Department 451 (D451) Waterfront Electrical Engineering is an integral part of Electric Boat's New Construction business. With this business, Electric Boat provides mission-ready submarines to the fleet through construction, test, and post-shakedown availability deck-plate engagement. D451 engineers provide engineering leadership for work activities on submarines, including the planning, execution, and certification of work.

This position is for the D451, non-propulsion electrical engineering group that works on the construction aspects of auxiliary systems on submarines for the US Navy.

D451 Engineering operates in a collaborative, dynamic, team-oriented manner. Using a design-build approach, D451 interfaces with Operations, Design, Planning Yard, Test, and Program Office personnel in order to arrive at innovative solutions to difficult problems. Additionally, interaction with the United States Navy (USN) customer is typical, including the Supervisor of Shipbuilding Groton (SOSG), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), subcontractors, and submarine crews.

D451 Engineering leads submarine construction work locally and at offsite locations including Quonset Point, Rhode Island and Newport News, Virginia, as well as Naval Submarine Base New London. Strong written and verbal communication skills are utilized and fostered. A hands-on, proactive, deadline-driven engineering approach is the norm. Awareness and understanding of military specifications, submarine shipbuilding specifications and design criteria, USN maintenance/overhaul requirements, and special emphasis programs are developed through mentoring and training.

Tasks required of the D451 waterfront electrical engineer include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Planning of submarine upgrade, troubleshooting, and repair work. This includes the development of troubleshooting courses of action and writing / peer reviewing technical work documents.
• Interpretation and translation of shipbuilding specifications, technical manual procedures, and contractual requirements.
• Deck-plate engagement and resolution of emergent issues. Ability to work in shipyard environment and onboard ships is required.
• Development of technical rationale to support approval of nonconforming conditions.
• Collaboration with engineers of other disciplines, including mechanical, nuclear, and structural.

Travel, evening, weekend and overtime work are sometimes required based on department needs.

Electric Boat offers Flexible Work Arrangements that allows some work to be performed remotely and at home. This varies from position to position based on the amount of classified

Required: 

• Bachelor’s of Science degree, or higher, in Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering
• 0-5 years of post-graduate engineering experience

Preferred: 

• Experience testing electrical systems
• Project Management experience
• Field service work with troubleshooting procedure writing experience

• Effective communicator
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work well in a team setting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be willing and able to work in both an office environment and a shipboard/shipyard environment