Power & Energy Engineer

SAIC is hiring a Power & Energy Engineer in Crane, IN, to support battery integration for Expeditionary Energy Systems. Responsibilities include creating test plans, executing tests, conducting field integration, and performing reliability analyses. Candidates must have a relevant engineering degree, experience in directed energy, and a secret clearance. Desired skills include knowledge of energy storage systems and military design requirements. The position is full-time.
Description

SAIC is seeking a Power & Energy Engineer to support battery integration efforts for Expeditionary Energy Systems in Crane, IN.

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:
• Creating System Qualification Test Plans, Performance Test Plans, Safety/Hazard Characterization Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports
• Execute (or oversee a team to execute) the tests at NSWC Crane and Expeditionary Battery fielded system locations and battery vendor sites
• Conduct Field Integration and Operational Check-out through Initial Operating Capability, perform periodic Field Maintenance on large batteries
• Perform Reliability Analyses and Safety Engineering processes on systems

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE:
• Bachelor’s in engineering and four (4) years or more experience; master’s and two (2) years or more experience
• Experience with directed energy
• Interim secret clearance required to start with the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance. SAIC will sponsor the clearance process
• US Citizenship required

DESIRED SKILLS:
• Experience with modeling/drafting
• Low voltage (24 VDC) to high voltage (300-400 VDC) system designs
• Ability to discuss technical terms and concepts with a variety of Integrated Product Team (IPT) members
• Experience working directly with military personnel of various ranks (i.e. enlisted through officers), either as a DoD civilian, military, or contractor personnel
• Understanding of energy storage and electrochemical testing, applied to the range of power systems and energy storage devices such as batteries, fuel cells, and other devices
• Small (< 2 kWh) to Large (> 1000 kWh) systems
• Integrating power conversion systems
• Working knowledge of Military and NASA design requirements and safety requirements (e.g. S9310-AQ-SAF-010, SG270-BV-SAF-010, JSC-20793B, NASA/TM-2009-215751 /NESC-RP-08-75/06-069-I)
• Experience with Failure and/or Safety assessments (ie: Hazard Analyses, FMEA’s, Fault Tree Analyses, Root Cause Failure Analyses)
• Working knowledge of Industry Standards for design and safety (e.g. UL, IEC, IATA)
• Systems Requirements Specifications (and decompose into derived requirements and subsystem specs)
• Experience creating mechanical/electrical engineering designs, prototype, test plans, and system integration documentation for Power & Energy systems
• Test system development/maintenance
• Experience with test and evaluation support, requirements validation and verification, project planning, and excellent verbal and written communication skills