Senior Electrical Engineer

SAIC•Crane, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a senior electronics engineer 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. Extensive automated test set design and development experience is required. The engineer will lead and contribute to the design, development, integration, verification, and sustainment of automated test sets for complex electronic and RF systems. The role includes defining test architectures and strategies, selecting and integrating test instruments, developing test documentation and technical data packages, and ensuring requirements traceability and test coverage. The position also involves technical leadership, mentorship, stakeholder communication, and work within formal engineering lifecycles and configuration control.

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 in 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, and component-level testing.
Experience selecting and integrating test instruments, including VNAs, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power meters, switch matrices, and controllers.
Experience developing and maintaining TRDs, test procedures, and TPSs.
Experience designing and documenting hardware and software configurations for test equipment as part of a TDP.
Strong RF engineering background, including RF component- and system-level behavior, signal integrity, and S-parameters.
Hands-on experience using VNAs to characterize RF components and assemblies.
Experience testing RF amplifiers, including gain, linearity, noise figure, power output, stability, and related metrics.
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 test requirement traceability to system specifications and customer requirements.
Ability to produce high-quality engineering documentation and technical data.
Ability to 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.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, integrate, and validate automated test sets for complex electronic and RF systems.
Define test architectures and strategies for system-level, sub-assembly, and component-level testing.
Select and integrate test instruments such as VNAs, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power meters, switch matrices, and controllers.
Develop and maintain Test Requirements Documents (TRDs), test procedures, and Test Program Sets (TPS).
Design and document test equipment hardware and software configurations as part of Technical Data Packages (TDPs).
Characterize RF components and assemblies using Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs).
Test RF amplifiers for gain, linearity, noise figure, power output, stability, and related 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 calibration procedures, standards, and intervals.
Ensure traceability of test requirements to system specifications and customer requirements.
Produce engineering documentation and technical data, including hardware and software design descriptions, TDPs, 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 through activities such as 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 and test engineering processes, structured engineering lifecycles, and configuration control of test systems.