Electrical Engineer II — EMI/HEMP Hardening

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation seeks an Electrical Engineer II to design, develop, and test electrical/electronic systems for aerospace and defense applications. You will design shielding, grounding, and filtering to protect systems from HEMP and EMI threats and collaborate across engineering disciplines to deliver robust, compliant solutions.

Responsibilities include creating test plans, performing vulnerability analyses, supporting simulation testing, and producing technical documentation for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in electrical engineering or a related role.
• Experience with EMI/EMC design principles, shielding, grounding, and bonding techniques.
• Familiarity with relevant military and government EMP/EMI/EMC standards.
• Strong understanding of electrical/electronic system design, integration, and validation testing.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional teamwork.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design shielding, grounding, bonding, and filtering for EMI/HEMP protection.
• Develop EMI/EMC and HEMP test plans per MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-188-125.
• Perform electromagnetic vulnerability analyses on designs.
• Support HEMP simulation testing and data analysis.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure EMP-hardening requirements are integrated.
• Investigate EMI/EMC and hardness-related anomalies during design and test.
• Prepare documentation and compliance reports for reviews.
• Stay current on HEMP/EMI standards and best practices.
• Build CST Studio models to evaluate hardness.

Skills

EMI/EMC design

Shielding

Grounding & Bonding

HEMP testing

MIL-STD knowledge

System integration

Clear communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EMI/EMC test equipment

Simulation tools

Job description

Sierra Nevada Corporation seeks an Electrical Engineer II to design, develop, and test electrical/electronic systems for aerospace and defense applications. You will design shielding, grounding, and filtering to protect systems from HEMP and EMI threats and collaborate across engineering disciplines to deliver robust, compliant solutions.

Responsibilities include creating test plans, performing vulnerability analyses, supporting simulation testing, and producing technical documentation for