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
Qualifications Required Education:
Bachelor's degree and nine (9) 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
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