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Title: Electrical Engineer – High Power Microwave & Pulsed Power Systems

Position Summary: We are seeking a graduate-level Electrical Engineer to support the development, integration, and testing of advanced high-power microwave (HPM) and pulsed-power systems. The engineer will work as part of a multidisciplinary team developing technologies associated with prime power, pulsed-power generation and conditioning, RF generation, impedance matching, transmission, and antenna systems. Responsibilities will include supporting the design, modeling, fabrication, integration, and laboratory/field testing of electrical and RF hardware, including systems utilizing conventional and explosive-driven pulsed-power technologies. The position will involve hands-on experimental work with high-voltage, high-current, fast-pulse, and high-power RF systems; instrumentation and data acquisition; analysis of test results; and troubleshooting of integrated systems. A graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field is preferred, with 0–5 years of relevant professional or research experience. Experience gained through graduate research, laboratory work, internships, or government/DoD research programs involving RF, pulsed power, high-voltage systems, antennas, or electromagnetic systems is highly desirable.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the design, development, integration, and testing of HPM and pulsed-power systems.
• Develop and evaluate prime-power, pulse-forming, power-conditioning, and impedance-matching approaches for advanced RF systems.
• Support integration of power sources, pulsed-power hardware, RF generators, transmission components, and antenna systems.
• Plan and execute laboratory and field testing of high-voltage, high-current, fast-pulse, and high-power RF hardware.
• Select and configure instrumentation, diagnostics, data-acquisition systems, and test equipment for transient electrical and RF measurements.
• Analyze experimental data, compare results with analytical or computational predictions, and identify opportunities for system improvement.
• Troubleshoot electrical, pulsed-power, RF, and system-integration issues during prototype development and testing.
• Support the design, fabrication, assembly, and modification of experimental hardware and prototype systems.
• Document test procedures, technical results, engineering analyses, and design recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with engineers and scientists from multiple disciplines to transition concepts from analysis through prototype demonstration.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering or applied-science discipline.
• 0–5 years of relevant professional experience
• Strong understanding of fundamental electrical engineering concepts, including circuits, electromagnetics, transmission lines, and electrical power systems.
• Ability to perform analytical, numerical, or computational methods.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment with electrical test equipment and instrumentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability and willingness to perform hands-on engineering work

Desired Skills:

• Coursework, research, or professional experience in high-power microwave systems, RF/microwave engineering, or pulsed power
• Knowledge of impedance matching between prime-power sources, pulsed-power systems, RF generators, transmission structures, and antennas.
• Experience with RF generators, antennas, waveguides, coaxial transmission systems, or electromagnetic structures.
• Experience measuring high-voltage, high-current, nanosecond- or microsecond-scale transients and high-power RF signals.
• Experience with electromagnetic, circuit, or Multiphysics modeling
• Experience programming or scripting in MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, or similar environments for analysis, modeling, test automation, or data processing.
• Previous experience supporting DoD, government, university, or national-laboratory research and development programs is desirable.
• Must be able to acquire and maintain security clearance.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Is a technically curious, hands-on engineer, that is driven to achieve
• Has a strong interest in high-power RF, pulsed power, electromagnetics, and advanced electrical systems
• Desires to work projects from fundamental research to fielded system
• Strong and concise communicator capable of teaching new grads up briefing general officers and academics
• Follows systematic and logical progression of research with strong documentation habits
• Works effectively in a multidisciplinary environment with electrical, mechanical, RF, energetic-materials, and systems engineers and scientists.