Recon Craft is seeking an Electrical Engineer performs design, engineering, and provides support to the manufacturing teams constructing boats and maritime platforms. In our environment you will interface with our structural, electrical, and mechanical engineers, CAD team, project managers, and supplier base. Primary responsibilities include preliminary analysis, performing calculations, creation of one-line diagrams, schematics, interconnect diagrams, loads analysis, functional design drawings, equipment selection (bill of material development), detail design drawings, presentations and reports, and test procedures. Additional responsibilities may include contributions to proposals, design reviews, test and trial packages, technical data packages, and training plans. The Electrical Engineer will also contribute to the mentoring of other engineering team members, as required, to ensure the long-term viability and growth of the engineering team.
Essential Job Functions:
- Support engineering projects, with a specific focus on electrical and control system design, component selection (BOM) development, electrical power loads analysis, AC and DC power generation and distribution systems, and network and CANBUS architectures.
- Create and develop designs, drawings, and related documentation for submittal to clients.
- Create and develop shop fabrication drawings for production builds.
- Refine first-article or other designs to capture improvements and optimize production efficiency.
- Act as a technical liaison for electrical and controls discussions with third-party partners, agents, and government clients.
- Facilitate solutions to relevant design-related production issues with project management and manufacturing personnel.
- Work closely with management to support proposal development, estimates, and technical feasibility for potential projects.
- Review all related documents for accuracy and to ensure that they comply with program or contract specifications.
- Help establish and maintain detailed processes and procedures for all electrical and controls engineering applications.
- Maintain subject matter expertise for all vessel and shipbuilding standards and codes related to SWBS group 300.
- Employ engineering and management best practices and methodologies for providing project leadership.
- Assist in developing and implementing strategies that will maximize the synergies among related vessel programs.
Essential Job Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree
- Required Knowledge/Experience:
- 3+ years of direct electrical marine design and engineering experience, or 5+ years of experience in a related technical field, or a similar combination of relevant experience and education.
- Electrical and control systems design competency and good working knowledge of USCG, ABYC, IEEE, ISO, and Classification Society rules.
- In-depth working knowledge and understanding of design tools such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks and other industry standard software.
- Thorough understanding of AC and DC power generation and distribution systems design.
- Ability to facilitate team building and mission execution in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong customer service orientation with the ability to build effective relationships.
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Access, Visio, and Outlook).
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
- Ability and willingness to adapt to changing priorities and requirements.
- Commitment to safety rules.
- Employee must be a "U.S. Person" as defined Code of Federal Regulations, Title 22, Section 120.15.
- Preferred Knowledge/Experience:
- Experience in marine manned, unmanned, or unmanned electrical and control systems engineering in general.
- Experience developing interface control documents (ICDs)
- Design experience of with high-speed craft.
- Government vessel program and contract experience.
- CANBUS, NMEA 2000, J1939 I-O Link, Ethernet, MODbus TCP, ProfiNet, EthernetIP, and other databus design standards and protocols.
- Work experience in a shipyard environment.
- Shop floor experience.
- Ability to acquire a security clearance.
- Physical Requirements:
- Effectively and safely perform work in support of company and client objectives in both and office (primary) and shop (secondary) environment.
- This position may require limited shop floor inspection and oversight of design integration and production efforts for the purposes of validation, verification, troubleshooting and testing. This could include grasping, standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, crawling, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening, and hearing, and visual acuity.
Position Pay Range
$85,000—$110,000 USD
About Copper River & The Native Village of Eyak:
Owned by the Native Village of Eyak (NVE), a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe, the Copper River Family of Companies are a collection of entities that deliver a complementary set of solutions and services to support the diverse missions and requirements of our clients. Proud participants of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program since 2006, our companies consist of both current and graduation SBA 8(a) entities. It is our collective purpose to support the Tribe and diversify the NVE’s ability to facilitate economic advancement.
The income generated from our companies helps the Native Village of Eyak fund health and social services, economic development, natural resource/environmental education, jobs, job training, and other benefits to the NVE in a manner that is consistent with Alaskan Native cultural values and traditions.
Copper River’s Culture
The Copper River Family of Companies has a positive, supportive, and thriving culture. At the foundation of our culture is a focus on collaboration. No matter your role or which operating company you work for, we are ONE TEAM working toward the same goals for our customers and for our collective owner- The Native Village of Eyak. How we treat each other is just as important as the work we deliver.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
- Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
- Retirement 401(k) with employer match
- Open leave policy and paid holidays
- Additional benefits including tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!
Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, regular associates at Copper River.
Disclaimer:
The Copper River Family of Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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Last updated on Aug 27, 2024