Electrical Engineer - System Safety

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Full-Time Regular Newport, RI, US

5 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $85,000.00 To $ Annually

KMS Solutions, LLC is a technical management / solutions company that specializes in engineering, analysis, and cyber security. Founded in 2005, KMS is a certified small business with nearly two decades of experience supporting the Department of Defense as well as many other departments and programs critical to our Nations security and well-being.

KMS is a three-time winner of the USA Today Top Workplaces recognizing quality workplace cultures across the United States who put their employees first. Additionally, KMS has won multiple regional Top Workplaces awards and Culture Excellence Awards for Compensation & Benefits, Innovation, Leadership, Purpose & Values and Work-Life Flexibility.

KMS Solutions is seeking a highly motivated individual to join a team of engineers and technicians providing engineering and technical support to the Ranges, Engineering, and Analysis Department at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, RI. This multi-disciplinary team is responsible for providing systems safety, environmental qualification testing, and range sustainment in support of undersea warfare systems, including unmanned and autonomous systems.

Candidates with education and experience in electrical engineering, as well as highly experienced electrical technicians, are encouraged to apply.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Analyze system designs, specifications, drawings, and/or models to determine how Undersea Warfare (USW) Systems are developed to meet requirements and specifications throughout the system lifecycle.
• Analyze USW systems to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications utilizing DoD and industry standards.
• Evaluate the feasibility, design, operation and performance with respect to systems safety of embedded electrical systems and components using design schematics and drawings for USW systems.
• Investigate potential design failures and make recommendations to ensure safe and effective operation and deployment and eliminate or reduce potential of system failures.

• Ability to obtain a Secret DoD clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field to electrical or electronics engineering OR equivalent technical work experience.
• Three to five (3-5) years of engineering or technical experience.
• Experience in systems engineering or failure analysis engineering methods.

• Experience with the Weapon Systems design, testing and/or evaluation.
• Electrical engineering experience specifically in development, troubleshooting, and integration phases of a product lifecycle.
• Engineering experience specifically with weapon or energetic systems.
• Strong working knowledge of systems safety analyses using MIL-STD-882E and applicable system safety analyses.
• Experience in reading and analyzing electrical diagrams regarding Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), and electrical/wiring or control circuit diagrams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, to all levels of the customer and company leadership.
• Capable of effectively working and problem solving in both independent and team environments.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong understanding of the fundamentals of electrical engineering.
• Thoroughness and attention to detail.
• Experience communicating and interacting with all levels of the customer and company leadership.
• Ability to work independently and seek guidance when required.
• Signal processing, power distribution, and PCIe/JTAG standards knowledge.
• Strong record of delivering quality independent analysis products.

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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This job operates primarily in a professional office environment in person on a hybrid basis, with up to 16 hours of telework allowed weekly after an introduction period. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers. The employee is expected to be able to travel to and work in navy facilities as necessary.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or…