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ThayerMahan is seeking a Systems Engineer 2 to join their team in Groton, Connecticut. You will design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and manage complex systems related to maritime domain awareness and acoustic intelligence collection.
Key responsibilities include:
**Design, Maintain, and Improve Systems**
Track system statuses across the full product lifecycle. Manage system upgrades, updates, and patching. Monitor system performance and reliability while troubleshooting complex issues. Actively participate in prototyping, troubleshooting, and testing with hands-on support. Assist in developing early-stage systems by establishing design constraints, test events, and acceptance criteria.
**Documentation**
Review contracts and translate customer needs into engineering system requirements. Develop acceptance test procedures for internal verification and contractual validation. Document systems, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures. Improve system organization, documentation, and revision control.
**Cross-Functional Collaboration**
Coordinate engineering teams during full system development to ensure contractual requirements are met. Support and provide feedback on designs and documentation from other engineering teams. Act as Test Director for engineering-led system test and integration events. Plan and organize system test events to meet multi-team engineering goals. Develop tools to improve production and reproducibility of systems.
**Strategic Long-Term Contributions**
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing. Evaluate new technologies and recommend system improvements.
Reporting to the Director of Systems and Electrical Engineering, this is a full-time position.
**Requirements:**
- U.S. Citizenship (position requires access to Controlled Unclassified Information)
- Holds a security clearance or can obtain DoD security clearance
- B.S., M.S., or M.ENG. in Systems Engineering or related field
- 3+ years of professional Systems/Test/Reliability/Quality Engineering experience (or similar), preferably in robotics, ocean technology, or ruggedized field systems
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work both within a team and across teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable with hands-on work, including prototyping and testing
**Preferred (not required):**
- Familiarity with designing, developing, and validating for harsh maritime environments
- Familiarity with documentation and issue tracking in GitLab
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering
- Experience drafting test plans for engineering verification and validation
- Experience drafting, using, and/or reviewing engineering documentation (mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, build guides, etc.)
