Principal Electrical Engineer

Overview SAIC has an opening for a Principal Electrical Engineer as part of a team providing hardware and software development solutions to the US Army C5ISR Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. 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 military vehicles. Responsibilities 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 new 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 Qualifications Required Education : Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering and ten (10) years of related experience; four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree Required Clearance : Must have an active Secret clearance; US Citizenship required Required Skills : 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 (MIL-STD-461) High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) survivability Proficient using MS Office suite, MS Visio, and DE tools. Excellent communication skills and mechanical aptitude Experience with military communications capabilities, vehicles, and tactical radios is highly desirable Salary - Target salary range : $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. J-18808-Ljbffr