Principal Systems Engineer at Leonardo DRS, Inc. in Danbury, CT

Job ID: 114555

The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.

Job Summary

The Principal Systems Engineer is responsible for providing technical authority and leadership for the design and development of complex power electronics systems. This role involves reviewing customer specifications and requirements to develop cost-effective designs, defining system and subsystem architectures, and creating comprehensive technical documentation and budget estimates for proposals. The engineer will identify and implement strategies to mitigate key development risks, verify product performance through simulation, analysis, and laboratory testing, and generate and manage detailed design requirements using a requirements traceability matrix (RTM). Additionally, this position provides technical leadership across large or multi-disciplinary projects, coordinating and delegating work within the engineering team and influencing technical decisions to ensure successful execution.

Job Responsibilities

• Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable.
• Define and drive the architecture of complex systems and subsystems relating to power electronics, drives, and uninterruptible power supplies.
• Lead creation of system-level technical documentation and budget estimates for proposals; identify and drive strategies to retire key development risks.
• Verify product or subsystem performance through simulation, analysis, and/or laboratory test; ensure validation approaches are appropriate and complete for program needs.
• Generate and manage the design requirements used to specify components and subsystems through the use of an RTM, ensuring end-to-end traceability to customer and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical leadership on large projects, including directing technical execution, identifying and delegating tasks to an engineering team, and driving completion of activities on time and within budget.
• Mentor engineers and support technical reviews (architecture, requirements, design, and verification) to ensure technical rigor and consistency across the program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of electrical engineering or an equivalent technical field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of detailed design experience in power applications.
• Proficiency with Matlab and Simulink simulation tools for simulation of electrical systems down to a component level.
• Model-based design experience of power electronic systems
• Real-time modeling experience of power electronic systems
• Experience with Navy or other defense applications and market.

U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

The salary range for this position is $134,332/year- $208,551. This range reflects the good faith estimate of pay the employer is willing to offer at the time of posting. Several factors can influence the pay scale, including but not limited to: Federal contract labor categories and contract wage rates, collective bargaining agreements, geographic location, business considerations, scope, and responsibilities of the position, local or other applicable market conditions, and internal equity. Other factors include the candidate’s qualifications such as prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education/training, and certifications. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for: annual performance-based bonuses, equity awards, and overtime pay (for non-exempt employees as applicable. Our benefits package includes comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision), employer matching 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave (including ant state-mandated paid sick leave), parental leave benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, and life and disability insurance coverage.

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.