Electrical Engineer

North Charleston, SC, US • Posted 4 hours ago • Updated 4 hours ago
Full Time
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Skills

  • Negotiations
  • Pure Data
  • Energy
  • Systems Architecture
  • Budget
  • Communication
  • Routing
  • Thermal Management
  • UART
  • I2C
  • RS-232
  • USB
  • Ethernet
  • IoT
  • Distribution
  • PCB Design
  • Microcontrollers
  • C++
  • Python
  • Sensors
  • Electrical Systems
  • Electrical Engineering
  • RF
  • Security Clearance
  • Information Technology
  • Systems Engineering
  • FOCUS

Summary

Job ID: T2601192

Location: North Charleston, SC, US

Date Posted: 2026-03-05

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: ORA_ON_SITE

Description
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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
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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:
    Active clearance preferred



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  • Dice Id: 10111346
  • Position Id: T2601192
  • Posted 4 hours ago

Company Info

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets include secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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