Electrical Engineer

Job ID: 2403527

Location: HUNTSVILLE, AL, US

Date Posted: 2024-03-06

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: TS/SCI with Poly

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC, a leading provider of systems development and deployment, targeting and intelligence analysis, systems engineering and integration, and training capabilities and solutions for the Intelligence Community (IC), is seeking creative and dedicated professionals to fulfill their career goals and objectives, while delivering mission excellence on programs of national importance. 

We are currently seeking an Electrical Engineer to assist in operating and maintaining fixed and mobile laboratories supporting foreign material exploitation (FME) at a customer location on Redstone Arsenal.  SAIC operates multi-disciplined FME labs at this location that provide support to the analysis of missile system components from man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS), short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs), surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), transporter erector launchers (TELs), decoys, and camouflage.

Your responsibilities will include the following:

• Conducting and supporting FME in Electro-Optical, Infrared, Imaging, and Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) labs at the customer location, as well as during operational field-testing
• Performing tests and measurements in the Electro-Optical / Infrared (EO/IR) and Imaging labs, supporting FME projects using X-ray systems and spectrometers, radiometers, and imagers in ultraviolet to LWIR bands
• Assisting in the GNC lab with configuring data acquisition hardware for collecting, storing, and disseminating inertial measurement unit data and using rate table dynamic-link libraries to automate data acquisition for navigation systems
• Assisting in determining accelerometers’ and gyros’ parameters and using 2- and 3-axis rotation tables to support lab testing activities
• Contributing to the selection, procurement, and integration of instrumentation to support the increased test analysis capabilities of threat equipment in response to broad Government requirements
• Providing support, within each FME laboratory, for the development of automation and proceduralization, where possible

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship
• Active Secret security clearance with eligibility and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics or graduating within 12 months
• Minimum five (5) years or more of relevant experience
• Experience using NI LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python, and C/C++
• Experience working as part of a team to translate technical findings into intelligence reporting

Desired:

• Knowledge and experience with setting up, verifying proper operation of, calibrating, and documenting equipment-test procedures for specialized lab equipment
• Experience maintaining configuration control of lab inventory scheduling for annual maintenance and calibrations of select specialized test equipment from the manufacturers’ service representatives
• Experience track maintenance records and calibration results to ensure accountability and mission readiness with no delay in responding to Government requests
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.