Marine Systems Engineer

Prescient Edge is seeking a Marine Systems Engineerto support a federal government client.

Benefits & Compensation:

At Prescient Edge we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyones success. To that end we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits including medical vision dental and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities including on-the-job training tuition reimbursement and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected supported and engaged.

Position Overview

Prescient Edge is seeking a Marine Systems Engineer to support U.S. Navy Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) acceptance integration test modernization and lifecycle engineering activities. This is a platform-level system-as-a-whole role focused on understanding the vessel as an integrated system and how its major subsystems work together. The engineer will apply systems engineering principles across marine mechanical electrical electronic control communications software and autonomy-related subsystems to assess cross-subsystem interfaces interoperability vessel readiness and overall system performance; resolve technical issues; and support safe reliable mission-capable USV operations.

Key Responsibilities

Marine Systems Engineering & Integration

• Evaluate marine platform subsystem and interface requirements and support integration of propulsion steering power auxiliary electrical/electronic communications control payload and autonomy-related systems.
• Assess physical electrical data software and control interfaces among vessel systems mission payloads autonomy/control systems and shore-side support equipment.
• Analyze system performance interoperability reliability maintainability and readiness issues and develop practical technical recommendations and corrective-action approaches.
• Review and interpret mechanical drawings electrical schematics wiring diagrams interface documentation technical manuals system specifications and engineering procedures.

Technical Analysis Troubleshooting & Lifecycle Support

• Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of complex mechanical electrical electronic communications software sensor and control-system issues affecting MUSV operation and acceptance.
• Apply engineering judgment to evaluate vessel propulsion steering fluid cooling power-generation/distribution energy-storage navigation communications sensor and auxiliary systems.
• Support configuration management engineering change evaluation technical documentation software/firmware baseline control and lifecycle sustainment activities.
• Coordinate with Government engineers operators logisticians vendors original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and maintenance personnel to resolve technical deficiencies and improve system reliability and maintainability.

Test Acceptance & Verification

• Support system integration operational test acceptance inspection and readiness events in laboratory waterfront shipboard and field environments.
• Develop review or execute test procedures; capture objective evidence; document discrepancies; evaluate corrective actions; and support verification of implemented solutions.
• Assess test results and technical data to determine system performance compliance residual risk and readiness for follow-on integration or operations.
• Provide clear technical findings recommendations and status updates to engineering program and operational stakeholders.

Project & Team Integration

• Support technical planning schedule coordination risk identification requirements traceability and engineering workflow improvement for MUSV acceptance and lifecycle activities.
• Prepare and maintain engineering documentation technical reports configuration records issue summaries and decision-support materials.
• Communicate effectively with integrated Government-contractor teams and help drive technical actions through resolution.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors-level degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience: Minimum three (3) years of professional systems engineering or closely related multidisciplinary engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex systems that integrate mechanical electrical/electronic controls communications software sensors or related subsystems.
• Working knowledge of marine or comparable vehicle/platform systems including propulsion steering power auxiliaries sensors communications and integrated control systems.
• Ability to perform technical analysis troubleshoot cross-domain system issues interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation and communicate technically sound recommendations.
• Experience supporting system integration test and evaluation inspection acceptance verification or lifecycle engineering activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively within an integrated Government-contractor-engineering team.
• Ability to meet applicable SECRET clearance safety security site-access and physical requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting unmanned surface vehicles autonomous systems maritime robotics military boats/craft or comparable complex platforms.
• Experience with marine diesel electric hybrid-electric or battery-powered propulsion and associated power-generation/distribution systems.
• Experience with marine navigation communications radar electro-optical/infrared sensors remote command-and-control data acquisition or autonomy-related systems.
• Experience with configuration management technical data packages engineering change processes reliability-centered maintenance or lifecycle sustainment.
• Familiarity with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) embedded controllers vessel-monitoring systems IP networking software/firmware deployment or system-log analysis.
• Masters degree in an engineering discipline or directly relevant advanced technical education.

Travel / Work Environment

• Approximately 2550% travel is expected depending on test schedules operational requirements and mission needs. Travel may include multi-day or extended support at customer waterfront shipboard remote and operational test locations. The position primarily supports engineering integration inspection and test activities in laboratory pier-side shipboard industrial field and outdoor maritime environments. Candidates must be comfortable with periodic travel changing schedules adverse weather and supporting vessel operations and test events as required.

Location

• Norfolk VA.