.
• Experience designing/working with FPGAs.
• Relevant IPC Certifications, including:
  • IPC J-STD-001 Specialist
  • IPC 7711/7721
  • IPC CID or CID+

Competitive salary, comprehensive total rewards package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a 401K with employer match), and other great benefits. Opportunity to continue to develop your career at a growing organization.

The stated salary range represents a good-faith estimate of compensation for this role and may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Thayer Mahan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or other non-merit factor.