Early Career Electrical Systems and Controls Engineer

Overview

Job Title: Early Career Electrical Systems and Controls Engineer  

Location:  Arnold AFB, TN

Function/Branch: Engineering / Propulsion

Directorate: Test Operations

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Pay Type: Exempt              

Grade (provided by HR): L06-L07 (OA0671 / OA0768)

 

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Systems and Controls Engineer supporting the Test Operations and Sustainment contract, at Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold AFB, TN. This Electrical Engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for maintaining and sustaining the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

 

Open to internal and external candidates

 

Job Summary

As a valuable member of our team, you would directly impact the ability to conduct ground testing of airframes, engines, or other aerospace systems by executing system engineering responsibilities developing requirements, overseeing installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, upgrades, and arc flash considerations of major electrical equipment and associated control systems to ensure test readiness to meet customers’ requirements.

 

These systems could be large electric motors that drive huge air compressors, hydraulic pumps, electrical switchgear, over-current protection, transformers, PLCs, relays, and/or solid state variable frequency drive systems, plant and/or process controls systems that are needed to reliably provide test conditions to the test facilities.

             

Job Duties:

Some of the specific duties of an electrical systems and controls engineer include (this is NOT an exhaustive list):

Under the direction of a more senior engineer:

• Developing system and subsystem requirements
• Systems configuration design including conceptual and detailed sketches and layouts, specifications and design calculations
• Instrumentation and Control System design, development, maintenance, and/or operations support
• Respond when systems malfunction, troubleshooting and directing corrective maintenance activities (or calling in the appropriate systems engineer(s) for additional support) ensuring a timely return to service
• System verification and validation in preparation for test execution
• Update and maintain system documentation for systems of responsibility
• Work with multiple organizations/stakeholders such as design engineering, fabrication shops, DoD client, and other contractors
• Review design documents of equipment manufacturers or subcontractors and prepare comments and recommendations
• Develop with Asset Health Assurance personnel advanced maintenance plans
• Conduct and write up system safety hazard analyses and write clear work instructions for operation and maintenance
• Assess and communicate risk to stakeholders
• Develop estimates for improvement projects
• Work with planners, schedulers, and craft supervisors to safely plan and execute projects including maintenance work, upgrades, and test projects
• Assist craft personnel with troubleshooting and oversee their work; provide technical leadership and guidance
• It is a condition of employment to wear company issued Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other related duties as required.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree in electrical engineering from an accredited college or university

NOTE: This posting is specifically for those engineers with less than 5 years engineering experience

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Secret level security clearance and access to the AEDC local area network
• S. Citizenship is required

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant internship or co-op experience
• Educational concentration and/or work experience in low, medium, or high voltage power distribution.
• Educational and/or work experience in dealing with electrical systems or electrical components of mechanical systems.
• Educational or work experience in the application of control system theory for process and/or motion control applications, closed-loop feedback control systems, control systems using PLCs, PID control systems, and/or developing ladder logic and HMI software.