Senior Electrical Engineer
About The Position
SAIC is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support the design, development, troubleshooting, testing, and in-service support of the Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2s) program at a customer site in North Charleston, South Carolina. The role focuses on developing modular power distribution and control approaches for distributed maritime sensors and other complex, low-SWaP systems. The engineer will develop power distribution architectures, integrate voltage-level negotiation for subsystems, consider renewable energy sources to improve persistence, conduct power budget analysis, and design signal and power PCBs. The position is onsite and does not require travel. Candidates must be U.S. citizens able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and five years of experience.
- Experience developing DC power distribution architectures.
- Experience programming microcontrollers to monitor system status and implement control systems that toggle power among subsystems or components.
- Familiarity with UART, I2C, RS232, RS485, USB, and Ethernet protocols.
- IoT experience with low-SWaP sensors and systems.
- Experience designing PCBs for DC power distribution in small, distributed IoT systems incorporating microcontroller-based power toggling, renewables, and modular design.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with DC power distribution design and power and signal PCB design.
- Demonstrated development of power control systems for low-SWaP architectures to improve or maintain persistence on a power source.
- Experience using microcontrollers with C++, microPython, circuitPython, or standard Python to interface with sensors, relays, and similar components.
- Knowledge of renewable energy and integrating different technologies to improve system performance.
- Familiarity with marine connectors and electrical systems in highly corrosive environments.
- Experience developing system-level electrical architecture with minimal oversight.
- Knowledge of standard RF principles.
- Self-starter who can independently identify problems, develop solutions, and troubleshoot systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop a modular power distribution architecture for distributed maritime sensors.
- Integrate voltage-level negotiation for subsystems, similar to USB-C Power Delivery.
- Incorporate renewable energy solutions, such as wave harnessing, solar, and Peltier technologies, into system architectures to improve persistence.
- Perform power budget analysis to inform power systems supporting sensing, communications, and edge processing operations.
- Develop signal and power PCB designs using best practices for trace routing, thermal management, signal isolation, and grounding.
- Support design, development, troubleshooting, testing, and in-service support of the CAC2s program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
