Hardware Engineer - Fiber Optics

Job ID 2610806

Location Pascagoula, MS, US

Date Posted 2026-03-31

Category Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory Hardware Engr

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel No

Minimum Clearance Required Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None

Potential for Remote Work ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC is seeking a Hardware Engineer with expertise in fiber optics for shipboard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems. This program will be part of a transformative venture, driving the future of next generation afloat mission effectiveness through the integration of cutting-edge commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems and network technologies using fiber-optic infrastructure.

Job Duties

• Develop, update and maintain engineering documents
• Stage 4 and 5 test procedures for integrated C5ISR and COTS systems.
• Interface control documents, cable block diagram, fiber optic cable topology, and wiring diagrams specific to fiber optic cables, connectors and back shells.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and two (2) years or more relevant experience hardware engineering (focused on fiber optics infrastructure); BS degree maybe offset with additional four (4) years relevant experience.
• Experience designing, installing, or maintaining fiber optic networks, including integration with modern COTS systems, components, fiber optic cables, coaxial, cat 5/6 cables and fiber cable termination and splicing using appropriate tools.
  
  

Required Security Clearance

• Must have an active secret clearance on first day of employment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications And Experience

• Fiber Optic Certification,(e.g., ETA Certified Fiber Optic Technician [CFOT], FOA Certification, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with COTS communication systems that leverage fiber optic infrastructure, including
• Cisco routers and switches (e.g., Catalyst or Nexus models)
• Juniper networking equipment
• Media converters for fiber-to-copper integration
• Network Interface Cards (NICs) supporting fiber
• Patch panels and optical splitter equipment
• Proficiency of Microsoft Office suite and Autocad
• Experience with fiber optics test equipment (eg LED and Laser Light sources, power meters, optical time domain reflectometer, optical loss test set, optical video inspection system, optical leak detector).
• Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) IA Level II - Security certification, or CSSIP or equivalent or willing to obtain within 180 days of onboarding.
  
  

Desired Technical Experience (Key Systems And Shipboard Experience)

• Shipboard C5ISR Systems
• Navigation Integrated Bridge System, Gyrocompass (e.g., WSN-7).
• Radar Surface Search Radars (e.g., AN/SPY-6, SPS-series).
• Communications UHF, HF, VHF Marine Radios; Shipboard Communication Cabinets; EHF Communications.
• Networking NIPRNET, SIPRNET, SI LANs.
• Safety Interior Alarms and Safety Systems.
• Positioning GPS, Sonar Mission Systems, Fathometer, and Depth Sounding Devices.
• COTS systems associated with fiber optics
• Cisco and Juniper Networking Equipment (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, access points)
• Fiber Patch Panels, couplers, splitters, and distribution frames
• Optical adapters and fiber transceivers for high data-rate communications (e.g., SFP/SFP )
• Media converters and Ethernet-over-fiber solutions
• Infrastructure Fiber Patch Panels, Distribution Frames, Couplers, and Splitters.