Design Engineer

Description

SAIC is seeking an organized and motivated Design & Producibility Engineer who will work effectively in a fast-paced environment, specifically with submarine launched weapons / UUV systems and related test equipment. Candidates will be responsible to work in a team environment with government and SAIC engineers to design, development, test and implement modern systems for the U.S. Navy.

This position offers a remote work arrangement, combining remote work with in-office collaboration while on work travel. We emphasize flexibility and productivity while maintaining a strong sense of teamwork and communication. Our team works both remotely and from our offices in Middletown RI, Charleston SC, and Silverdale WA, ensuring a balance of independent work and in-person collaboration.

• Create, convert, and maintain production-ready 3D CAD models and 2D drawings for assemblies and sub-assemblies, including legacy 2D-to-model conversions.
• Embed complete product definition into models/drawings: GD&T per ASME Y14.5, material specifications, surface finish and coating/plating requirements, part numbers, revision history, and critical notes (MBD/TDP-quality data sets).
• Perform tolerance stack-up analyses and dimensional studies to ensure fit, function, and interchangeability across mating interfaces.
• Support drawing tree development, drawing release, and incorporation of redlines/ECPs through the configuration management process.
• Maintain configuration-controlled material property libraries and design data in PDM/PLM tools (e.g., Windchill).

• Create, convert, and maintain production-ready 3D CAD models and 2D drawings for assemblies and sub-assemblies, including legacy 2D-to-model conversions.
• Develop producibility models and perform DFM analyses to optimize part geometry, reduce manufacturing risk, and improve yield.
• Perform quantitative quality assurance calculations supporting inspection planning and process capability assessment.
• Support supplier tooling evaluations, manufacturing process validation, and first article inspection planning.
• Support development of the formal manufacturing qualification process, ensuring processes, assembly lines, and suppliers meet readiness criteria.

• Perform Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) at the component and assembly level per MIL-STD-1629 methodology or program-directed process.
• Construct and maintain Fault Tree Analyses (FTA) for critical system-level failure conditions; identify cut sets, single-point failures, and candidate design mitigations.
• Support system safety hazard analyses per MIL-STD-882 (PHA, SSHA, O_SHA as assigned), including hazard identification, risk assessment (severity/probability), and mitigation tracking to closure.
• Feed failure analysis and hazard analysis results back into design decisions, test planning, and inspection criteria.
• Support reliability modeling and reliability assessment activities; use field data, test data, and stress-test feedback to drive design refinement.

• Draft and finalize Assembly Confidence Test (ACT) plans and inspection plans for assigned assemblies.
• Support development of master test strategy, detailed test plans, test function lists, and test equipment requirements.
• Execute and support confidence testing, EDM kit verification, and test report preparation.
• Map requirements to verification methods (analysis, inspection, demonstration, test) and support closure of verification matrices.

• Support capture, allocation, and management of system-level requirements with full traceability from stakeholder needs to sub-assembly level (SSS-2 to SSS-3), using DOORS Next Gen.
• Support development of the Functional Item Replacement (FIR) tree and functionally allocated baseline documentation.
• Support identification of hanging-parent and orphan requirements and documentation of allocation rationale.

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