IT System Engineer - Entry Level

General Dynamics Electric Boat, the world's foremost designer and builder of nuclear submarines, is seeking an IT Systems Engineer to join the organization within the Information Technology (EBIT) Department. The current business needs and demands are ever rapidly changing and require an agile, flexible, analytical candidate to join EBIT.

Position Summary:

In the IT Systems Engineer position, you will be expected to ask questions, communicate openly, and get out of your seat and comfort zone. While this is NOT a Software Development role, the successful candidate will possess the technical aptitude required to work closely with Software Developers

The responsibilities of the IT Systems Engineer will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Analyze and learn business software and processes.
• Understand and translate business needs into system requirements.
• Investigate data to understand and document issues/enhancements.
• Work with various software development teams to drive implementation of innovative software solutions.
• Drive cross functional teams and challenge the status quo.
• Manage project schedules, resources, and budgets.
• Utilize verification and validation techniques to ensure software deliverables are high quality and meet customer needs.
• Provide IT SME support toward highly visible or critical production issues.

This IT Systems Engineer position will be focused one or more of the following areas:

• Materials/Procurement - managing integrations between design and execution tools for part data
• Change Management - supporting engineering change processes for both Virginia and Columbia programs
• Configuration Management - supporting keeping legacy and new systems in sync with one another
• Manufacturing Planning - leading efforts to improve Bill of Process (BOP) projects
• Electrical - supporting several custom software applications for electrical engineers and designers
• Finance - supporting timekeeping and finance reporting
• Reporting - working alongside data architects and DBAs to expose data tables for business reporting
• Systems Monitoring - supporting daily checks of critical system integrations
• Data exchange with the Navy, NNS and BAE - working alongside EB partners to share data with external partners

This position is located in North Kingstown, RI

Required:

• Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Science, MIS (Management Information Systems), Engineering, or Applied Mathematics
• 0-5 years of related work experience in IT

Preferred:

• PLM experience.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with Agile development concepts
• Software development life cycle
• Experience in writing SQL queries to interrogate intricate details of large datasets
• Experience in creating and reviewing documentation, including operating procedures, training documents, and troubleshooting guides, for shop floor personnel or quality assurance inspectors
• Experience transferring data between different companies
• Experience working with vendors as part of the Maritime Industrial Base (MIB)

• Be willing to learn / open-minded.
• Be self-motivated and ambitious.
• Have well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Have good attention to detail.
• Have strong oral and written skills.
• Be organized, with good planning skills.
• Have project management skills.
• A forward thinking mindset to proactively identify opportunities to streamlines processes, improve data integrity and enhance system performance
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and drive projects to successful completion