Scientist – Sensing and Communications (303)

Responsibilities

Support design and development of complex undersea acoustic systems
Support development and execution of a number of ongoing and future programs pertaining to areas of innovative maritime systems.
Support cross-functional teams to address complex system design challenges, while satisfying rigorous design requirements.
Support the design and execution of at-sea experiments

Required Attributes and Skills

• An MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, or a related technical discipline
• Experience supporting and partnering with senior technical staff to develop innovative technology solutions that meet customer/user needs.
• Ability to technically contribute to and lead a variety of complex technical tasks at a detailed level.
• Excellent communication and interaction skills with project managers, IPT leads, and customers.
• Experience with the design or use of acoustic communication systems
• Working knowledge of digital and analog circuits
• Rigorous understanding and application of fundamental physics and mathematics principles

Desired Attributes and Skills

• Experience successfully managing multiple multidisciplinary technical programs, with responsibilities including scheduling, budgeting, resource coordination, and accountability for deliverables. Alternatively, experience with US Navy undersea warfare leadership and operations.
• Experience contributing to and leading programs through various stages along the technology lifecycle, from science and technology to research, development and deployment.
• Experience designing complex undersea systems with custom PCB’s, embedded software, and data acquisition, and signal processing.
• 1 or more years’ experience developing and/or designing communications systems for wireless and/or underwater applications

Company Information

APS, a wholly owned subsidiary of the General Dynamics Corporation, offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and comfortable working conditions. Candidates must possess or be able to obtain a DoD security clearance.

Work Location

An immediate full-time position is open with flexibility to work out of any of the following locations:
Groton, CT
Pawcatuck, CT

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, gender, marital status, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

At-Will Employment

This Company is an at-will employer as allowed by applicable state law. This means that regardless of any provision in this application, if hired, the company or I may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice.