Senior Microelectronics Systems Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Microelectronics Systems Engineer to support the Deputy Director for Research, Technology & Laboratories (RT&L) in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)) in the management and execution of the Department of Defense (DoD) Trusted and Assured Microelectronics (T&AM) program. The systems engineer’s primary role is to support the Government T&AM Program Manager in evaluating technological approaches, synchronizing DoD efforts, and executing the trusted microelectronics strategy for Application-Specific Integrated Circuits, Field Programmable Gate Arrays, and other microelectronics components.

Job responsibilities, include, but are not limited to:

• Support Government Program Manager in project management and execution for T&AM program elements
• Support planning, execution and facilitation of program reviews, and bi-weekly T&AM meetings
• Coordinate with T&AM Project Area Leads and Technical Execution Leads on technical and programmatic issues and opportunities
• Evaluate technical approaches to solving assurance issues facing the DoD weapon system acquisition community
• Engage stakeholder community across Services, industry, and academia to identify microelectronics technologies and applications that align with T&AM program objectives
• Develop and/or provide input and recommendations to T&AM abstracts, briefs, information papers, and whitepapers
• Support Microelectronics initiatives including development of strategy, issue papers, briefings, and funding options and alternatives
• Support RFI/proposal development, review, and technical evaluations
• Support development of T&AM budget justification documents in support of the annual President’s Budget
• Engage with Joint Federated Assurance Center Hardware Assurance (HwA) and Software Assurance (SwA) communities to provide cross-flow between HwA and T&AM subtasks and other USD(R&E) tasks

Qualifications

• Degree(s) in an engineering discipline or related field. BS and 15 years of experience; Master’s and 12 years of experience; PhD and 9 years of experience
• At least 10 years of experience working in microelectronics design, semiconductor device fabrication and/or foundry operations, radiation-hardened electronics, radio frequency electronics, electro-optical electronics, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), defense electronics industrial base or related areas
• Experience in preparing, coordinating, and presenting briefings
• Demonstrated knowledge of the DoD organizational structure and budgeting process, OSD inter-office coordination, and communication protocols
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Active Secret clearance

Desired Qualifications

 

• Degree(s) in electrical engineering, computer engineering, systems engineering, or related field
• Experience with Trusted and Assured Microelectronics (T&AM) program
• Experience in planning and coordination of technical reviews, panels, or similar meetings with diverse participants