Job ID: 2616418
Location: North Charleston, SC, US
Date Posted: 2026-09-01
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
SAIC is seeking an Electronics Engineer for our customer site in North Charleston, SC.
Responsibilities (include, but are not limited to):
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Develop a modular, power distribution architecture for distributed maritime sensors
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Integrate voltage-level negotiation for subsystems (similar to that of USB-C PD)
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Incorporate renewable energy solutions such as wave harnessing, solar, peltier into a system architecture for improved persistence
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Perform power budget analysis to inform power system and support sensing, communication, and edge processing operations of complex systems
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Develop designs for signal/power PCBs using best practices for trace routing, thermal management, signal isolation, and grounding
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
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Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience; four (4) years additional in lieu of degree
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Experience programming microcontrollers to monitor system status and implement control systems to toggle power amongst sub-systems/components (C++, microPython, circuitPython, standard Python)
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Development of DC power distribution architectures
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IoT experience with low-SWaP sensors and systems
Required Clearance:
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No clearance required to start, must have the ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance
Desired Skills:
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Knowledge of renewables and integration of various technologies to improve system performance
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Familiarity with marine connectors and knowledge of electrical systems in highly corrosive environments
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Experience developing system-level electrical architecture with minimal oversight
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Knowledge of standard RF principles
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Familiarity with UART, I2C, RS232, RS485, USB, Ethernet protocols (desired)
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PCB design for DC power distribution.in small, distributed (IoT) systems incorporating power toggling via microcontroller, renewables, and modular design
