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The Electrical Engineer supports the Project Engineering Team by coordinating assigned engineering tasks and work packages from planning through completion. The role tracks requirements, deliverables, schedules, and costs; supports design development and project planning; and collaborates across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program management. With guidance from experienced Project Engineers and technical leads, the engineer contributes to project objectives and develops skills to lead smaller work packages independently.
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Job ID: 115479
The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.
Job Summary
The Electrical Engineer will support the Project Engineering Team. This role is responsible for assigned engineering tasks and defined work packages, contributing to projects from planning through completion. This role coordinates technical activities within the assigned scope, tracks requirements and deliverables, and monitors progress against project schedules and cost targets. The Electrical Engineer collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program management to resolve technical issues and meet project objectives while developing engineering and project coordination skills with guidance from experienced Project Engineers and technical leads.
Job Responsibilities
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Support Project Engineers and technical leads in coordinating engineering activities for complex projects, work packages, or tasks.
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Track project requirements, technical actions, schedules, costs, risks, and engineering deliverables.
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Review customer specifications, drawings, and requirements to support design development and project planning.
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Assist with developing and maintaining project plans, task estimates, engineering schedules, and budget inputs.
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Participate in design reviews and verify that designs meet customer, technical, cost, and schedule requirements.
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Contribute to proposal development by preparing technical inputs, estimates, schedules, and supporting documentation.
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Coordinate assigned actions with team members and follow through to keep engineering work moving on schedule.
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Prepare project meeting materials, meeting notes, status updates, and engineering documentation.
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Participate in customer, engineering, program, and business meetings as needed, with direction from senior team members.
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Identify technical, cost, schedule, or resource concerns and escalate them to the Project Engineer or engineering manager.
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Work with multidisciplinary teams to support project goals, deliver quality products on time, and develop the skills and experience needed to lead smaller projects or work packages independently
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
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Minimum of 2 years of experience
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Experience in project engineering, project management, or product management
U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.
Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.
Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal 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, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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How this job compares
Set against the 10,295 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Connecticut median$105–175K/yr53 salary ranges
- US median$42–55/hr392 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 76 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Connecticut and 10,295 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Connecticut
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,587 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,948 of the 10,295 open Electrical Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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