Senior Electrical Engineer

Job ID 2618406 **Location** North Charleston, SC, US **Date Posted** 2026-10-26 **Category** Engineering and Sciences **Subcategory** Electrical Engr **Schedule** Full-Time **Shift** Day Job **Travel** No **Minimum Clearance Required None** **Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain** Public Trust **Potential for Remote Work** ORA\_ON\_SITE **Description** SAIC is seeking a highly motivated **Senior Electrical Engineer** to join our team, supporting the design, development, troubleshooting, testing, and in-service support of the Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2s) program 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** **Required Education** * Bachelor's degree and five (5) 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 **Clearance** * Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.