Pulsed Power Engineering Associate/Senior Engineering Associate - National Ignition Facility
$125,310–$185,640 year
On-siteLivermore, California, United States
Job Summary
Provide innovative technical expertise for electrical and pulsed power systems assembly, testing, and design modifications within the National Ignition Facility. Propose new complex electronics and controls designs, author detailed technical procedures, and present concepts at design reviews. Collaborate with scientists and engineers to address highly complex technical problems, oversee laboratory operations and logistics, and define project approaches using independent discretion. Manage multiple priorities, plan schedules and budgets, and lead personnel in assigning tasks if hired at the senior level. Requires full-time on-site presence, a DOE Q-level security clearance, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics or Engineering Technology.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Engineering Technology, or equivalent combination of education and related experience
- Experience in laboratory safety protocols (chemicals, lasers, high voltage, etc.)
- Advanced organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, oversee laboratory operations, and support project goals and objectives
- Advanced knowledge of and experience with power supply design, pulsed power design, energy storage (capacitors), switching devices (MOSFET), simulation tools (SPICE), and diagnostics (CT, shunts)
- Advanced experience using oscilloscopes, multi-meters, and high voltage power supplies
- Experience writing and following detailed procedures, contributing to electronic systems operations, analyzing results, and writing reports independently, under general supervision
- Experience developing conceptual designs of complex and complicated electronic systems; designing, implementing, and/or testing prototypes; and presenting in engineering design reviews
- Advanced technical and investigative skills with an understanding of equipment specifications and their relationship to project needs
- Strong leadership, communication, and customer service skills
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Experience with planning, scheduling, and budgeting for technical projects
- Innovative technical expertise with identifying and resolving complex to highly complex engineering problems
- Effective interpersonal skills and experience working both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team in a schedule-driven environment including advanced verbal and written communication skills
- Highly advanced technical project management and workforce planning experience, including highly advanced communication, feedback, and presentation skills
- Highly advanced experience with highly complex analog circuit design, supervisory control, instrumentation, and data acquisition
- Highly advanced knowledge of electrical safety and related standards; electromagnetic compatible designs which minimize and tolerate EMI; techniques to cool power electronics components
- Must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test
Desired Qualifications
- Familiar with LabVIEW and related instrumentations and control software
- Experience working with classified materials, documentation, and/or experimental data
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