Senior Electrical Engineer

SAIC•Crane, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a senior electronics engineer with extensive automated test set design and development experience to serve as a subject matter expert on its team in Crane, Indiana. The role supports engineering, testing, and sustainment of radar systems used by the U.S. Navy, contributing to projects involving the development, maintenance, and documentation of systems critical to national defense. The position is on-site, full-time, and has a day schedule, with travel approximately 10% of the time. An interim Secret clearance is required, and the selected candidate must be able to obtain a Secret clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of professional experience as an electronics engineer.
Significant experience focused on automated test set design and development.
Demonstrated experience in RF systems and RF test engineering.
Experience defining test architectures and strategies for system-level, sub-assembly-level, and component-level testing.
Experience selecting and integrating test instruments such as VNAs, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power meters, switch matrices, and controllers.
Experience developing and maintaining Test Requirements Documents, test procedures, and Test Program Sets.
Experience designing and documenting test equipment hardware and software configurations for Technical Data Packages.
Strong RF engineering background, including RF component- and system-level behavior, signal integrity, and S-parameters.
Hands-on experience using Vector Network Analyzers to characterize RF components and assemblies.
Experience testing RF amplifiers, including gain, linearity, noise figure, power output, and stability.
Experience designing and implementing RF test fixtures, including impedance matching, connectorization, and shielding considerations.
Experience designing or implementing RF switch matrix solutions for automated test environments.
Proficiency with MATLAB for data analysis, signal processing, and test automation.
Demonstrated experience with object-oriented programming concepts and implementation, such as MATLAB OOP, Python, or C++.
Experience developing test set verification plans, including test coverage analysis, validation approaches, and acceptance criteria.
Experience planning and developing calibration support for RF test sets and instruments.
Ability to ensure traceability of test requirements to system specifications and customer requirements.
Ability to produce high-quality engineering documentation and technical data, and clearly document test configurations, test limits, and pass/fail criteria.
Ability to present technical concepts, trade studies, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to operate as a senior engineer or subject matter expert in a collaborative team environment.
Experience providing technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers.
Ability to lead aspects of test set development, including planning, task breakdown, and technical risk identification.
Familiarity with formal systems engineering and test engineering processes, including requirements, design, verification, and validation.
Experience working within structured engineering lifecycles and configuration control of test systems.
Interim Secret clearance required; must be able to obtain a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert for automated test set design and development.
Support engineering, testing, and sustainment of U.S. Navy radar systems.
Design, develop, integrate, and validate automated test sets for complex electronic and RF systems.
Define test architectures and strategies for system-, sub-assembly-, and component-level testing.
Select and integrate test instruments, including VNAs, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power meters, switch matrices, and controllers.
Develop and maintain Test Requirements Documents, test procedures, and Test Program Sets.
Design and document hardware and software configurations for test equipment as part of Technical Data Packages.
Characterize RF components and assemblies and test RF amplifiers for relevant performance metrics.
Design and implement RF test fixtures and RF switch matrix solutions for automated test environments.
Develop test set verification plans, including test coverage analysis, validation approaches, and acceptance criteria.
Plan and develop calibration support for RF test sets and instruments, including procedures, standards, and intervals.
Maintain traceability between test requirements, system specifications, and customer requirements.
Produce engineering documentation and technical data, including hardware and software design descriptions, Technical Data Packages, test procedures, user manuals, and calibration procedures.
Document test configurations, test limits, and pass/fail criteria.
Present technical concepts, trade studies, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers, including code reviews, design reviews, and on-the-job training.
Lead aspects of test set development, including planning, task breakdown, and technical risk identification.
Work within formal systems engineering and test engineering processes, structured engineering lifecycles, and configuration control of test systems.