CONTACT US   SITE MAP   ABOUT L-3   BUSINESS SEGMENTS   PRODUCTS & SERVICES   DIVISIONS   INVESTOR RELATIONS   NEWS & EVENTS   CAREERS   SUPPLIERS   CODE OF ETHICS   Home Career Search Careers Home Job Search Benefits New Grads/Interns Transitioning Military L-3 Overview CAREERS To apply, please click on the job number.     Division: Westwood Corporations Job#: 716 State: Louisiana City: New Orleans Employment Type: Full-Time Employee Department: Engineering Posted Date: 2/7/2008 12:00:00 AM Job Title: Sr. Systems Engineer About Division: L-3 Communications Westwood Corporation is a provider of technology solutions for power generation, power distribution, and automation control systems in military and harsh environment applications. Westwood Corporation consists of three business units: MCII Electric, TANO-EDI, and NMP. MCII Electric specializes in providing ground support equipment for military applications including mobile power generator sets for U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corp applications. TANO-EDI provides automation and controls equipment for military, marine and harsh environment applications. The TANO-EDI equipment spans from subsystem controls through complete turnkey propulsion systems. NMP (formerly Nelson Marine Products) is a provider of rugged power distribution equipment for the U.S. Navy and foreign Navy applications. This equipment includes medium voltage and low voltage switchboards, load centers, power and lighting panels, and communications switchboards. About Area: Job Responsibility: • Analyze Program technical requirements and develop program specific work breakdown structures and work schedules for system design team • Leads the overall system level desing, including: development of equipment, schematics, diagrams, reports, and sub-system specifications • Participates in the technical evaluation of major vendors • Responsible for detail design of electrical and electronic systems and subsystems for assigned program • Is primary technical Point of Contact (POC) for customer • Leads project team in development of all project documentation as required by the contract • Perform other technical project related duties as required Job Requirements: • Bachelor’s Degree in a related engineering field; Marine, Electrical, or Mechanical. Electrical Engineering is preferred. • Minimum of 10 years in design of shipboard propulsion and control system. • Ability to interpret electrical, mechanical, and ship drawings. • Familiarity with military specifications and ABS rules for shipboard systems. • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, is a must. • Familiarity with Autocad, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office Suite is required. Experience with PLC system configuration and programming preferred. Experience with system testing and troubleshooting. Salary Range: Open     L-3 uses this website as a channel of distribution of material company information. Financial and other material regarding L-3 is routinely posted on this website for immediate access. Copyright 2010 L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms & Conditions