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SAIC Systems Engineer in Crane, Indiana
Description
SAIC is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the US Navy in Crane, IN.
The Systems Engineer will provide technical support for shipboard energy storage systems and testing for military applications, with focus on Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) battery cell testing, including the generation of test plans, analysis of results, and oversight of test system setups. Provide input on the initial system designs to final system integrations. The candidate would provide input to the engineering team on the development and execution of test plans for both individual cells and the integrated battery system. The candidate would look at the overall project life cycle and help to guide/provide input on the engineering decisions of today to ensure we meet major technical decision milestones to achieve the end goal of the project, which is the successful implementation of a NiZn battery on a submarine. This is a technical engineering role and does not include budget management or project scheduling responsibilities.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Engineering support and requirements development for electrical, mechanical, controls and mitigation solutions for the identified system and the interfaces of the integrated shipboard environment
Assist with engineering investigations on power and energy systems, energy storage enclosures and support processes
Engineering investigations require familiarity with capabilities and limitations of commercial failure and material analysis of non-destructive and destructive analysis for Nickel Zinc, lithium-ion and silver-zinc chemistry energy storage systems, enclosure and mitigation systems
Investigations and review of studies, analysis, evaluations, and assessments provided to the Government
Characterizing large-scale battery performance, developing failure modes and effects, NiZinc fire mitigation and suppression concepts, prototyping battery-agnostic containment solutions, and examining Nickel Zinc and other alternative Next Generation energy storage viability
Support of DoD acquisition and acquisition management
Qualifications
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering and five or more years of experience
Experience with support of DoD system documentation throughout the life cycle, from technical input on new designs to creating the associated test plans and SOPs, to long term maintenance and reliability documentation
Experience with DoD shipboard system requirements processes
Experience with Cameo
Experience with DoD or commercial control system requirements
Interim secret clearance with the ability to obtain a secret clearance. SAIC will sponsor the clearance process
US Citizenship required
DESIRED EXPERIENCE:
Battery failure simulation to predict failure modes, energy released, mitigation technique effectiveness, etc.
Exposure to MBSE
Experience will MIL-STD-882
Develop requirements with energy or power systems
Experience with electrical and power distribution characteristics of battery systems
REQNUMBER: T2601674
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