Overview
On Site
USD 120,001.00 - 160,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Science
Software Development
ISR
Analytical Skill
Systems Architecture
Budget
Circuit Design
High Availability
Management
Testing
Documentation
TDP
Unit Testing
Firmware
Test Plans
Design Review
Mentorship
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Security Clearance
Embedded Systems
Microcontrollers
Computer Hardware
FPGA
Firmware Development
Digital Design
DDR SDRAM
Analog Circuits
Data Acquisition
Switches
Power Supply
EMC
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Visio
Communication
Mechanical Engineering
Military
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS
Job Details
Job ID: 2509461-BALTIMORE-MD
Location: BALTIMORE, MD, US
Date Posted: 2025-09-04
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Electrical 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: No
Description
SAIC has an opening for a Principal Electrical Engineer as part of a team providing hardware and software development solutions to the US Army C5ISR Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
Job Description:
Use your analytical engineering skills to identify and manage electrical/electronic requirements and translate those requirements into system architecture, hardware and firmware designs for military vehicles.
Typical Duties:
Qualifications
Required Education:
Required Clearance:
Required Skills:
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Location: BALTIMORE, MD, US
Date Posted: 2025-09-04
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Electrical 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: No
Description
SAIC has an opening for a Principal Electrical Engineer as part of a team providing hardware and software development solutions to the US Army C5ISR Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
Job Description:
Use your analytical engineering skills to identify and manage electrical/electronic requirements and translate those requirements into system architecture, hardware and firmware designs for military vehicles.
Typical Duties:
- Perform power budget analysis for fixed and mounted computing environment systems
- Perform circuit design, analysis, simulation and component selection for high availability, high reliability and low Size, Weight and Power (SWAP) environments
- Direct design verification testing (DVT) of new electronic designs
- Generate and review documentation for a Technical Data Package (TDP) associated with the design, development, unit test, and integration of hardware/firmware components
- Assess technical and integration risks and identify mitigations
- Review test plans and procedures
- Review and adjudicate Deficiency Reports
- Review relevant milestone contract deliverables and provide recommendations across the life cycle of a development effort
- Participate in internal peer reviews and formal customer design reviews
- Mentor junior engineers
Qualifications
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering and ten (10) years of related experience; four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree
Required Clearance:
- Must have an active Secret clearance; ship required
Required Skills:
- Knowledge and practical experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Embedded microcontroller hardware/firmware design and development
- FPGA firmware design, development, verification
- High speed digital design (e.g. LVDS, GigE, DDR3/DDR4)
- Analog design for data acquisition systems
- Switch mode power supply design
- Motor control
- EMC (MIL-STD-461)
- High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) survivability
- Proficient using MS Office suite, MS Visio, and DE tools. Excellent communication skills and mechanical aptitude
- Experience with military communications capabilities, vehicles, and tactical radios is highly desirable
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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