Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Engage with Senior Engineers for design reviews, troubleshooting, and implementing technical solutions associated with US Navy related acoustics systems
• Performs a variety of moderately complex software and/or hardware engineering activities of an analysis, design, or test nature
• Participates on project teams and provides guidance to less experienced engineers and technical staff
• Plans, conducts, and may supervise research, development, or installation of products and systems in conformance with engineering design and customer specification
• Deployment, configuration, and use of hydrophones, sources and portable measurement/projection systems
• Hands-on experience in the buildup, testing, debugging, and calibration of underwater acoustic systems
• Perform detailed preparations, such as calibration injects, voltage measurements, current/resistance measurements, system integration, troubleshooting, compiling the data, and evaluating the results

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Ocean Engineering or similar degree
• 3+ years of experience with both acoustics and signal processing, to include a thorough understanding of acoustic measurement systems, in-water measurement arrays, the interfacing of hardware and the development of software
• Experience with the factors that must be taken into consideration for in-water acoustics, such as: distance, sound speed in the water, sound velocity profile, absorption, spreading loss, reflection, sensitivity, or receive/projection patterns of hydrophones and sources

Preferred Requirements

• Real time acquisition and analysis of acoustic data from ships and submarines
• Experience with underwater acoustic tracking systems and their operation
• IAT II certification, ex., Security+
• Expertise in FPGA hardware design and IDE software utilizing VHDL across Altera, Xilinx, Actel, or Lattice platforms
• Hands-on experience developing printed circuit boards using Altium, KiCAD, or Eagle.
• MATLAB, NI LabView, and C language development environments like Eclipse and NI CVI

Clearance Requirements

• Must be a US citizen and be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

Physical Requirements

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
• Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations
• Must be able to lift and carry at least 50 pounds as required