Electrical Engineer

SAIC • Princeton, NJ • 44min ago

Description

SAIC has an opening for an Electrical Engineer to provide direct onsite engineering and technical support to the PMA-251 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program office, with a primary focus on the French aircraft carrier program. This role supports the development, integration, and sustainment of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) electrical systems, as well as related control, power, and monitoring equipment. The engineer will work closely with NAVAIR, OEM and French DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) stakeholders to ensure electrical design, testing, and configuration align with and customer requirements.

Job Duties:

Provide professional electrical engineering support to the French carrier program, including system design, analysis, and integration of shipboard launch and recovery systems (EMALS/AAG).

Conduct feasibility studies, design analyses, and engineering evaluations to support system development, testing, and sustainment efforts.

Review and interpret system specifications, electrical schematics, and interface control documents to identify and resolve design, installation, and operational issues.

Support hardware and software integration for power distribution, control logic, instrumentation, and safety interlocks associated with EMALS/AAG equipment.

Participate in system testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting at designated facilities, including test sites, ship integration platforms, and OEM partner locations.

Perform and document root cause analysis and corrective actions during development and test phases.

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams including mechanical, systems, and logistics engineers to ensure design compatibility and alignment with system-level requirements.

Develop and update technical documentation including engineering change proposals (ECPs), test plans, wiring diagrams, and maintenance procedures.

Provide technical briefings and status reports to PMA-251 leadership, FMS case managers, and French customer representatives.

Adhere to the Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) process and contribute to design reviews, verification/validation efforts, and readiness assessments.

Support the delivery and sustainment phase of the French carrier program by ensuring configuration control, safety certification, and maintainability standards are met.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree (BSEE) in Electrical or Electronics Engineering and eight (8) or more years of related experience.

Demonstrated experience in the design, development, and integration of complex electrical systems in a maritime or DoD environment.

Experience or familiarity with low- and medium-voltage power systems, control systems, PLC-based architectures, and complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs).

Proven ability to troubleshoot and analyze system issues in an electro-mechanical environment and to implement corrective actions.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of effectively engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

Technical experience with high-power systems up to 13.8 kVA, shipboard electrical integration, or aviation support systems.

Prior involvement in NAVAIR, NAVSEA, or FMS programs - particularly those supporting international naval platforms.

Familiarity with EMALS/AAG systems or equivalent carrier-based launch and recovery technology.

Working knowledge of U.S. Navy Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) processes, standards, and documentation.

Experience interfacing with OEMs and international engineering organizations (e.g., French DGA or shipyard partners).

Security Clearance:

Active or Interim DoD Secret Clearance required on the first day of employment.

Travel:

Occasional CONUS and OCONUS travel (up to 10%) may be required to support ship integration and international collaboration.

Must possess or be eligible to obtain a U.S. Passport.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2511062

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

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