Principal Electrical Engineer

Our client, a market leader based in Australia, is searching for a Principal Electrical Engineer to join their experienced senior management team.

Characteristics

The position requires the following high-level attributes:

• Degree-qualified electrical or marine systems engineer with strong knowledge and experience in marine electrical power generation and distribution systems
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to engage with senior stakeholders and decision authorities and explain complex positions and issues
• A positive, solutions-orientated attitude, with an ability to influence thinking and advocate for the Project team’s interests across multiple program stakeholders with divergent interests
• An ability to mentor and share experience and lessons with the project team membership to build electrical engineering skills and abilities in the project team

Important / desirable attributes:

• Knowledge and experience in naval ship / submarine electrical systems, including the survivability aspects of naval ship electrical systems
• Experience in design and specification of marine electrical systems
• Knowledge and experience in electrical propulsion systems and power management systems
• Clear understanding of systems engineering process – from specification writing, requirement analysis and traceability through to system level design/interface, and requirements management.

Responsibilities

The position will include the following responsibilities:

• Support the review of technical deliverables from the project’s Head Contractor
• Review calculations applying electrical engineering principles, techniques, procedures and criteria for naval ship designs
• Engagement with the combat system delivery participants to address provision of combat system electrical requirements, and establishment of the associated interfaces
• Assess and advise on suitability of system characteristics including performance and survivability implications
• Mentor and share experience and lessons with project team personnel to advance electrical engineering skills and system knowledge within the project’s technical team