Electrical Engineer II

POSITION TITLE Electrical Engineer II

LOCATION New Orleans, LA

MANAGER Electrical Engineer - Senior

POSITION TYPE Exempt

COMPENSATION $82,800 - $97,600

BASIC JOB FUNCTIONS:

The Electrical Engineer II will work closely with the Senior Electrical Engineer to develop, integrate, and test the completed designs. Assist the Senior Electrical Engineer to execute design tasks within schedule and budget. Support the transition to production and supports the design of agreed to changes to the configuration baseline.

Assist the Senior Electrical Engineer with completing scope of work, developing bid and proposal responses that include the creation of technical strategies resulting in the preparation and submission of proposal within the electrical engineering section. Create content for presentations to US Coast Guard (USCG) Customer. Review the work of Electrical Engineers I to ensure work quality and compliance. Guide and mentor Electrical Engineers I to improve the performance and capabilities of the electrical engineering group. Resolve problems and escalate risks as needed.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet daily with electrical engineering team to escalate roadblocks to have the barriers removed.
• Develop electrical power generation and power distribution systems for marine applications.
• Integrate Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence (C5i) systems into vessel.
• Create and review wiring routing tables with passthrough information, termination identification, wire type, connector part numbers, label descriptions in MS Access.
• Produce electrical plant load analysis along with wire sizing and component protection in accordance with ABS standards.
• Establish functional and acceptance test plans for system designs.
• Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, and terms of the contract including ABS standards within assigned SWBS section.
• Partner with Weight Manager to monitor and control the weight of the systems to meet design targets.
• Create and review Engineering Change Notifications to formally release design data.
• Initiates Engineering Change Requests when improvements or errors are identified.
• System life-cycle activities – including System Requirements Review (SRR), System Design Review (SDR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Detailed/Critical Design Review (DDR/CDR).
• Develop engineering deliverables in accordance with engineering processes, ensuring safe, fit for purpose engineering deliverables, and presenting material associated with the above life-cycle reviews.
• Coordinate with sub-contractors and vendors to receive inputs to design activities.
• Review ShipConstructor 3D models and associated 2D drawings/schematics in accordance with company, industry, and project standards.
• Release drawings following company workflow.
• Create engineering reports to show compliance with project requirements based on design, test, analysis, and similarity.
• Partner with quality to troubleshoot installation issues, determine root cause, and recommend solutions.
• Create product illustrated parts diagrams and write product manuals.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the department by creating work instructions for best practices.
• Closely manage tasks that are limited in complexity.
• Occasionally directed in several aspects of work while gaining exposure to complex analysis and designs.
• Reviews peers work for compliance to engineering standards.

QUALIFICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES

• Experience working in small teams of engineers.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Two (2) years of marine electrical engineering experience.
• Required Electrical Engineering Skills:

1. Electrical System Functional Design – experience developing marine power distribution, lighting, motor controllers, or alarm systems.
2. Electrical System Analysis – experience in performing electrical engineering analysis, such as electric plant load analysis, short circuit analysis, voltage drop, and breaker coordination studies.
3. Electrical System Design Requirements – understanding of ABS, IEEE, IEC, NEC, CFR, and MILSPEC electrical system requirements.
4. CAD - AutoCAD

• Required Professional Skills:

1. Self-Starter – ability to execute work with limited supervision.
2. Time Management – managing one’s own time. Ensure that assigned work is completed on schedule.
3. Judgement and Decision Making – able to evaluate technical issues in a timely manner and make decisions based on requirements.
4. Communication – effective written and verbal communication.

• Experience with government procurement and contracting, reviewing requirements, and performing specification traces.
• Knowledge of computer network systems, C5i equipment, and electromagnetic interference.
• Knowledge of ShipConstructor and ship modular construction techniques.
• Steel or aluminum shipbuilding, boat building, offshore, or other marine design or fabrication experience.
• Experience with cable management software and Easy Power.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Position requires use of computer, telephones, and other office equipment, reading, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening, and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, talk and hear.
• Ability to lift packages, equipment, etc., up to 20 lbs.
• Position occasionally requires ability to work in a manufacturing environment and onboard boats and ships from the beginning of production through the sea trails. This includes mobility to work in and around incomplete hull structures.