Engineer Sr - Software - General Dynamics Electric Boat

The Opportunity:

General Dynamics Electric Boat, the world’s foremost designer and builder of nuclear submarines, is seeking an IT Systems Engineer (Sr., Specialist, or Principle) to join the organization within the Information Technology (EBIT) Department. The current business needs and demands are ever rapidly changing and require an agile, flexible, analytical candidate to join EBIT.

Position Summary:

In the IT Systems Engineer position, you will be expected to ask questions, communicate openly, and get out of your seat and comfort zone. While this is NOT a Software Development role, the successful candidate will possess the technical aptitude required to work closely with Software Developers

The responsibilities of the IT Systems Engineer will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Analyze and learn business software and processes.
• Understand and translate business needs into system requirements.
• Investigate data to understand and document issues/enhancements.
• Work with various software development teams to drive implementation of innovative software solutions.
• Drive cross functional teams and challenge the status quo.
• Manage project schedules, resources, and budgets.
• Utilize verification and validation techniques to ensure software deliverables are high quality and meet customer needs.
• Provide IT SME support towards highly visible or critical production issues.

This IT Systems Engineer position responsibilities will include supporting a large (1,000+) NX CAD user base in a managed Teamcenter PLM environment.

Required:

• Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Computer related technologies, or Applied Mathematics
• 5 years of experience in an Engineering or IT environment
• Experience in requirements gathering and documentation
• Ability to perform work in a hybrid virtual environment

Preferred:

• Experience with Siemens NX installations; configurations/settings, start parts, drafting templates, pax files, etc.
• Experience with NX CAD model, assembly, and drawing creation
• Experience with NX drafting standards for both 2D drawings and 3D annotated models
• Triage and resolve major issues reported by users in the various NX components (Knowledge Fusion, IMM, wavelinks, routings, etc.)
• Experience with business/systems analysis.
• Knowledge of verification and validation techniques
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with Agile development concepts
• Software development life cycle

Skills:

• Be willing to learn / open-minded.
• Be self-motivated and ambitious.
• Have well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Have good attention to detail.
• Have strong oral and written skills.
• Be organized, with good planning skills.
• Have project management skills.