ENGINEER ELECTRICAL 3
Huntington Ingalls

Req ID: 38393
Team: E11 SUBMARINE ENGINEERING - ADVANCED PROPULSION
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: Relocation assistance will be available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: Yes - Occasional or hybrid telework available

Travel Requirement: Yes, 10%-25% of the time

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start

Meet HII's Newport News Shipbuilding
With more than 25,000 employees - including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders - HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We're the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.

The Role

The engineer in this role will be working in department E11 focusing on the electrical distribution system for advanced submarine propulsion concepts and designs including those for SSN(X). The primary responsibilities include:

Cross-disciplinary Collaboration:

Regularly interact with other disciplines within E11 and across related departments to establish electrical distribution system requirements informed by first principles physics and previous platform requirements.

Technical Analysis:

Perform electrical load flow studies, fault analyses, and excursion studies to ensure system integrity and performance under various operational conditions.

Component/System Trade Studies:

Conduct trade studies to evaluate different components and systems, considering factors like efficiency, reliability, cost, size, weight, power density, specific power, etc. Consider their impact to whole ship parameters including stealth, operational availability, ship's payload, ship's speed, and overall cost.

Documentation and Reporting:

Prepare detailed technical reports and documentation including results of analyses and trade studies, design recommendations, and system specifications for customer approval. Ensure compliance of resulting designs with applicable regulations, program goals/requirements, industry best practices, and engineering safety standards.

Vendor Management:

Regularly interact with vendors to understand new capabilities and manage component based studies to inform system trade-studies and support later system integration.

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.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience;
Master's Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience;
Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.

Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.

Nice to Have

-Optimistic and can do attitude to produce complex technical engineering products.
-Experience presenting complex technical information to customers at Naval Nuclear Laboratories (NNL) and Naval Reactors (NR).
-Experience designing engineering products for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP).
-Willingness to mentor and teach new engineers in both a technical and programmatic capacity.
-Experience performing physics based modeling and simulation analysis for notional electrical power plant designs (i.e., load flow studies,
fault analysis, stability analysis).
-Experience with software modeling tools such as Matlab/Simulink, ETAP, EasyPower, Paladin, ANSYS, etc.
-Experience with power systems using both traditional and contemporary power electronics conversion equipment (AC/AC, AC/DC, DC/AC, and DC/DC).
-Control systems design experience relative to electrical power generation, distribution, and transmission.

Why HII
We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII's diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Working at HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: 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. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

Today's challenges are bigger than ever, and the nation needs the best of us. It's why we're focused on hiring, developing and nurturing our diversity. We believe that diversity among our workforce strengthens the organization, stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of ideas and enriches the work lives of all our employees.

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.

Do You Need Assistance?
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #2 for Newport News Shipbuilding.