Design Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC is looking for a Design Engineer to support the US Navy in Crane, IN.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop new designs and fabricate prototypes for Power & Energy Systems
• Identify new technical solutions to improve designs, create the drawings and technical specifications for prototypes
• Be capable of incorporating design criteria for electrical, mechanical, and chemical performance goals
• Review requirements and generate test procedures to identify critical data
• Conduct the test procedures and analyze the data to identify the optimum performance or issues, or evaluate technology insertion
• Support the system life cycle documentation for Operating Profile testing development, Production Lot Acceptance testing, Lifecycle testing, Qualification testing, Root Cause Failure Analysis, Destructive Physical Analysis, High Current testing capabilities, Water Immersion testing, Acid and Alkaline testing capability, and Battery Monitor Systems, as needed
• Familiarity with capabilities and limitations of commercial failure and material analysis, both non-destructive and destructive analysis to include: Battery Dissections (SVRLA Battery Dissections, Lithium-Ion dissections, Silver Zinc, and other Battery chemistries)

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE:

• Bachelors and 5 years or more related experience, or Masters and 3 years or more related experience, or PhD or JD and no related experience
• Must possess a complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field
• General knowledge of other related disciplines
• Organometallic/inorganic chemistry structural determination through NMR spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, FT-IR, UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, single crystal X-ray diffraction, optimization of reaction conditions, and kinetic studies
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
• US Citizenship

PREFFERED EXPERIENCE:

• Method and process development, material science and manufacturing experience 

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology 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, civilian and intelligence 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 24,000 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 $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.