Electronics Engineer at Saic

Job 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 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

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

Nice-to-haves

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

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