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Senior Mechanical Engineer

SAICHanahan, SC🇺🇸United StatesPosted 9 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at SAIC, you will drive critical hardware development and design for innovative systems, offering significant career growth within a reputable organization. This role is ideal for a proactive engineer with strong mechanical and software familiarity, eager to deepen their expertise in CAD and PLM while contributing to cutting-edge projects. Embrace this exciting opportunity to expand your technical skillset and make a tangible impact.

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Job ID: 2614357

Location: Hanahan, SC, US

Date Posted: 2026-07-08

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Mechanical Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer responsible for supporting a Project at our customer location in Hanahan, SC. This position is 100% onsite.
The prospective candidate needs to have extensive experience with Mechanical Engineering but also familiarity with Software Engineering as this prospective candidate will be the focal point of the Engineering Team.
Job Duties:
  • Learn the Hardware element of the BFT System including all components for the various platforms as well as their interoperability.
  • Thoroughly understand the Technical Data Package (TDP) of the USMC BFT System and gain an in-depth knowledge of all Project Drawings and Drawing Structure.
  • Knowledgeable in the CAD software applications Autodesk Inventor and SolidWorks. Also knowledgeable in PLM software and Drawing Storage Systems such as Autodesk Vault.
  • Take the initiative to research and provide updates on new Hardware components for future BFT System capabilities as well as the ability to design future items to support those capabilities.
  • Learn, understand and participate in the Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) Process and ultimately develop ECP related documents.
  • Learn, understand and participate in the Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) Process and ultimately develop PCA related documents.
  • As the focal point of the Engineering Team, this individual will have multiple duties and will be required to:
  • Have a familiarity with Software Engineering.
  • Manage a small team of Software Integrators and Testers by assigning work, reporting status updates and communicating with the Government Customer/PMO.
  • Participate in weekly/biweekly meetings and effectively communicate project status to stakeholders. Ability to work well within a fast-paced, team environment.
  • Understand how to capture and report risk across Engineering areas.
  • Participate and vote in monthly Local Change Review Board meetings and Project Management Reviews (PMRs).
  • Compile Weekly Status Reports and Monthly Status Reports for the Team.


Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Mathematics Software Engineer or Computer Science and five (5) years or more experience.
  • Experience in Command, Control, Communications, Computers Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance to include:
    • Systems Analysis.
    • Systems Architecture.
    • Systems/Equipment Support.
    • Test and Evaluation.
    • Logistics support of C4ISR.
  • Experience with support of C4ISR Projects.

Required Security Clearance:
  • No clearance required to start, must be able to obtain a secret clearance.



SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .

Skills

CAD
SolidWorks

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