Principal Electrical Engineer

Principal Electrical Engineer

SAIC is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer who will support The Enhanced Polar System (EPS) project ONSITE in San Diego, CA. The ideal candidate will provide continuous, 24-hour Extremely High Frequency (EHF) protected satellite communications (SATCOM) capability to forces operating in the North Polar Region (above 65 degrees North latitude). EPS consists of four segments: Gateway (includes the interface with the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)), Mission Control, Payload (includes Host Space Vehicle (SV) and Ground Station accommodations), and Terminal. The Sponsor is the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)/Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Systems Wing (SMC/MCSW).

The EPS-Gateway (GW) Segment includes a primary and a secondary gateway site. The segment provides connectivity between polar users and mid-latitude users via the terrestrial Global Information Grid (GIG) to gain access to DISN services. SSC-PAC shall be responsible for the development, assembly, and installation of the GW Network Equipment, GW to DISN Interface Equipment and Network Management for the EPS-GW Segment. At the YD-II level, the selectee will serve as an Electrical/Systems Engineer on the Enhanced Polar System Gateway development project.

Job Duties:

• Provide engineering technical support to the development of the EPS GW design documentation that includes the Systems Requirements Specification (SRS) and the System Subsystem Design Document (SSDD)
• Provide network expertise for implementing the GW side of the DISN interface on the GW equipment
• Work with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Integrated Product Team (IPT) to define the details of the DISN Interface Configuration Document (ICD)
• Help define and implement the configuration of the GW networking equipment for internal IP routing, serial circuit delivery and terminal connectivity
• Assist with the implementation of the network management tool for monitoring the GW infrastructure
• Assist with the design and implementation of mechanisms, commands and routing configurations specific to the transition between GW sites
• Provide support during the development and integration phase of the project; includes assisting with the development and testing of the proto@type and engineering model

Qualifications:

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or similar and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters degree and seven (7) years or more of experience. Years of experience in lieu of degree will be taken under consideration.

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Must have an active Secret clearance to start

Desired Skills:

Knowledge of Networking: Switches, Routers, Hubs, Servers, Cables, Racks, Firewalls, LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, UDP, Latency, VoIP, QoS, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, NHRP, ATM, PPP, MPLS

Knowledge of Circuit to Packet (CTP) devices, Firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)

Knowledge: Systems: Windows, Cisco Systems, UNIX, Linux, Novell

Previous work experience with dealing with DISA Teleports

Familiar with Network Management software tool (e.g. HP Open View)

Skilled in use of Visio software for production of laboratory wiring diagrams

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.