Mechanical Advanced Packaging Engineer
Crane, IN · HybridJob$80–120K/yrSeen 4w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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SAIC seeks an Advanced Packaging Engineer to support missile-system hardware design and analysis and develop, analyze, and validate microelectronics packaging solutions. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams on mechanical modeling, systems engineering, solder interconnect analysis, and experimental testing. It offers a hybrid schedule, with candidates required to live within commuting distance of Crane, Indiana.
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Description
SAIC is seeking a talented and motivated Advanced Packaging Engineer to support cutting-edge missile system hardware design and analysis efforts. In this role, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop, analyze, and validate advanced microelectronics packaging solutions for complex defense systems. This position offers a hybrid work schedule; however, candidates must reside within commuting distance of Crane, IN.
JOB RESPONSIBILITES:
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Support mechanical design and analysis of missile system hardware and microelectronics packaging and assembly
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Perform mechanical modeling and simulation activities, including finite element analysis (FEA), thermal fatigue, shock and vibration analysis, and MATLAB-based modeling
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Apply systems engineering principles throughout all stages of the product lifecycle, including requirement development, verification, and validation
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Participate in and support Systems Engineering Technical Reviews, including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), and Production Readiness Reviews (PRR)
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Collaborate with design teams to facilitate and document design development activities
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Support Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and contribute to cross-functional team discussions
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Analyze solder interconnect technologies, including Ball Grid Array (BGA), Column Grid Array (CGA), Flip-Chip, and J-lead packages
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Conduct experimental test and evaluation activities, including solder fatigue analysis and material property evaluations
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Clearly communicate technical findings, analyses, and recommendations to a wide range of audiences, including both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
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Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
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5+ years’ experience with mechanical modeling and simulation (e.g., FEA/ANSYS, MATLAB, vibration, shock, thermal fatigue)
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Experience with or knowledge of systems engineering principles
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Interim secret clearance is required to start with the ability to obtain a secret clearance. SAIC will sponsor the clearance process
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Must be a US citizen
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
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Experience with missile system hardware design and analysis
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Familiarity with microelectronics packaging and assembly, including solder interconnect technologies
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2617660
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
How this job compares
Set against the 7,418 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$80–120K/yr
- Indiana median$91–134K/yr30 salary ranges
- US median$105–160K/yr4,436 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $100K, is 14% below the Indiana median midpoint ($116K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in Indiana.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 80 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Indiana and 7,418 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (6,190 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,102 of the 7,418 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (69%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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