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Systems Engineer 2 - 4497

Falmouth, MA

Job Description
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Job Description

HII USG has an exciting systems engineering role to develop, integrate, test, and field autonomous maritime vehicles. This individual will apply strong integration and test experience and technical knowledge to solve the challenges in engineering unmanned systems. The role works within a multi-disciplinary team, this individual will perform the following:

  • Lead analyses at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance of systems aboard UUVs and USVs
  • Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer and mission needs into system requirements
  • Demonstrates attention to detail and develops and maintains accurate documentation

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Essential Job Responsibilities
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Minimum Qualifications

2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.

Must have secret clearance #LI-MH1

Preferred Requirements
  • Experience with Matlab
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Domain knowledge and contextual understanding of robotics and use of robotics in naval mission space, especially autonomous vehicles


Physical Requirements
Office, industrial, or shipboard environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances. Lifting and moving materials may be required.

This opportunity resides with Unmanned Systems, a business group within Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. Our Unmanned Systems group creates advanced unmanned maritime solutions for defense, marine research and commercial applications. Serving customers in more than 30 countries, HII provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations and sustainment of unmanned systems, including unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and unmanned surface vessels (USVs).

Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII's Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII's Technical Solutions division supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, nuclear and environmental services, and defense and federal solutions. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit: www.huntingtoningalls.com .

A new Federal Executive Order requires that employees of Federal contractors and subcontractors be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by January 4, 2022. Accordingly, as a condition of employment with Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, employees will be required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption prior to starting employment.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Job ID: Alion-FKycqH7xC7O3
Employment Type: Other