McKean Defense is a Naval Life Cycle Management, Engineering, Enterprise Transformation and Program Management business headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. McKean’s engineers, developers, technical staff, programmers, analysts, and program managers identify and deploy new shipboard technologies, integrate information technology across shipboard platforms, and develop strategies to support the Warfighter. McKean’s employees create strategic solutions to help customers reach new levels of mission support and transform their organizations. McKean Defense values the life experiences of potential candidates, including those who have served our Military. Currently, 38% of McKean’s employees are veterans.

McKean Defense is seeking multiple Sr. Systems Engineers to support an exciting opportunity to support a new U.S. Navy ship program. We are seeking Sr. Systems Engineers with the ability to apply strong work ethic to support the development, deployment, and maintenance of machinery control systems. Duties include the design/development of PLC-based control system and software specifically tailored to US Navy ships.  The  candidate must be able to work independently to review and update as-built ship drawings, elementary wiring drawings, and coordinate work with other team members both local and remote. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Participate in requirements development and design reviews of next generation test tools including prototypes.

Develop test procedures to exercise requirements of current and future systems.

Modify existing simulator software and hardware to support ship control and bridge systems requirements.

Troubleshoot existing hardware and software.

Provide design support for integration of equipment in an industrial/shipboard environment.

Provide machinery control system commissioning and testing.

Program and modify new and existing programmable logic controller (PLC) programs for control systems.

Interpret and design sensor/control circuitry for PLC based systems.

Contribute creation of the code as well as testing and debugging for implementation in production.

Work with Production team to help quickly identify and resolve problems.

Research, develop and apply advanced engineering concepts in the solution of complex manufacturing problems.

Reviews new designs for production ability, considering cost, quality, safety, delivery, production capabilities.

Evaluate existing production equipment and recommends design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

Required Skills

Demonstrated electrical troubleshooting skills.

Experience in setting up and fielding PLCs. Familiarity with Rockwell/Siemens PLC platforms is preferred.

Ability to troubleshoot software and hardware issues related to embedded systems.

Manage and prioritize multiple project timelines.

Demonstrated problem solving abilities.

 Travel up to 25%

Required Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with 5 - 10 years of experience

Prior background with Ship Systems Engineering preferred.

Previous experience in writing test procedures and conducting test events.

Previous experience with field startups.

Software Development experience is a plus but not required (C/C++, JAVA or Python). 

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.

McKean Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

McKean Defense is an E-Verify company.

Demonstrated electrical troubleshooting skills.

Experience in setting up and fielding PLCs. Familiarity with Rockwell/Siemens PLC platforms is preferred.

Ability to troubleshoot software and hardware issues related to embedded systems.

Manage and prioritize multiple project timelines.

Demonstrated problem solving abilities.

 Travel up to 25%