D430 Strategic Weapons Systems Engineering
Strategic Weapons Systems (SWS) Engineering, Department 430, develops in-house embedded systems and integrates government furnished equipment to support the Strategic Weapons Systems of the Columbia Class and other submarine classes.
Department 430 offers a flexible work arrangement that allows some work to be performed remotely and at home. This varies from position to position based on a few variables. Please ask for more details on how it applies to this opening during discussions with the department.
Opportunities exist within the following department teams:
STRATEGIC WEAPONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
This diverse group, comprised of engineers of varied backgrounds and years of Navy experience, performs system and component engineering for the Strategic Weapons Systems (SWS) and Strategic Weapons Support Systems (SWSS) for COLUMBIA/Dreadnought submarine classes. We are responsible for integrating government furnished equipment (GFE) and systems into the boat, as well as developing systems to support the strategic weapon. This highly effective team is also responsible for ensuring that the government furnished information and Coordinated requirements are successfully integrated into the submarine design. The team moves products from the concept phase, through requirement definition, design, build, test, integration and the full life cycle.
STRATEGIC WEAPONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
SWS Engineering Electronic Systems team is responsible for the design, development, qualification, integration, and in fleet support of the electrical control system elements required to control the environment of the ballistic missile tubes on the COLUMBIA, DREADNOUGHT, and OHIO Class submarines. These elements include sensors, human machine interfaces, embedded systems (PLC architecture), controllers, and application software.
STRATEGIC WEAPONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SIMULATION & TEST
The Simulation and Test group has three primary focuses
- Development of custom simulators, which model the behavior of ship systems
- Development of custom test equipment, used in construction grooming
- Requirements verification of SWS components for both US and UK Submarine components
Our simulators are developed to support requirements testing of both tactical and test equipment. A variety of languages are used including Simulink, LabVIEW, and Java to develop software which may be deployed on a range of hardware, from PLCs to embedded systems running Linux, Windows and real-time operating systems. The team also develops custom test equipment used for ship system qualification, and for the Strategic Weapons System Ashore (SWSA) facility monitoring and testing. Finally, the team focuses on requirements verification, which follows formal requirement-based test methods. Systems engineering best practices are employed to develop requirements and test procedures to support design certification of simulators and tactical systems.
QualificationsRequired:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 2+ years experience managing contractor or vendor interfaces
- Prior U.S. Navy experience is required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance through the Department of Defense
Preferred:
- Experience in military (submarine) system development, operations, installation and/or test and evaluation
- Understanding and experience with applying the principles of System Engineering
- SWS/SWSS experience
- Secret Clearance
- Experience presenting technical/programmatic content to stakeholders
- Strong organizational/interpersonal verbal and written skills
- Self motivated with the ability to think objectively and drive technical solutions to successful conclusion
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 2+ years of experience managing contractor or vendor interfaces
- Prior U.S. Navy experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance through the Department of Defense
- Experience in military submarine system development, operations, installation, and/or test and evaluation
- Understanding and experience applying systems engineering principles
- Strategic Weapons Systems or Strategic Weapons Support Systems experience
- Secret clearance
- Experience presenting technical or programmatic content to stakeholders
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Self-motivation and ability to drive technical solutions to successful conclusion
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General Dynamics Electric Boat designs, constructs, and provides lifecycle support for submarines serving the U.S. Navy. Established in 1899, the company has a longstanding role in submarine design and construction. Its mission combines engineering, shipbuilding, and long-term support capabilities to deliver and sustain undersea vessels throughout their operational lifecycles in support of the U.S. Navy and national defense programs.
