Electrical Hardware Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's (APL) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group is seeking a hands-on electrical hardware engineer to develop and field groundbreaking autonomous systems and capabilities. The group uses applied engineering to create solutions for government organizations, working side-by-side in the lab and in the field. They focus on building solutions to critically important challenges, adapting to dynamic environments, and advancing technical and leadership skills. The role involves employing APL's research to field mission-ready systems and mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in circuit design to rapidly field autonomous sensor systems, supporting the development of systems that collect information in austere environments globally to aid partners' missions. This position requires demonstrating technical expertise by contributing to critical system development and experimental efforts.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field of study.
Have 3+ years of relevant experience with embedded systems, to include design, development, integration, and/or test of hardware systems.
Have demonstrated an ability and willingness to multi-task across several projects and work independently in small teams while meeting quick turnaround demands.
Are willing and able to work in classified laboratories and oceans around the world to conduct field testing for 10% of your time.
Can interact effectively with team members of different experience levels and backgrounds.
Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Top Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Have a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field of study
Have 5+ years of relevant experience with embedded systems, to include design, development, integration, and/or test of hardware systems.
Have experience with the development, design, or integration with autonomous vehicles
Possess an active Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Leverage your skills to design, fabricate, and integrate custom printed circuit boards for use in embedded systems involving both digital interfaces and analog sensors.
Develop and maintain system architectures of embedded systems.
Specify, identify, and integrate commercial and custom components for the rapid development of electronic systems.
Conduct design reviews, bench testing, and field testing to debug your embedded designs.
Document system development, engineering analysis, and testing consistent with quality requirements and present information to review teams.
Travel into the field to test and demonstrate the systems you design and train users and operators.

Benefits

generous benefits
robust education assistance program
unparalleled retirement contributions
healthy work/life balance
comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans
paid time off
medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
flexible spending accounts
education assistance
training and development
bonuses or other forms of compensation per internal policy and/or contractual designation
sign-on bonus
relocation benefits
locality allowance or discretionary payments for exceptional performance