
Senior Hardware Engineer
PURVISNewport, RI
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Job Description
PURVIS Systems is a technology solutions partner that develops, implements and maintains mission-critical solutions for federal and local governments. We’ve been committed to sustainable growth since our inception in 1973, striving for continual improvement without ever losing sight of our core values: transparency, integrity, and teamwork. We provide the tools and path for each employee to be successful – and in return, ask you to play a pivotal role in helping your peers and clients be successful, providing top-notch teamwork and service. Peace of Mind at PURVIS Systems means knowing your work provides immeasurable value to our team, our partners and our clients.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Hardware Engineer to lead the design, development, and integration of hardware components for towed arrays, hull-mounted systems, and sensors including hull-mounted hydrophones, transducers and outboard electronics. This role is critical to delivering mission-ready solutions for naval and maritime defense applications for wet end sonar technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead development, fabrication and test of prototype and test hardware. Integrate the prototype and test hardware into laboratory and shipboard environments.
- Develop or revise integration plans.
- Develop, update and maintain hardware documentation include Hardware Development Plans for changes resulting from specification changes, testing, engineering change proposals and conversion requirements.
- Analyze hardware faults, performance loss, degraded performance, intermittent operational anomalies, requirement deviations and insufficient operability to determine root cause, generate alternative solutions and provide recommended courses of action.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related discipline).
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in hardware engineering for towed arrays, hull-mounted systems, and undersea sensors.
- Strong understanding of marine-grade materials, environmental sealing, and acoustic hardware design.
- Experience with CAD tools, PCB design, and system integration practices.
- Familiarity with military standards and specifications for undersea systems.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
Candidate must be able to obtain a government security clearance to the level of SECRET.
The PURVIS Team values the health and financial security of every employee. This is why we have chosen to offer all full‐time employees a comprehensive package of group benefit programs with enrollment options intended to offer flexibility – in both plan selection and level of coverage to maximize the value of your benefits as cost effective and affordable without compromising quality.
PURVIS values the diversity of our team. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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