Topside Engineer

ASRC Federal Mission Solutions is a premier provider of systems engineering, software engineering, system integration and project management services for real-time, mission-critical defense systems.

We are seeking a Topside Engineer to support the design, analysis, and integration of combat-system equipment aboard Aegis-equipped Navy ships.  This role evaluates proposed topside and below-deck equipment installations, recommends equipment locations, and performs engineering assessments to identify and resolve physical, electromagnetic, structural, operational, safety, and system-performance impacts.  The position requires hands-on engineering judgment across shipboard arrangement, CAD-based design review, equipment placement, EMI/EMC, RADHAZ, field-of-view, blockage, interfaces, and installation constraints.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform engineering analyses supporting the design, placement, and integration of topside and below-deck combat-system equipment.
• Evaluate proposed equipment locations and recommend placement based on performance, physical, structural, operational, interface, accessibility, and installation constraints.
• Assess topside impacts including EMI/EMC, RADHAZ, interference, field-of-view, blockage, system cutouts, environmental exposure, survivability, aviation, human factors, and safety.
• Develop and review 2D/3D models, drawings, and installation designs supporting shipboard equipment arrangements.
• Conduct feasibility studies to identify integration risks, evaluate alternatives, recommend design changes, and optimize system performance.
• Analyze system and test data to identify performance or integration issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Support ship checks, installation, test, verification, trials, and operational assessments of combat-system changes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and customers to resolve interfaces, refine design requirements, and support technical decisions.
• Prepare technical analyses, reports, design documentation, and briefings.

Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship and active U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience involving shipboard systems, equipment design, physical arrangement, integration, or technical analysis.
• Ability to work in an office environment and support shipboard visits, test sites, integration events, and occasional travel.
• Demonstrated experience using CAD or similar tools to review or develop 2D/3D equipment layouts, arrangements, or installation designs.
• Experience assessing equipment placement and physical integration considering system, structural, operational, interface, accessibility, and installation constraints.
• Experience performing topside engineering analyses involving EMI/EMC, RADHAZ, antenna or sensor placement, field-of-view, blockage, interference, or comparable shipboard system impacts.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering processes including requirements, interface management, integration, and verification/validation.
• Strong written, verbal, and collaborative communication skills.

Preferred but Not Required Experience:

• Experience with Aegis or other U.S. Navy combat systems.
• Familiarity with Navy ship design, certification, installation, and modernization processes.
• And Previous DoD, military, shipboard, or naval engineering experience.
• Experience with Linux/Unix environments.