Req #: 228080

Department: APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY

Posting Date: 10/23/2023

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $7,500 - $11,104 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230119_a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state, and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities, and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Environmental and Information Systems Department at the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington is hiring – see yourself at APL!

The Applied Physics Laboratory is a research unit at the University of Washington. Our research expertise is in ocean physics and engineering, ocean and medical acoustics, polar science, environmental remote sensing, and signal processing. We conduct research and development that is sponsored by a variety of federal and state agencies and take great pride in our long-standing status as a US Navy-designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). Our work takes place not only on the University of Washington campus and medical centers, but in field locations around the world – at sea, in the air, and on polar ice caps. We apply rigorous scientific inquiry and engineering excellence in pursuit of solutions to important problems for the good of our region, nation, and world.

Diversity is a core value at the University of Washington and the Applied Physics Laboratory shares this commitment. We are focused on building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable research environment for all students, staff, and collaborators. We believe every member of our team enriches our community by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.

The Environmental and Information Systems Department is seeking a full-time, regular Electrical Engineer to join the team.

As a technical expert, the Electrical Engineer will assess project feasibility and will plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate detailed phases of the work in a part of a major project or a total project of moderate scope. The incumbent hired will perform work that involves conventional scientific or engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of standard materials, and difficult coordination requirements. Work requires a broad knowledge of precedents in the specialty area and a good knowledge of the principles and practices of related specialties.

Major Duties and Responsibilities: Strategic Planning: * Managing multiple or significant projects, while maintaining positive relationships with major funders and sponsors.

Electrical Engineering: * Developing new engineering methods/approaches and intellectual property. * Develop new engineering methods/approaches, and technical standards, and serve as a key leader in extending technical capabilities. * Perform the electrical design, fabrication, field deployment, testing, and operation of complex oceanographic and acoustic systems and instrumentation. * Independently solving complex electrical engineering dilemmas. * Oversee the hardware and software development of power storage and management systems for long-duration vehicles. * Developing and initiating technical standards.

External Proposal Efforts: * Extend technical capabilities, while pulling from peer networks to enrich technical capabilities and collaborative efforts. * Identifying and leading proposal efforts from inception to implementation. * Collaborate and author reports, presentations, and papers.

Requirements: Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 4 years of experience. - US Citizenship. - Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance. - Complex electrical design, fabrication, development and testing. - Identifying and leading or significantly contributing to external requests for funding. - Must be physically capable of working at sea in small to large vessels for extended periods and willing to perform such duties. - Ability to work independently, and as part of a research team, interacting cooperatively with people from diverse backgrounds, academic levels, and nationalities. - Creative/novel problem-solving skills. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. The person hired into this position must be a U.S. citizen and successfully obtain and continue to maintain a Department of Defense (DOD) Personnel Security Clearance. The process for obtaining a DOD Security Clearance can be view using the following links: Processing Applicants (dcsa.mil) or General Investigations and Clearance Processes (dcsa.mil) (https://www.dcsa.mil/mc/pv/mbi/gicp/) Desired: • Electronics problem solving/troubleshooting. • Acoustics knowledge and experience. • Small vehicle embedded electronics design and fabrication. • Battery Management Systems, Power Management for a long duration. • PADS circuit design and fabrication software. • MATLAB, Python, and embedded programming. • Low noise/analog front-end electronic design for instrumentation. • Propulsion system drive electronics experience.

Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process.These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.