Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Requisition Number 36127BR
Profession Analyst
Consultant
Engineering


Position Title: Electrical Engineer
Position Work Location NJ - LINWOOD - 1201 NEW ROAD (NJS003)
Telecommuting Options Telecommuting Not Allowed
US Citizenship Required Yes


Clearance Required: No


Clearance Type: None
Additional Suitabilities None
Why SRA? SRA is a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions -- including systems design, development, and integration; and outsourcing and managed services -- to clients in national security and intelligence, civil government and public health markets. The company also delivers business solutions for contingency and disaster response planning, information assurance, business intelligence, environmental strategies, enterprise architecture, infrastructure management, and wireless integration.

Founded in 1978, SRA is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, and has offices in more than 40 countries around the world.  The company employs more than 7,000 people and generates approximately $1.7 billion in revenue.


Daily Responsibilities: SRA in Linwood, NJ is under contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide technical support in conducting research and development for the FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center's Airport Technologies R&D Branch. This particular position will primarily focus on airport visual guidance and airfield lighting related areas.

Some of the areas that the successful candidate will be working on includes:
- evaluating the useful life of LED lighting fixtures;
- evaluating of internally lighted wind cones;
- small scale testing of various airfield lighting systems designed for alternative airport lighting electrical infrastructures;
- plan for developing and implementing a Visual Guidance and Airport Design test facility;
- perform photometric testing of airfield lighting visual aids.

This position requires knowledge in airfield lighting, constant current, LED lighting, and other NAVAIDs commonly found in an airport environment.

Successful candidate must have excellent writing and communications skills. The position requires the candidate to work independently with limited direction. Responsible for writing project plans, test plans, implementation plans and final reports. The candidate will be coordinating with airports, the FAA and industry consultants.

Daily responsibilities are to provide expertise in airfield lighting systems to support airport safety R&D projects, which will include:
- Develop project plans, testing plans and implementation plans
- Identify candidate airports as suitable test sites
- Conduct research and literature reviews
- Monitor project status and schedules
- Conduct testing and/or collect data
- Analyze data, develop conclusions and present findings in a technical report.


Required: Years of experience:(min) 3-5
Required: Degree Bachelors
Required: Basic Qualifications Provide electrical engineering and airfield lighting expertise to the Airport Technology Research and Development Visual Guidance Sub-Team. The position requires the candidate to work independently with limited direction. Responsible for writing project plans, test plans, implementation plans and final reports. The candidate will be coordinating with airports, the FAA and industry consultants.

Must be able to:
- serve as a technical project lead for various projects involving airfield lights, signs, and markings.
- demonstrate experience with developing new electrical designs in airfield lighting to meet changing power requirements.
- analyze new or enhanced products or equipment specifications and performance requirements to determine compliance with FAA regulations and requirements.
- compile and analyze operational, test, and research data to establish performance standards for newly designed or modified equipment or products.
- plan and develop experimental test procedures and analyze test data results.
- participate in the continuous improvement of airfield lighting systems; collaborate with other engineering personnel or communicate directly with the FAA and industry representatives when required.

It is desired, but not required that the successful candidate have experience in NAVAIDs, airfield lighting vaults, power service/distribution systems, and apron/heliport flood lighting design.
Required: Travel 20% - 30%
Desired: Degree Bachelors
Desired: Skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills are also required. He/she must be able to present clear and concise information to targeted audiences that may or not be familiar with the topic at hand.
The successful candidate should be proficient with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. In addition, he/she should have a strong understanding of MS Access and MS Project.