Shipboard Systems Engineer Electrical

Shipboard Systems Engineer Electrical 5

Location:

Newport News, Virginia, United States

Date:
Dec 4, 2025

Req

Team: E11 SUBMARINE ENGINEERING - ADVANCED PROPULSION

Entity:
Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Full-Time

Shift: 1st

Relocation:
Relocation assistance available

Travel Requirement: 10%-25% of the time

Clearance Required:

Final Clearance Required to Start

Researches, develops, designs, and tests electrical components, equipment, systems, and networks. Designs electrical equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for commercial, industrial, and domestic purposes. This position is intended for the advanced technology development groups in Department E11. The incumbent will be responsible for leading technical development of electrical components associated with advanced submarine propulsion plant designs. This position regularly communicates with Navy, NAVSEA, NNL, and shipyard engineers and technical staff via various communication platforms.

• Bachelor's Degree and 14 years of relevant exempt experience;
  Master's Degree and 12 years of relevant professional experience;
  Ph.D. and 9 years of experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.

• Strong technical background in submarine and/or surface ship electrical system and component designs.
• Ability to propose new electrical system and component design ideas and then to lead a team of engineers in the conceptual and detailed development of the design.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas through technical reports, presentations, and whitepapers.
• Recognition in the shipbuilding or defense technical community as a subject matter expert in electrical systems, machinery, or power conversion equipment.
• Proficiency in using simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, Siemens Simcenter MAGNET, Altair Flux, or ETAP to model and analyze complex electrical systems.
• Experience using finite element analysis (FEA) to optimize electrical component designs.
• Experience leading technical aspects of cross-functional teams to develop and implement electrical system designs.
• Professional Engineer License.

Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.