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General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems. GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Engineer (EE) to join our Electrical Technologies Embedded Systems team located in Rancho Bernardo. We are looking for someone with drive and talent who thrives in a fast-paced, Research and Development (R&D) environment. The successful candidate will report to the EE Instrumentation and Control Team Manager and, alongside high-caliber colleagues, will be engaged in the engineering support and new development of high-power electromagnetic systems, high-energy laser (HEL) systems, advanced airborne sensors, space-based laser and electro-optical communications systems, and a variety of other technologies in the expanding product portfolio of GA-EMS. This position includes a technical emphasis on working with National Instruments hardware that is commonly programmed with LabVIEW for system instrumentation, control, command, and data handling.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and contribute to development and sustainment efforts for HEL and other Control Systems using National Instruments hardware with LabVIEW firmware/software programming.

• Work with GA-EMS Engineering staff and chief engineers to architect and develop control systems for the HEL product line and other GA-EMS product lines and technology areas. These encompass high-power motor drives, power conditioning systems, pulsed power systems, battery systems, advanced sensors, laser communications, photonics, space systems, digital signal and image processing, target tracking, laser beam control/pointing, signal modulation, and instrumentation.

• Adapt evolving processes for control of complex, electrical/optical/mechanical systems with hardware and personnel safety as top priority.

• Grasp, understand, and correlate many pieces of a complex system concurrently and be able to identify, construct, document, and troubleshoot dependencies, relationships, and logical processes in a clear, organized, methodical manner.

• Execute technical concepts, strategies, and plans quickly and work with minimal supervision.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

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Job Qualifications:

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; nine (9) or more years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, seven (7) or more years of experience with a master’s degree, or four (4) or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.

• Active or Ability to obtain DoD Security Clearance is required.

• Required Experience:

• Integration and configuration of National Instruments (NI) hardware

• Minimum 4 years of experience developing software using LabVIEW

• Experience with communication protocols such as RS422, I2C, GigE, SPI, TCP, UDP, etc.

• Desired Experience: Completion of National Instruments LabVIEW Core 1/2/3 courses (at a minimum); being Certified LabVIEW Developer is desirable; LabVIEW architecture and project development for control of complex, high-consequence system-of-systems; familiarity with DoD technical review process (at a minimum: SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).

• Demonstrate understanding of standard software development practices and documentation.

• Desired Experience with other software development languages such as C++, MATLAB orPython.

• Desired Experience working with Linux based systems.

• Desired knowledge and experience with EE fundamental concepts and troubleshooting hardware.

• Experience with Cross – Team collaboration and communication.

• Demonstrate an extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership.

• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment.

• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required in order to enable an effective interface with other departments and/or professionals

• Customer-focused and able to formulate plans based on the development of innovative new designs in resolving advanced technical engineering problems.

• Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment.

• Able to work extended hours and travel as required.

Salary: $105,890 - $189,545 Travel Percentage Required 0 - 25 Relocation Assistance Provided Provided US Citizenship Required? Yes Clearance Required? Desired Clearance Level Secret Workstyle Hybrid

General Atomics is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, transitioning status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, physical disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. EEO is the law. We also prohibit compensation discrimination under all applicable laws. To learn more visit https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/499/v2_0/EEO Notices.pdf. U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions.