Senior/Principal Systems Engineer

Senior/Principal Systems Engineer Location:

Bethel,Connecticut

Expected Start Date:

Jun 1, 2026

Salary:

$140,000 - $195,000

Senior Systems Engineer Location:

Bethel, CT, US, 06801 Danbury, CT, US, 06810-8147

Job ID:

 114548 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 Senior System Engineer is responsible for leading the design and development of complex power electronics systems. This role involves reviewing customer specifications and requirements to develop cost-effective designs, conceptualizing 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 detailed design requirements using a requirements traceability matrix (RTM). Additionally, this position provides technical leadership on large projects, coordinating and delegating tasks within the engineering team to ensure successful completion. Job Responsibilities Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable. Conceptualize the architecture of complex systems and subsystems relating to power electronics, drives and uninterruptible power supplies. Create the system level technical documentation and budget estimates for proposals. Identify and develop strategies to retire key development risks. Verify product or subsystem performance through simulation, analysis, and/or laboratory test. Generate the necessary design requirements to specify components and subsystems of a product through the use of an RTM. Provide technical leadership on large projects, with the ability to identify and delegate tasks to an engineering team, and drive completion of activities on time and budget. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in the field of electrical engineering or an equivalent technical field. 7+ 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 desired. Real-time modeling experience of power electronic systems desired. Experience with Navy or other defense applications and market is highly preferred. 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.