RF & Plasma Research Engineer — Equity & Health Perks

STEM Boomerang; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO and holidays

Equity potential

Job summary

Stellios Technologies is seeking an RF & Plasma Research Engineer in Albuquerque to build predictive models for high power microwave sources and RF systems. You will connect computational work directly with hardware decisions, focusing on physics-driven simulations rather than decorative visuals.

The role emphasizes developing and validating models against experiments, with opportunities for publications and patentable work, while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams on-site in

Qualifications

• Must have a PhD in electrical engineering, plasma physics, or a directly relevant field, or a BS/MS with 5+ years of directly relevant professional experience.
• Strong fundamentals in electromagnetics with expertise in plasma/beam/vacuum electronics, computational electromagnetics, PIC methods, RF systems, or accelerator physics.
• Proven ability to write code, interrogate numerical models, and distill complex simulations to first principles.
• Valued experience validating models against real experiments and publishing results.
• Comfort working around high voltage, vacuum systems, RF diagnostics, precision microwave hardware, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Eligibility as a U.S. person under export control laws.
• Willingness to work on site in NM, Southern California, or Austin.

Responsibilities

• Model electromagnetic structures: cavities, waveguides, resonators, mode converters, launchers, antennas, and high power RF elements.
• Perform PIC and beam interaction simulations for klystrons, gyrotrons, and electron beam devices.
• Model plasma interactions relevant to high power microwave propagation and energy systems.
• Develop reduced order models and first principles checks for large simulations.
• Conduct design space exploration via numerical optimization and uncertainty analysis.
• Validate models against analytic limits, benchmarks, tests, and experimental data.
• Develop internal Python, C++, MATLAB, or Julia tools to accelerate analysis.
• Integrate commercial solvers and open-source codes into repeatable workflows.
• Collaborate with RF, HPM, power, magnet, thermal, mechanical, and experimental engineers.
• Translate research into potential new products, patents, or publications.

Skills

Electromagnetics

Plasma physics

Beam physics

RF systems

Computational electromagnetics

Particle-in-cell

Education

PhD in electrical engineering or physics

BS/MS + 5+ years relevant experience

Job description

Stellios Technologies is seeking an RF & Plasma Research Engineer in Albuquerque to build predictive models for high power microwave sources and RF systems. You will connect computational work directly with hardware decisions, focusing on physics-driven simulations rather than decorative visuals.

The role emphasizes developing and validating models against experiments, with opportunities for publications and patentable work, while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams on-site in