AMC Engineer
Newport, RI - USA
Job Summary
The Advanced Missions Group (AMG) converts MRCs customer relationships and mission understanding into opportunities to rapidly design prototype and transition mission-relevant solutions that accelerate MRCs focused growth as a large business. Engineers in the AMG perform conceptual and quantitative analyses to assess the feasibility of select concepts and capabilities relating to manned and unmanned platforms and other payloads and systems relating to MRCs core undersea warfare competencies. Work will primarily occur in-person in Middletown RI with periodic travel for test support and stakeholder technical exchanges (if necessary to support task execution). This position reports directly to the AMG Manager and/or established Cross Functional Team (CFT) leads (as applicable).
An AMG Engineer will be responsible for coordinating executing and/or evaluating the required technical evidence (e.g. analysis modeling research performance analysis) associated with determining the viability of proposed initiatives prior to and immediately following CFT approval. They make assessments decisions and plans focused on delivering warfighting capabilities via emerging undersea technologies. They are ideally a subject matter expert in a specific technical area comfortable with complex problem resolution and able to identify and apply needed resources for rapid solutions development.
This position is evolutionary and has the option to grow into an AMG Lead Engineer that role the ideal candidate will provide technical engineering and analytical oversight to the CFT portfolio advising the AMG Manager and aligning critical technical functions and needed capabilities between CFTs.
Requirements
Qualified applicants will have a strong background in problem-solving and analytical skills organizational skills and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated able to rapidly assess a problem reliable to deliver on time quick thinking and be able to balance the requirements of multiple stakeholders. They should preferably be familiar with systems engineering practices providing programmatic support to decision-makers at various levels and the operation of undersea systems.
REQUIREMENTS
For Engineer III: Bachelors Degree with 7 years experience preferably in an engineering discipline. 3 or more years of additional relevant experience from military or private sector may be considered in lieu of the Bachelors Degree. Higher level degrees will be considered for relevancy in lieu of required experience.
Excellent communications skills and the ability to work independently and/or with members of integrated project teams in the accomplishment of technical task objectives.
Experience developing and executing or reviewing technical studies analysis or design activities in their technical field
Active US Department of Defense Secret clearance with an ability to be eligible for a Top Secret Clearance (if required for specific tasking)
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Partnering with our customers to support a wide range of Department of Defense weapon, combat, and sensor system programs, McLaughlin Research Corporation is a full life cycle engineering and technical services.