Senior Electrical Engineer
7 days ago
Description
Leidos Gibbs & Cox Australia (GCA) provides world-leading naval and marine engineering expertise for Australia's maritime enterprise. Our vision is a vibrant, sustainable, sovereign Australian shipbuilding, design and maritime enterprise.
GCA is a subsidiary of Leidos Gibbs & Cox, an international leader in naval ship design, providing naval engineering and design services on a range of major combatant and surface autonomy programs. Gibbs & Cox has a proud history of excellence, serving naval, government, commercial, and private marine clients since 1929.
GCA leverages support from Gibbs & Cox's international network of expertise to offer world's best practice in naval ship design and engineering.
In Australia, we operate a select, highly skilled, internationally diverse engineering team, providing engineering and design advisory services to Australia's naval programs, and maritime autonomy system development. Our team holds expertise across naval architecture, marine engineering, systems engineering, integrated logistics support, engineering consulting and acquisition program management.
We are seeking skilled a skilled electrical engineer to join our team at Leidos Gibbs & Cox Australia. As a key member of our engineering team, you will contribute to innovative projects within the sector. If you have experience specialising in electrical engineering within the maritime industry, we invite you to apply through our Expression of Interest (EOI) process.
The position requires the following high-level attributes:
- Degree-qualified electrical or marine systems engineer with strong knowledge and experience in marine electrical power generation and distribution systems
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to engage with senior stakeholders and decision authorities and explain complex positions and issues
- A positive, solutions-orientated attitude, with an ability to influence thinking and advocate for the Project team's interests across multiple program stakeholders with divergent interests
- An ability to mentor and share experience and lessons with the project team membership to build electrical engineering skills and abilities in the project team
Important / desirable attributes:
- Knowledge and experience in naval ship / submarine electrical systems, including the survivability aspects of naval ship electrical systems
- Experience in design and specification of marine electrical systems
- Knowledge and experience in electrical propulsion systems and power management systems
- Clear understanding of systems engineering process - from specification writing, requirement analysis and traceability through to system level design/interface, and requirements management.
Responsibilities
The position will include the following responsibilities:
- Assess and advise on key electrical system technical risks
- Support the review of technical deliverables from the project's Head Contractor
- Review calculations applying electrical engineering principles, techniques, procedures and criteria for naval ship designs
- Engagement with the combat system delivery participants to address provision of combat system electrical requirements, and establishment of the associated interfaces
- Assess and advise on suitability of system characteristics including performance and survivability implications
- Mentor and share experience and lessons with project team personnel to advance electrical engineering skills and system knowledge within the project's technical team
Additional Information
The successful applicant is required to hold a valid NV1 security clearance or have the ability to obtain and maintain a valid security clearance as well as other mandatory background checks including a National Police check.
At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."
If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You'll fit right in.
Original Posting:For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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