Electronics Engineer

Description

SAIC is seeking an Electronics Engineer for our customer site in North Charleston, SC.

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

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience; four (4) years additional in lieu of degree
• Experience programming microcontrollers to monitor system status and implement control systems to toggle power amongst sub-systems/components (C++, microPython, circuitPython, standard Python)
• Development of DC power distribution architectures
• IoT experience with low-SWaP sensors and systems

Required Clearance:

• No clearance required to start, must have the ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance

Desired Skills:

• 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
• Familiarity with UART, I2C, RS232, RS485, USB, Ethernet protocols (desired)
• PCB design for DC power distribution.in small, distributed (IoT) systems incorporating power toggling via microcontroller, renewables, and modular design

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2616418

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