• Embedded Test SW Engineer Sr

    SAIC (Indianapolis, IN)


    Description

    SAIC is seeking a **Senior level Software/Hardware Engineer** for development and maintenance of Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for various development/production products that SAIC develops, repairs, or produces at its **Indianapolis, IN** site.

    Key Job Responsibilities:

    + Maintain existing in-house ATE systems

    + Maintain/develop new tests as unit-under-test (UUT) requirements change

    + Maintain/develop ATE software, or propose changes/fixes, as OEM/COTS hardware changes or becomes obsolete

    + Assist or lead efforts in redesigning obsolete test systems

    + Advise leadership/supervisors on areas of improvement in the context of ATE systems to better test products

    + Work with and/or assist lab technicians in troubleshooting issues with ATE systems

    + Work with and/or assist lab technicians in repairing ATE systems

    + Assist or lead efforts in the design of new ATE systems

    + Synthesize project/customer requirements for new ATE systems into Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates on cost of equipment/labor

    + Analyze end product (UUT) test requirements and develop test set architecture to meet and test those requirements

    + Search out COTS products that meet or exceed test requirements

    + Develop self-testable test set architecture (ability to self-test itself to verify proper operation)

    Qualifications

    Required Education/Skills:

    + Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience.

    + Knowledge and experience in Perl, Python, and/or JavaScript.

    + Demonstrated ability to write/read/debug National Instruments (NI) LabVIEW programs.

    + Ability to use common lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, function generators, etc).

    + Ability to use an electrical schematic to debug a hardware circuit using available lab equipment.

    + Ability to digest a manual testing procedure into a fully/semi-automated process where possible.

    + Advise on the testability of new product designs.

    + Knowledge and experience with National Instruments (NI) PXI hardware.

    + Knowledge and experience with controlling test equipment via GPIB, Ethernet (LXI), and other means.

    + Active DoD security clearance (SECRET or higher), or ability to obtain a clearance. **Desired Skills/Experience:**

    + NI LabVIEW certification (CLAD, CLD, or CLA)

    + Familiarity with National Instruments Switch Executive and legacy SCXI switch topologies

    + Knowledge and understanding of using git for source code revision management

    + Knowledge and experience using Markdown for documentation in Wiki format or equivalent collaboration tools (e.g., Atlassian Confluence)

    + Experience and knowledge of using UNIX/Linux environments and utilities (e.g., bash, make, awk, sed, grep, vi)

    + Experience and knowledge of embedded systems software development using C or C++ Ability to read and interpret a circuit's function by its schematic and characterize its power requirements (current draw, voltage drops, power, etc)

    + Ability to debug an embedded application using JTAG and the appropriate integrated development environment (IDE)

    + Knowledge and experience using schematic capture software

    + Knowledge of commonly used communications protocols - MIL-STD-1553, RS-232/422/485, CAN, I2C, SPI, SSH, Ethernet

    + Knowledge of one or more microprocessor architectures - STM32, AVR, 8051, and/or similar

    + Ability to work with minimal direction/supervision.

    + Team player

    REQNUMBER: 2510598

    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