Cleared R&D Systems Engineer - Module and System Electrical Analysis, Onsite

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What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a Systems Engineer with and Electrical Engineering lean to assist with Module and System Electrical Analysis and Product support through Qualification activities in the Mobile Guardian Transport Electronics Engineering, Testers, and Cables group.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

* Use Electrical Engineering principals to develop test plans, execute test, and evaluate electrical systems.

* Support trailer qualification activities from a design engineering perspective.

* Support trailer production activities from a design engineering perspective.

* Use and/or understand systems engineering principles to implement multidisciplinary engineering approaches to research, design, or develop structures, instruments, machines, experiments, processes, systems, theories, or technologies; to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design or to forecast their behavior.

* Initiate, design, develop, execute, and evaluate new processes, products, or systems through basic and applied engineering research.

* Utilize creativity and critical thinking in Engineering principles to proactively discern, identify, troubleshoot and mitigate requirements, design, and manufacturing challenges to ensure successful product realization in partnership with a variety of subsystem teams and sponsor needs.

* Determine conditions under which tests are to be conducted then prepare test, maintenance, operations, calibration and administrative procedures to support operations at hazardous facilities.

* Design, develop, execute and fabricate experiment hardware or test components, systems, and equipment to meet all performance criteria.

* Support preparation of all work planning and control documentation, to include failure mode analyses and safety cases, for work being conducted at hazardous facilities.

* Own, monitor, and ensure technical excellence of our contracts and contracted partners on the MGT tester subsystem.

* Support the analysis and interpretation of test data and recommend alternative solutions to problems and obstacles.

* Develop technical documentation for systems such as drawings, work instructions, reports, test plans, manuals, etc.

* Work on a specific task basis to support technical activities.

* Work as a team member for Trailer Electronics to program milestones

* Work in a fast paced agile environment

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range

$117,500 - $235,700

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require

* A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.

* Active DOE L or equivalent security clearance required

Qualifications We Desire

Qualifications we desire, possess the following:

* Graduate degree in Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).

* Experience working with Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) laboratories and plants including Pantex, Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLNL) and Kansas City National Security Campus/New Mexico Operations (KCNSC/NMO).

* Experience working on engineering design, qualification, production, or related modeling/simulation projects.

* Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

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