Senior Electrical Engineer at SAIC

North Charleston, South Carolina, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Power Distribution Design, PCB Design, Microcontrollers, Signal Isolation, Thermal Management, Renewable Energy Solutions, System Architecture, Power Budget Analysis, UART, I2C, RS232, RS485, USB, Ethernet, Low SWaP Sensors, Marine Connectors, RF Principles

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for our customer site in North Charleston, SC. Roles/Responsibilities: (include, but are not limited to) Develop a modular, power distribution architecture for distributed maritime sensors Integrate voltage-level negotiation for subsystems (similar to that of USB-C PD) Incorporate renewable energy solutions such as wave harnessing, solar, peltier into a system architecture for improved persistence Perform power budget analysis to inform power system and support sensing, communication, and edge processing operations of complex systems Develop designs for signal/power PCBs using best practices for trace routing, thermal management, signal isolation, and grounding Required Education: Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience Relevant Background/Experience: Development of DC power distribution architectures Experience programming microcontrollers to monitor system status and implement control systems to toggle power amongst sub-systems/components Familiarity with UART, I2C, RS232, RS485, USB, Ethernet protocols IoT experience with low-SWaP sensors and systems PCB design for DC power distribution.in small, distributed (IoT) systems incorporating power toggling via microcontroller, renewables, and modular design Desired Skills: Power Distribution Design for DC Systems PCB Design (Power and Signal) Proven development of power control systems for low SWaP architectures to improve or maintain persistence on power source Experience with microcontrollers (C++, microPython, circuitPython, standard Python) for interfacing with sensors, relays, etc. Knowledge of renewables and integration of various technologies to improve system performance Familiarity with marine connectors and knowledge of electrical systems in highly corrosive environments Experience developing system-level electrical architecture with minimal oversight Knowledge of standard RF principles Self-starter who will attack problems and is capable of identifying problems, developing solutions, and troubleshooting systems independently Required Clearance: Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a secret security clearance. Active clearance preferred

Responsibilities

The Senior Electrical Engineer will develop a modular power distribution architecture for distributed maritime sensors and integrate voltage-level negotiation for subsystems. They will also perform power budget analysis and develop designs for signal/power PCBs using best practices.