Principal Electrical Engineer
SAIC•Huntsville, AL
•Onsite
About The Position
SAIC has an opening for a Principal Electrical Engineer as part of a team providing hardware and software development solutions to the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. Use your analytical engineering skills to identify and manage electrical/electronic requirements and translate those requirements into system architecture, hardware and firmware designs for special purpose military weapon systems.
Requirements
- BS in Electrical / Computer Engineering plus a minimum of nine (9) years of experience; Additional six (6) years’ experience can be considered in lieu of degree (per contract vehicle).
- Must already have a DoD SECRET clearance or be able to obtain interim DoD SECRET clearance prior to first day of employment; US Citizenship required.
- Knowledge and practical experience in one or more of the following areas: Embedded microcontroller hardware/firmware design and development, FPGA firmware design, development, verification, High speed digital design (e.g. LVDS, GigE, DDR3/DDR4), Analog design for data acquisition systems, Switch mode power supply design, Motor control, EMC/EMI (MIL-STD-461), High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP/EMP) survivability
- Familiar with MLRS, THAAD and/or PATRIOT PAC-3
- Proficient using MS Office suite, MS Visio, schematic capture program such as Altium Designer, circuit simulation program such as PSpice.
- Excellent communication skills and mechanical aptitude.
Nice To Haves
- Current SECRET clearance is preferred.
- Experience with military radar systems, electronic countermeasures, weapon fire control systems, systems integration, and/or Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Perform power budget analysis for fixed and mounted computing environment systems
- Perform circuit design, analysis, simulation and component selection for high availability, high reliability and low Size, Weight and Power (SWAP) environments
- Direct design verification testing (DVT) of prototype electronic designs
- Generate and review documentation for a Technical Data Package (TDP) associated with the design, development, unit test, and integration of hardware/firmware components
- Assess technical and integration risks and identify mitigations
- Review test plans and procedures
- Review and adjudicate Deficiency Reports
- Review relevant milestone contract deliverables and provide recommendations across the life cycle of a development effort
- Participate in internal peer reviews and formal customer design reviews
- Mentor junior engineers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
