[ES_JOBS_NET] Electrical Engineer Position - Rhode Island

[Melissa Ryan]

*ELECTRICAL ENGINEER – CONTRACTOR*



*Work Location:*  North Kingstown, RI with 3-4 non-consecutive months per
year offshore on an oceanographic research vessel. This is NOT a remote
position.


*To Apply:* Email David.lovalvo at tgfoe.org with your resume and cover letter.



The Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration
<http://engineeringfordiscovery.org> (GFOE) is seeking a contract
Electrical Engineer (U.S. citizenship required) to join our talented
team.  GFOE
is a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to empowering the global
underwater science community with the tools and expertise required to
explore the greatest depths of the planet’s largest and deepest bodies of
water, and return with stories of discovery to amaze and inspire a global
audience.


You should have a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic
Engineering, Mechatronics, Control Engineering, Instrumentation, Physics,
or equivalent field of study.  Preferred candidates will hold a M.S. degree
in a relevant engineering program.  You should be able to demonstrate
experience working on projects within the subsea industry, both in an
engineering capacity as well as an operations role on a seagoing vessel, or
be willing to learn. Entry level candidates are welcome to apply.



You should have a balanced capability as a design-oriented engineer as well
as possess hands-on experience in the lab and at sea.  When ashore, the
desk-bound engineering and documentation portion of the position will be
balanced by ample time in the shop assembling, testing, and maintaining
equipment.  You will be expected to travel approximately 3-4
non-consecutive months per year, most of that time offshore on an
oceanographic research vessel conducting ROV operations. The remaining time
will be spent at our design and maintenance center in Rhode Island.

The ideal candidate should have experience in (or be willing to learn):

*Engineering and Design Capabilities:*

•  Exquisite attention to detail

•  Subsea design of ROV and AUV systems

•  System level thinking, integrating hardware and software appropriately.

•  Electrical power budget analysis.

•  Three-Phase power system design and analysis.

•  High Voltage power system design and analysis, 5 KVAC and below

•  "Ground Fault" detection systems, theory and practice

•  BLDC motor control, sensored and sensorless

•  Data & Control telemetry, Serial, Ethernet, Fiberoptic, CAN

•  Single Mode CWDM Fiberoptic systems

•  Electrical Schematic Database development and review

•  Specification and Test Plan development

•  Interfacing with vendors and consultants

 •  Mentoring junior team members

•  Test supervision

•  Maintaining organized documentation

*Operations and Hands-On Capabilities:*

•  Travel and work off-shore for 3-4 non-consecutive months per year

•  Understanding of ROV operations on a sea-going vessel

•  Experience going to sea in an operations role

•  Preference will be given to candidates with ROV Piloting experience

•  Preference will be given to candidates with experience maintaining
electric propulsion ROVs

• Knowledge of ancillary shipboard equipment:  cranes, winches, umbilicals,
rigging

• Familiarity with shipboard power systems

• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems

• Experience with an array of test equipment; Oscilloscopes, Protocol
Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, Logging Multimeter, Optical Power Meter

*Computer Skills:*

•  Cadence / OrCAD Schematic Capture

•  SPICE Simulation

•  Microsoft Word and Excel

•  Google Docs

•  Basic understanding of computer networks and ability to interface with
remote colleagues via computer connectivity

•  Knowledge of navigation software, Hypack, preferred

•  Computer programming skills not required, but desired:  Python, Visual
Basic, C++



*Salary:*  Commensurate with experience

*Minimum Required education:  *Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
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