What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Engineer position at Birdon America, Inc.?
This position can be located at our Bayou La Batre, AL shipyard
or our New Orleans Office (travel required between both)
Join the Birdon team and be a part of growth!
Our Controls Engineer will be an integral piece of our work on a daily basis. Some of your daily functions will include:
- Support the C5I GM as required in the delivery of cross-functional control systems (Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Systems, Cyber System Architectures)
- Provide engineering services for a broad spectrum of controls capabilities for marine HM&E systems
- Assist with design and integration efforts of control systems & technologies across maritime platforms
- Participate in the coordination of technical and assessment activities internal and external to the Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL), including program, engineering, and IS&T disciplines, SMEs, suppliers, and Birdon customers and other US Government agencies/regulations as required
- Develop specifications and design artifacts to achieve engineering and cybersecurity (CS) deliverables such as drawings, specifications, network architectures, system interfaces, and network system configurations
- Participate in development and implementation of improvement and recovery plans and ensure they are issued, tracked, and reported on as required for supply base management and improvement
- Create design presentations and brief customers as needed on behalf of government sponsors.
- Draft technical reports such as site surveys, test procedures, test reports, trade studies, and white papers. Write and support executive level papers/briefs for submission.
If you have a post High School education in Controls and/or Systems Engineering and 5-10 years’ experience in control system design and integration, we want to talk to you!
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Birdon America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Know Your Rights The Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan. This plan is available for inspection upon request by emailing hr@birdon.us. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact hr@birdon.us for further assistance.