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Hardware Engineer - Fiber Optics
**Description**
SAIC is seeking a? **Hardware Engineer** with expertise in fiber optics for shipboard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems. This program will be part of a transformative venture, driving the future of next generation afloat mission effectiveness through the integration of?cutting-edge commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems?and network technologies using fiber-optic infrastructure.
J **ob Duties:**
+ Develop, update and maintain engineering documents.
+ Stage 4 and 5 test procedures for integrated C5ISR and COTS systems.
+ Interface control documents, cable block diagram, fiber optic cable topology, and wiring diagrams specific to fiber optic cables, connectors and back shells.
**Qualifications**
**Required Education and Experience:**
+ Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and two (2) years or more relevant experience hardware engineering (focused on fiber optics infrastructure); BS degree maybe offset with additional four (4) years relevant experience.
+ Experience designing, installing, or maintaining?fiber optic networks, including integration with modern?COTS systems, components, fiber optic cables, coaxial, cat 5/6 cables and fiber cable termination and splicing using appropriate tools.
**Required Security Clearance:**
+ Must have an active secret clearance on first day of employment.
**Preferred Qualifications and Experience:**
+ Fiber Optic Certification,(e.g., ETA Certified Fiber Optic Technician [CFOT], FOA Certification, or equivalent).
+ Familiarity with?COTS communication systems?that leverage fiber optic infrastructure, including:
+ Cisco routers and switches?(e.g., Catalyst or Nexus models).
+ Juniper networking equipment.
+ Media converters?for fiber-to-copper integration.
+ Network Interface Cards (NICs)?supporting fiber.
+ Patch panels?and optical splitter equipment.
+ Proficiency of Microsoft Office suite and Autocad.
+ Experience with fiber optics test equipment (eg LED and Laser Light sources, power meters, optical time domain reflectometer, optical loss test set, optical video inspection system, optical leak detector).
+ Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) IA Level II - Security+ certification, or CSSIP or equivalent or willing to obtain within 180 days of onboarding.
**Desired Technical Experience (Key Systems and Shipboard Experience):**
**Shipboard C5ISR Systems:**
+ Navigation: Integrated Bridge System, Gyrocompass (e.g., WSN-7).
+ Radar: Surface Search Radars (e.g., AN/SPY-6, SPS-series).
+ Communications: UHF, HF, VHF Marine Radios; Shipboard Communication Cabinets; EHF Communications.
+ Networking: NIPRNET, SIPRNET, SI LANs.
+ Safety: Interior Alarms and Safety Systems.
+ Positioning: GPS, Sonar Mission Systems, Fathometer, and Depth Sounding Devices.
**COTS systems?associated with fiber optics:**
+ Cisco and Juniper Networking Equipment?(e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, access points).
+ Fiber Patch Panels, couplers, splitters, and distribution frames.
+ Optical adapters?and?fiber transceivers?for high data-rate communications (e.g., SFP/SFP+).
+ Media converters?and Ethernet-over-fiber solutions.
+ Infrastructure: Fiber Patch Panels, Distribution Frames, Couplers, and Splitters.
REQNUMBER: 2610806
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
SAIC is seeking a? **Hardware Engineer** with expertise in fiber optics for shipboard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems. This program will be part of a transformative venture, driving the future of next generation afloat mission effectiveness through the integration of?cutting-edge commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems?and network technologies using fiber-optic infrastructure.
J **ob Duties:**
+ Develop, update and maintain engineering documents.
+ Stage 4 and 5 test procedures for integrated C5ISR and COTS systems.
+ Interface control documents, cable block diagram, fiber optic cable topology, and wiring diagrams specific to fiber optic cables, connectors and back shells.
**Qualifications**
**Required Education and Experience:**
+ Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and two (2) years or more relevant experience hardware engineering (focused on fiber optics infrastructure); BS degree maybe offset with additional four (4) years relevant experience.
+ Experience designing, installing, or maintaining?fiber optic networks, including integration with modern?COTS systems, components, fiber optic cables, coaxial, cat 5/6 cables and fiber cable termination and splicing using appropriate tools.
**Required Security Clearance:**
+ Must have an active secret clearance on first day of employment.
**Preferred Qualifications and Experience:**
+ Fiber Optic Certification,(e.g., ETA Certified Fiber Optic Technician [CFOT], FOA Certification, or equivalent).
+ Familiarity with?COTS communication systems?that leverage fiber optic infrastructure, including:
+ Cisco routers and switches?(e.g., Catalyst or Nexus models).
+ Juniper networking equipment.
+ Media converters?for fiber-to-copper integration.
+ Network Interface Cards (NICs)?supporting fiber.
+ Patch panels?and optical splitter equipment.
+ Proficiency of Microsoft Office suite and Autocad.
+ Experience with fiber optics test equipment (eg LED and Laser Light sources, power meters, optical time domain reflectometer, optical loss test set, optical video inspection system, optical leak detector).
+ Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) IA Level II - Security+ certification, or CSSIP or equivalent or willing to obtain within 180 days of onboarding.
**Desired Technical Experience (Key Systems and Shipboard Experience):**
**Shipboard C5ISR Systems:**
+ Navigation: Integrated Bridge System, Gyrocompass (e.g., WSN-7).
+ Radar: Surface Search Radars (e.g., AN/SPY-6, SPS-series).
+ Communications: UHF, HF, VHF Marine Radios; Shipboard Communication Cabinets; EHF Communications.
+ Networking: NIPRNET, SIPRNET, SI LANs.
+ Safety: Interior Alarms and Safety Systems.
+ Positioning: GPS, Sonar Mission Systems, Fathometer, and Depth Sounding Devices.
**COTS systems?associated with fiber optics:**
+ Cisco and Juniper Networking Equipment?(e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, access points).
+ Fiber Patch Panels, couplers, splitters, and distribution frames.
+ Optical adapters?and?fiber transceivers?for high data-rate communications (e.g., SFP/SFP+).
+ Media converters?and Ethernet-over-fiber solutions.
+ Infrastructure: Fiber Patch Panels, Distribution Frames, Couplers, and Splitters.
REQNUMBER: 2610806
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
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