Principal Electrical Engineer

Principal Electrical Engineer

Job ID: 2617811

Location: Huntsville, AL, United States

Date Posted: Oct 12, 2026

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Electrical Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: On-Site

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Job Description

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 Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL.

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 special purpose military weapon systems.

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 prototype 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

Education Requirements:

• BS in Electrical / Computer Engineering plus a minimum of nine (9) years of experience; Additional six (6) years' experience can be considered in lieu of degree (per contract vehicle).

Clearance Requirements:

• Must already have a DoD SECRET clearance or be able to obtain interim DoD SECRET clearance prior to first day of employment; US Citizenship required. Current SECRET clearance is preferred.

Required Experience:

• 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/EMI (MIL-STD-461)

• High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP/EMP) survivability

• Familiar with MLRS, THAAD and/or PATRIOT PAC-3

• Proficient using MS Office suite, MS Visio, schematic capture program such as Altium Designer, circuit simulation program such as PSpice. Excellent communication skills and mechanical aptitude.

• Experience with military radar systems, electronic countermeasures, weapon fire control systems, systems integration, and/or Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) highly desirable.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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