Systems Engineer

About the Role

This opportunity resides with Uncrewed Systems (UxS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Uncrewed Systems comprises unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and autonomy software. HII creates advanced unmanned solutions for defense, marine research and commercial applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyses at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance of unmanned marine vehicles and support technology.
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer and mission needs into system requirements.
• Demonstrates attention to detail, and develops and maintains accurate systems documentation.
• Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
• Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Systems Engineering
• Integration and Test Experience
• Technical Knowledge
• Unmanned Systems
• Maritime Vehicles
• Requirements Management
• Microsoft Office suite

Qualifications

• This requisition supports hiring at multiple experience levels. Final placement will be determined based on the selected applicant’s qualifications, experience, and skill sets.
• Level 1: 0 years experience with Bachelors in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 4 years relevant experience.
• Level 2: 2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.
• Level 3: 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Level 4: 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government clearance.

Bonus Points

• Domain knowledge and contextual understanding of robotics and use of robotics in naval mission space, especially autonomous vehicles.
• Experience with JAMA or similar requirements management tools.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink for Model Based Design, Simulation and Data Analysis.
• Experience with Atlassian tool suite (e.g., JIRA/Confluence).

Additional Details

• Requisition Number: 30471
• Required Travel: 0 - 10%
• Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
• Anticipated Salary Range: $65,203.00 - $160,000.00
• Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain
• Physical Requirements: Office, industrial, or shipboard environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances. Lifting and moving materials may be required.