Senior Controls System Engineer

R&P is a small-sized defense contractor providing Engineering, Logistics, Program Management, and Technical Services to government clients. We are seeking a Senior Controls System Engineer to join our fast-paced team, focusing on the design, development, integration, and validation of advanced electronic control systems for maritime applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and validate advanced electronic control systems for maritime applications, leading complex engineering efforts and ensuring delivery of high-quality, compliant, and innovative automation and power systems.
• Specify, design, optimize, adapt, and test electronic control systems to remotely and autonomously control maritime-related processes.
• Develop technical designs, process diagrams, ladder logic diagrams, and control schematics to implement automation controls according to customer requirements.
• Configure systems using PLC and HMI techniques.
• Model, test, and measure output and data to analyze performance or quality issues and develop solutions.
• Coordinate with customers, sub-contractors, and vendors to manage inputs to design activities.
• Develop software for feedback control systems using CAN bus protocol.
• Meet daily with team members to identify and remove roadblocks.
• Develop electrical power generation and power distribution systems for marine applications.
• Integrate Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5i) systems into vessels.
• Approve wiring routing tables with passthrough information, pinout identification, wire type, connector part numbers, and label descriptions in MS Access.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with specifications, drawings, and contract terms, including ABS standards within assigned SWBS section.
• Partner with the Weight Manager to monitor and control system weight to meet design targets.
• Approve Engineering Change Notifications to formally release design data.
• Initiate Engineering Change Requests when improvements or errors are identified.
• Redline released designs for junior engineers to incorporate into the controlled design.
• Develop engineering deliverables in accordance with engineering processes, ensuring safe and fit-for-purpose outputs, and present material for life-cycle reviews.
• Approve drawings using Product Life Cycle Management system following company workflow.
• Address Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) on time to support production readiness.
• Issue Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) on time to implement new designs and changes.
• Partner with quality teams to troubleshoot installation issues, determine root cause, and recommend solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by creating work instructions for best practices and mentoring/training junior designers.
• Review peers' work for compliance with engineering standards.
• Work autonomously and unsupervised, leading a small team of engineers and designers on complex tasks.

Requirements

• BS degree preferred in Electrical Engineering or a similar field.
• 10+ years of control system design experience, including feedback control systems using CAN bus protocol.
• Desired marine electrical knowledge covering power generation, power distribution, navigation, communication, video, equipment installations, junction box installation, cable routing, cableways and penetrations, and lighting systems.
• Experience with MS Office, BC Dynamics, AutoCAD, Zuken, Python, PDM, PLM, MRP, SharePoint, and Access.
• Ability to work unsupervised efficiently and effectively.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, leadership, conflict management, and critical thinking skills.
• 5 years of program management experience desired.
• Ability to serve as lead technical advisor to achieve scope, cost, and schedule targets.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work on complex configurations.
• Understanding of compliance with AS9100 and Mil-STD-973.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to security clearance requirements.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation package.
• Contributions towards health insurance.
• 401(k) matching.
• Other non-salary benefits.