Sr Principal Electrical Engineer - Cabinets

Company: Softworld Inc
Location: Manassas
Posted on: May 2, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Sr Principal Electrical Engineer - Cabinets

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Job Location: Manassas VA 20110

Onsite Requirements:

Acoustics
Power Systems
Submarine (inboard/outboard) electronic cabinets development experience.


Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform research trade studies analyses of data, in support of customer design proposal, specifications, and manuals, to determine feasibility of the design
Synthesizes solutions to meet customer expectations and technical performance while staying within schedule and cost constraints
Leads Modeling and Simulation activities
Leads concept design activities through development and into production
Evaluate components to determine performance impacts to existing designs
Create and review hardware and system design documentation such as schematics, interface control drawings, assembly drawings and other technical documents to ensure high-quality deliverables
Performs detailed technical analyses for a system and electrical subsystems to include: concept, requirements, platform integration, design and life cycle maintenance
Performs electrical requirements analysis, requirements definition, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies and interface definition studies of electrical elements
Performs technical planning, cost and risk analyses, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for system electrical elements
Leads customer requirements analysis, develops system requirements and defines allocations to lower levels (subsystem, elements and components)
Leads and performs the generation and maintenance of electrical work products (i.e. plans, specifications, design documentation, etc.)
Leads technical design and trade studies documents in support of proposal developments and customer presentations
Manages lower-level employees

What you bring to the table:

Exceptional communication skills with the capacity to drive innovation and secure buy-in on concepts and ideas to drive the solution from concept to production
Effectively communicates technical and programmatic matters to senior level management, program offices, and internal/external stakeholders
Understanding of power/analog hardware and inboard and outboard electronic systems
Proficiency with requirements analysis, system and electrical design deliverables/reviews and related tools
Experience with system and electrical analyses, trade study development and proposal presentations
Experience with system and/or electrical cabinet and component design, specifications and/or upgrades
Experience with systems and/or electrical engineering computer-aided design (CAD) tools
Strong proficiency in designing and developing input power systems and requirements
Expertise in amplifier design and characterization with understanding of complex reactive loads
Experience with designing and specifying unit controllers, including telemetry, D/A conversion for waveforms, and timing systems
Knowledge of cables, connectors, and receptacles, and their selection and specification for various applications

What sets you apart:

A working knowledge of various CAD tools, MBSE, or other digital engineering tools & processes
A working knowledge of acoustics and/or Sonar applications
Understand and design Power Amplifiers, Class A, AB, C, D and S



**This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.

Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position**

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