Senior Electrical Engineer - Radar (Secret Clearance)

SAIC; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team in Crane, IN, supporting radar systems for the U.S. Navy. The role involves software development, hardware testing, and MATLAB-based test set support in a defense environment.

The candidate should have a Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering, 5+ years of experience, and familiarity with RF measurement equipment. Interim Secret clearance to start is required; ability to obtain Secret clearance is needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Proficiency in software and hardware troubleshooting techniques.
• Strong foundation in software development and programming languages such as HP/Transera BASIC and MATLAB (willingness to learn with provided training).
• Familiarity with RF test and measurement equipment.

Responsibilities

• Software Development and Maintenance: Modify and develop software to meet new requirements.
• Develop instrumentation device drivers for new test equipment.
• Update software to correct identified deficiencies and adapt to changing environments.
• Develop software for one-time engineering tests and new testing techniques.
• Assist in the development and support of test sets and tools written in MATLAB.
• Lab-Based Testing and Hardware/Software Troubleshooting: Perform maintenance and development of automated test set software in a laboratory setting.
• Support daily production tasks, including data transfers and test data extraction.
• Work with RF test and measurement equipment, such as RF sources, power meters, oscilloscopes, counters, spectrum analyzers, switches, pulse generators, arbitrary function generators, and network analyzers.
• Learn and apply knowledge of testing microwave tubes.
• System Administration and Configuration Management: Manage paperwork and documentation associated with test set configuration management.
• Perform limited system administration tasks such as computer updates, patches, and backup creation/storage for Microsoft Windows networks and standalone workstations.
• Collaboration and Support: Provide occasional technical support and travel to vendor installations, as required.
• Work alongside team members to develop and maintain test set capabilities for radar systems.

Skills

Troubleshooting techniques

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

HP/Transera BASIC

RF test equipment

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team in Crane, IN, supporting radar systems for the U.S. Navy. The role involves software development, hardware testing, and MATLAB-based test set support in a defense environment.

The candidate should have a Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering, 5+ years of experience, and familiarity with RF measurement equipment. Interim Secret clearance to start is required; ability to obtain Secret clearance is needed.