Electronics Hardware Engineer - 1692
About The Position
Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. (SARA) is hiring an Electronics Hardware Design Engineer for its High Power Electromagnetics Division in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The role supports research and development activities and the transition of innovative technologies to the DoD, DoE, and their contractors. The successful candidate will work with engineers, physicists, and technicians on established and new programs, contributing across disciplines from conception through operation. This is a hands-on design position responsible for electrical system architecture, schematic capture, layout design, and prototype or delivery testing of complex R&D electronics. The engineer will implement, maintain, and improve circuit designs, applying electrical engineering fundamentals to practical products and designs. Work includes creating solutions and carrying them through technical implementation and testing. The position is on-site and may involve approximately 5% travel for customer briefings and testing events.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- 1–4 years of design experience in Electrical Engineering.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and multitasking skills.
- Ability to adapt and work in a flexible, fluid, and fast-paced team environment.
- Willingness to travel approximately 5% of the time for customer briefings and testing events.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
- May require light physical effort, including standing, sitting, using hands, and carrying or lifting up to 50 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 5–10 years of design experience in Electrical Engineering.
- Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
- Experience in analog, digital, high-voltage, data-integrity, or power-and-protection circuit design.
- Ability to develop, plan, and test electrical systems.
- Experience creating one-line diagrams, circuit schematics, and board layouts.
- Experience with component selection, modeling, and simulation for electronics subsystems.
- Experience with high-voltage system design, fiber-optic transmission, power generation and regulation, gate-drive circuitry and architecture, snubber and protection circuitry and architecture, STM32 microcontroller-based control systems, or data-acquisition and processing circuitry.
Responsibilities
- Design and architect electronics systems from concept through implementation, including system architecture, PCB design, and validation.
- Develop schematics for analog, digital, and mixed-signal applications.
- Model and simulate circuit performance.
- Prototype, build, test, and debug hardware using typical laboratory equipment.
- Write detailed technical reports on designs, test results, and intended testing and operating procedures.
- Support technical engineering and scientific teams during field test activities when necessary.
- Maintain and improve developed circuit designs.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, plus other supplemental programs.
- Generous paid time off program covering vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
- Tuition and certification reimbursement.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Discretionary employee bonuses.
- 401(k) match and profit sharing.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
