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Applied Energetics, Inc. · 3 weeks ago

Senior Electrical Engineer/Control Systems Engineer

Tucson, AZ, USA, 85747

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Applied Energetics is redefining the state of the art in ultrashort pulse laser and directed energy technologies for defense and national security applications. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Electrical Engineer to design, develop, test, and integrate advanced beam directors and optical control systems for next generation directed energy systems.

Defense & Space

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of custom electronics and control architectures that enable precision operation, safety, and real-time responsiveness of our directed energy systems

Design and develop precision electronics to control all aspects of advanced fiber and solid-state laser sources

Design and develop custom electronics for optical sub-systems such as actuators, sensors, acousto-optic and electro-optic modulators, and interlock systems

Design and develop custom control electronics for beam director sub-systems such as fast steering mirrors, galvos, deformable mirrors, and other motion control hardware

Design and develop control architectures to enable the required system performance and provide integration of subsystems such as laser controllers, power management electronics, and beam director control systems

Design and layout custom printed circuit boards and work with vendors to procure prototypes as well as production-ready parts

Collaborate with software engineers to develop and implement embedded systems and real-time control algorithms for essential system functions such as laser stabilization, pulse timing, beam steering, motion control, and sensor feedback

Integrate low-level hardware interfaces with higher-level systems to enable overall platform operation

Test and debug electronic systems to ensure proper operation within the integrated laser and beam director platform

Optimize designs for SWaP reduction (size, weight, and power) without sacrificing performance, reliability, or environmental robustness

Support the lab team by designing prototype electronics needed for experiments to build, characterize, and troubleshoot directed energy systems

Create and maintain hardware specifications, block diagrams, schematics, and interface documentation

Qualification

Control systems engineeringElectrical engineering principlesCustom electronics designEmbedded systemsSimulation software toolsCommunication protocolsSignal conditioningProblem-solving skillsTeam collaborationVerbal communicationWritten communication

Required

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field

5+ years' experience in control systems engineering, or closely related disciplines

A deep understanding of electrical engineering principles in general and control electronics in particular

Proven track record designing control electronics for complex integrated systems, procuring prototypes, testing and debugging, and releasing the final optimized design for manufacture

Experience with software tools used for simulation, circuit design, and layout such as Altium, PADS, OrCAD, LTspice, COMSOL, SIMULINK, etc

Experience with signal conditioning, grounding, low-noise design, and EMC/EMI best practices

Knowledge and experience of communication protocols and hardware interfaces such as SPI, UART, CAN, USB, ethernet, I2C, etc

Experience with MIL-STD requirements and the design of ruggedized systems that operate in diverse environments

U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance