Electrical & Controls Engineer

Mission-Driven. Honor-Bound. Fairbanks Morse Defense. What's your calling? For the men and women of Fairbanks Morse Defense it's the rapid and effective support of the fleets that entrust us to design, develop, and deliver the best naval power technology on the planet. We're one of the nation's leading marine defense contractors because of the highly trained and dedicated teams that provide reliable power systems, parts, and aftermarket services to the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command, and Canadian Coast Guard. When you join Fairbanks Morse Defense, you join a legacy of commitment that spans 150 years. Fairbanks Morse Defense offers competitive benefits with a wide range of training and development opportunities. Our world-class teams are dedicated to helping every individual achieve their full potential. Discover what it's like to be a part of the Fairbanks Morse Defense team here:

The Electrical Engineer will be responsible for design and development of electrical system designs, power systems design, controls upgrades and retrofits of deployed systems, electrical engineering support of the mechanical design team, support robotic systems design and design and development of IOT components.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with Sales and Engineering to develop new products, product upgrades, and retrofits
• Define scope of work and level of effort required for the development of new products, upgrades, and retrofits
• Act as technical advisor to Sales team
• Prepare engineering submittals, reports, design drawings, and Bills of Material (BOMs)
• Design low and high voltage power systems up to 14.5KV
• Design and implement power generation, power management, and power storage systems
• Design, program, and commission industrial controls including MCC, PLC (Allen Bradley and Automation Direct), VFD, PID Control loops, safety circuits, and HMI's
• Design and implement industrial networks including Modbus TCP/RTU, and Industrial Ethernet
• Design and program engine governor controls and related systems
• Support design, development and testing of new products. This could also include testing and/or acceptance at customer sites
• Prepare interconnect schedules for integrated systems
• Design and Develop IOT connectors and other related software for FM Onboard
• Assist in design and development of FM Onboard robotics.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• BS in electrical engineering with emphasis in controls and/or electrical power is required
• 3+ years of experience as a practicing electrical/controls engineer
• 1+ year experience programing Robotics preferred
• 3+ years creating schematics in AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks or similar program
• 3+ years simulating with MATLAB, Simulink, and/or similar program required
• 3+ years designing and commissioning industrial networks preferred
• 3+ years programing PLC required, preferably Allen Bradley and Automation Direct
• Experience writing software and scripts in the following languages preferred:
• 3+ years Python 2 and 3
• 3+ years C++
• 1+ year JavaScript
• Demonstrated capability in testing and troubleshooting energized electrical control wiring such as found in control and instrument transformers strongly preferred
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills required
• Good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Project required; experience with Oracle preferred
• This position requires access or potential access to Unclassified Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information, which is Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals (NOFORN) data. Therefore, to meet NOFORN requirement, you will have to provide proof of US Citizenship and attest that you do not have dual citizenship. Acceptable proof of US Citizenship is a US Passport, US Birth Certificate or Naturalization Certificate.

This specification is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. Ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Fairbanks Morse Defense.