Ilma Khan Choiti

Systems Engineer with three years of experience at General Dynamics, with full ownership of 8 to 9 safety critical systems across planning, budgeting, design, testing, validation, and live operation. These systems run 24/7 where reliability and precision are essential. Proven expertise in planning, system design, project and budget management, procurement and purchase requisitions, electrical drawing review, load analysis, test planning, and stakeholder coordination within a fast-paced environment.

Strong communicator with a track record of delivering multiple concurrent programmes on time and to specification.

Systems Engineer at General Dynamics Electric Boat (2023-06 – 2026-06)

• Held full engineering ownership of 8–9 safety-critical systems simultaneously, managing each programme end to end from feasibility, concept and design through testing and live operation, ensuring every system was delivered on time and to specification.
• Designed indication systems including water level, water salinity content, position, and rotation monitoring, translating customer requirements into engineering sketches and component selection, and referencing as-built drawings for existing installations and coordinating with cross discipline teams to finalise and validate each design.
• Managed budgets across multiple concurrent programmes, tracking and controlling spending across vendor support, component design and test costs to ensure all projects were delivered within budget.
• Raised 10+ high-value purchase requisitions using Oracle, preparing documentation, obtaining vendor quotes, and justifying procurement decisions to the programme budget manager and finance group, ensuring uninterrupted supply.
• Authored 3 detailed procurement specifications for critical system components, defining all technical requirements, performance criteria, and acceptance standards to ensure supplier deliverables fully met design intent.
• Conducted 5 to 6 obsolescence and cost impact analyses on end-of-life components, identifying and recommending compliant alternatives to senior management, delivering cost savings of approximately 5,000 to 6,000 USD per analysis and updating O&M manuals to reflect approved component changes.
• Reviewed and peer-reviewed 30+ electrical and component drawings, including schematic line diagrams, wiring diagrams, wiring tables, and CAD drawings to verify designs met requirements, producing engineering reports to resolve non-conformances and developing department-wide checklists to standardise the review process. Ensured all documents were version controlled, traceable and audit ready.
• Led test coordination for multiple systems, developing test plans, schedules, and schematics, procuring test materials, and conducting technical reviews of environmental test and Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) procedures and reports to ensure all verification and validation objectives were fully achieved.
• Coordinated with mechanical, structural, and environmental engineering teams to finalise system designs, ensuring cross-discipline alignment from design through to delivery.
• Managed daily communication with external suppliers and engineers across multiple disciplines, resolved technical queries and ensured all programmes stayed on schedule and within budget.
• Produced and delivered technical presentations and engineering reports to customers and internal stakeholders, communicating programme status clearly and building customer confidence to support continued programme investment.
• Liaised with the quality team to enforce strict compliance with safety, and quality standards across every project phase, conducting risk assessments to identify issues and develop alternative approaches, and resolving non-conformances early, driving continuous improvement and corrective actions.
• Managed the engineering laboratory, implementing process improvements and corrective actions, overseeing equipment readiness, access control, and developed lab safety procedures and checklists to maintain a safe and operational test environment.
• Served as departmental security representative, overseeing document control and security training to ensure full compliance with security requirements.

BSc in Electrical Engineering – University of Connecticut (2018-08 – 2023-05)