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POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE
Electrical Engineer II
LOCATION
Portland, CT
MANAGER
Electrical Engineer - Senior
POSITION TYPE
COMPENSATION
Exempt
$82,800 - $97,600
Our Values
Make It Happen ∙ Customer Driven ∙ Trust ∙ Family Culture
Our values are embedded in our organisation and form the basis of our business planning,
recruitment processes, training, and leadership.
Our Vision
Creating certainty for our customers by engineering and delivering the right maritime solutions
BASIC JOB FUNCTIONS
The Electrical Engineer II will work closely with the Senior Electrical Engineer to develop, integrate, and test the completed designs. Assists the Senior Electrical Engineer to execute design tasks within schedule and budget. Supports 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 and resulting in the preparation and submission of proposal within the Electrical Engineering section. Creates content for presentations Customers. Reviews the work of Electrical Engineer I to ensure work quality and compliance. Guides and mentors Electrical Engineers I to improve the performance and capabilities of the Electrical Engineering group. Resolves problems at a detailed level and escalates risks as needed.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Meets daily with Electrical Engineering team to escalate roadblocks in order 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 and other classification society standards.
- Establish functional and acceptance test plans for system designs.
- Ensures that all work is performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, and terms of the contract including ABS or other classification society standards within assigned SWBS section.
- Partners with Weight Manager to monitor and control the weight of the systems to meet design targets.
- Creator and reviewer of 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).
- Development of engineering deliverables in accordance with engineering processes, ensuring safe, fit for purpose engineering deliverables, and presenting material associated with the above life-cycle reviews.
- Coordinates with sub-contractors and vendors to receive inputs to design activities.
- Review ShipConstructor 3D models and associated 2D drawings/schematics for compliance 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.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the department by creating work instructions for best practices.
- Closely managed and tasks are limited in complexity.
- Occasionally directed in several aspects of work while gaining exposure to complex analysis and designs.
- Reviews peers work for compliance with engineering standards.
QUALIFICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
Experience working in small teams of engineers.
Experience with government procurement and contracting, in particular reviewing requirements and performing specification traces.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
Knowledge of computer network system, C5i equipment, and electromagnetic interference.
2 years of marine Electrical Engineering experience
Knowledge of ShipConstructor and ship modular construction techniques.
Required Electrical Engineering Skills:
- Electrical System Functional Design – Experience developing marine power distribution, lighting, motor controllers, or alarm systems.
- Electrical System Analysis – Experience in performing Electrical Engineering analysis, such as electric plant load analysis, short circuit analysis, voltage drop, and breaker coordination studies.
- Electrical System Design Requirements - Understanding of ABS, IEEE, IEC, NEC, CFR, and MIL-SPEC electrical system requirements.
- CAD - AutoCAD.
Steel or aluminum shipbuilding, boat building, offshore, or other marine design or fabrication experience.
Required Professional Skills:
- Self-Starter – Ability to execute work with limited supervision.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time. Ensuring that assigned work is completed on schedule.
- Judgment and Decision Making – Able to evaluate technical issues in a timely manner. Able to make decisions based on requirements.
- Communication – Effective at written and verbal communication.
Experience with cable management software. Experience using 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.
- Electrical Engineer II Contractual Performance.
- Annual performance review.
Birdon’s senior management team, including Divisional and Functional Managers, may provide additional direction and duties from time to time.
Clear communication and people skills are necessary as direct contact with Birdon clients, prospective clients, and production team is an important aspect of this position. It is your responsibility to ensure that Birdon’s values and interests are maintained in support of the customer during all internal and external communications.
