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SAIC · 9 hours ago

Power Systems Mechanical Engineer

Crane, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

SAIC is seeking a Power Systems Mechanical Engineer to support battery integration efforts for Expeditionary Energy Systems in Crane, IN. The role involves creating and executing test plans, conducting field integration and operational check-outs, and performing reliability analyses on power systems.

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Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringPower & Energy SystemsTest System DevelopmentModeling/DraftingEnergy Storage UnderstandingMilitary Design RequirementsProject PlanningFailure AssessmentsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's in mechanical engineering and five (5) years or more experience; master's and three (3) years or more experience

Experience creating mechanical/electrical engineering designs, prototype, test plans, and system integration documentation for Power & Energy systems

Experience with modeling/drafting

Low voltage (24 VDC) to high voltage (300-400 VDC) system designs

Test system development/maintenance

Experience working directly with military personnel of various ranks (i.e. enlisted through officers), either as a DoD civilian, military, or contractor personnel

Experience with test and evaluation support, requirements validation and verification, project planning, and excellent verbal and written communication skills

Interim secret clearance required to start with the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance. SAIC will sponsor the clearance process

US Citizenship required

Preferred

Ability to discuss technical terms and concepts with a variety of Integrated Product Team (IPT) members

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)