Principal Electrical Engineer

SAIC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join a team delivering hardware and software solutions for US Army programs at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL. The role focuses on translating electrical/electronic requirements into system architectures, hardware, and firmware for mission-critical weapons systems.

Responsibilities include power budgeting, circuit design for high availability, DVT leadership, and Technical Data Package creation.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical / Computer Engineering; nine years' experience, or six years with no degree.
• Embedded MCU hardware/firmware design experience preferred.
• Experience with MIL-STD-461 EMC/EMI and high-reliability SWAP environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform power budget analysis for fixed and mounted computing environments.
• Design, analyze, simulate, and select components for high reliability SWAP.
• Direct design verification testing of prototype hardware/firmware.
• Prepare Technical Data Package (TDP) documentation.
• Assess risks and mitigations; review test plans and procedures.
• Review Deficiency Reports and Milestone deliverables.
• Participate in internal peer reviews and customer design reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Embedded firmware

FPGA design

High-speed digital

Analog design

Power electronics

Motor control

EMC/EMI

MBSE

Altium Designer

PSpice

Education

BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

PSpice

MS Office

MS Visio

Job description

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.

Job Description:

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.

Typical Duties:

- 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

Education 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).

Clearance Requirements:

- 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. Current SECRET clearance is preferred.

Required Experience:

- 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.
- Experience with military radar systems, electronic countermeasures, weapon fire control systems, systems integration, and/or Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) highly desirable.