Electronics Hardware Engineer - 1692

SARA • Colorado Springs, CO

16h • Onsite

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 transitions innovative technologies to the DoD, DoE, and their contractors. The successful candidate will collaborate with engineers, physicists, and technicians on established and new programs, contributing across multidisciplinary projects from conception through operation.

This hands-on design role is 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. The position may involve approximately 5% travel for customer briefings and testing events. The work is on-site unless indicated otherwise.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• 1–4 years of Electrical Engineering design experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to adapt to a highly flexible, fluid, and fast-paced team environment.
• Willingness to travel roughly 5% of the time for customer briefings and testing events.
• U.S. citizenship and ability 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 Electrical Engineering design experience.
• 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, plus other supplemental programs.
• Generous PTO program including vacation, sick, and holiday time.
• Tuition and certification reimbursement.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Discretionary employee bonuses.
• 401(k) match and profit sharing.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level