What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer Principal position at SAIC?
Job ID 2510151
Location INDIANAPOLIS, IN, US
Date Posted 2025-10-14
Category Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory Electrical Engr
Schedule Full-time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret
Potential for Remote Work No
Description
SAIC is seeking an Electrical Engineer Principal to lead engineering efforts related to the design, manufacture and sustainment of US Navy Aircraft Equipment, related systems, and other military systems in support of its Indianapolis facility. Tasking will include but will not be limited to leading teams in the design, development, modification, evaluation and test of a variety of electronic equipment and electrical systems. May work with power systems, radar and RF systems, communications equipment and systems, circuitry components, analog and digital circuits and processors, control systems, acoustic systems, electro-optic systems, weapon system launch and control circuitry, and test equipment design and development. Candidate is expected to have mastery in the use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques for designing circuits, layout of circuit cards, analyzing electronic systems, and troubleshooting electronic and electrical constructs. Candidate is expected to be able to work independently and solve complex electrical engineering problems for multiple simultaneous projects. Candidate will work to standardize electrical engineering processes and tools for the facility and will guide the electrical engineering team in the implementation of the processes and tools.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Candidate must possess the following qualifications
Location INDIANAPOLIS, IN, US
Date Posted 2025-10-14
Category Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory Electrical Engr
Schedule Full-time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret
Potential for Remote Work No
Description
SAIC is seeking an Electrical Engineer Principal to lead engineering efforts related to the design, manufacture and sustainment of US Navy Aircraft Equipment, related systems, and other military systems in support of its Indianapolis facility. Tasking will include but will not be limited to leading teams in the design, development, modification, evaluation and test of a variety of electronic equipment and electrical systems. May work with power systems, radar and RF systems, communications equipment and systems, circuitry components, analog and digital circuits and processors, control systems, acoustic systems, electro-optic systems, weapon system launch and control circuitry, and test equipment design and development. Candidate is expected to have mastery in the use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques for designing circuits, layout of circuit cards, analyzing electronic systems, and troubleshooting electronic and electrical constructs. Candidate is expected to be able to work independently and solve complex electrical engineering problems for multiple simultaneous projects. Candidate will work to standardize electrical engineering processes and tools for the facility and will guide the electrical engineering team in the implementation of the processes and tools.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Candidate must possess the following qualifications
- Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years related experience
- Extensive experience with circuit card assembly layout processes and procedures
- Experience generating electrical requirements and translating them into circuit design to achieve desired output
- Ability to fault isolate extremely complex electronic systems and CCAs in a lab environment to identify faulty component or design deficiency
- Strong background in developmental and qualification testing of electronic assemblies and/or CCAs to include experience with environmental, EMI, and EMC testing
- Experience writing and interpreting technical reports, requirements and interface documents, white papers, and proposals
- Strong experience with power supply design, development, and troubleshooting
- Experience preparing presentation material and presenting to peers, project tram members, customers, and managers at all levels
- Computer skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience with Electronic CAD tools such as Altium and PADS
- Must be U.S. citizen
- Experience leading teams of engineers and/or other related project personnel
- Experience running small projects related to electronics system development and/or integration
- Experience with reverse engineering electronic and electrical systems
- Experience with aircraft armament equipment electronics, or other military electronic systems
- Experience with Zuken circuit card design tool
- Experience working in a small team collaborative environment
- Already possess military security clearance at the Secret or above level