Amphibious Ship Design Junior Electrical​/Machinery Control Systems Engineer

Amphibious Ship Design Junior Electrical/Machinery Control Systems Engineer

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R&P is looking for a junior Amphibious Ship Design Electrical and Machinery Control Systems Engineer who wants to join our team. We are a small-sized defense contractor providing Engineering, Logistics, Program Management and Technical Services to government clients. We need an engineer with a minimum of 1-year experience who is ready to join a fast-paced and exciting work environment supporting the system safety engineering aspects in support of the U.S. Navy’s Amphibious Warship design team.

• Provides technical support to the LPD Machinery SEM Lead on electrical distribution and control systems including but not limited to power generation, electrical distribution and machinery control.
• Provide general engineering/technical support for concept studies, feasibility studies, independent design reviews, in-service ship design and engineering activities, and shipboard installation support.
• Assist in development, review, and update of technical sections of the Requests for Proposal (RFP) the Navy is generating for solicitation to shipyards.
• Assist the programmatic and technical authority to implement DoD, SECNAV, OPNAV, and NAVSEA environmental and system safety requirements and policies.
• Review Contractor delivered electrical and machinery controls products/CDRLs and provide feedback on adequacy, gaps, and issues.
• Provide comprehensive, detailed, and timely communications and reports to all stakeholders.
• Research, develop, coordinate, draft, and review technical documentation for new ship procurements as required.
• Review, maintain, and make recommendations with regard to engineering plans, program records, technical manuals, design histories, design configurations, databases, regulatory bodies, and other documents.
• Assess shipboard requirements and provide recommended engineering design and integration solutions; evaluate and provide inputs to shipbuilding contract documentation, and conduct engineering reviews of Shipbuilder products to ensure accuracy and compliance with the shipbuilding contract design.
• Evaluate Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) for compliance with technical scope and assess engineering projections with cost and labor estimates.
• Plan, coordinate and participate in Program, Ship Design, and Shipbuilder meetings and briefings.
• Provide technical coordination between the Ship Program Manager, SEA 05, ISEAs, SSGC, Shipbuilder and their various OEMs, and other shipbuilding personnel.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, electrical or marine.
• Minimum of 1-year professional experience in electrical, or marine engineering or relevant equivalent experience.
• Experience with applicable codes and standards such as ABS NVR, OSHA, and NFPA, is preferred.
• Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

R&P Technologies provides equal opportunity for all persons and prohibits discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), veteran or marital status, or any other factor prohibited by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave, compensation, and training.

R&P maintains an Affirmative Action Plan to establish fair access to employment opportunities and to create a work community that reflects the qualified workforce. Due to security clearance requirements, U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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