Staff Electrical Engineer — Low-Noise Nuclear Instrumentation

AMETEK; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK's Advanced Measurement Technology (AMT) division in Oak Ridge designs high-precision instrumentation for nuclear spectrometry and related fields. The role focuses on low-noise, mixed-signal electronics, board-level circuit design, and systems integration across hardware and software.

You will work with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into robust hardware solutions. The ideal candidate holds a BS in EE with 3–5 years of hands-on design experience in analog/digital

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent required.
• 3–5 years of relevant electronics design experience.
• Experience with mixed-signal and/or analog circuit design including amplifiers, filters, transistors, power supplies, impedance matching, A/D converters.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, simulate, implement, and validate low-noise electronic systems using mixed-signal, analog, digital, and software development techniques.
• Design and develop board-level electronic circuits for nuclear instrumentation and measurement systems.
• Develop and implement new technologies to address market opportunities.
• Perform schematic capture, feasibility analysis, prototyping, PCB bring-up, debugging, verification testing, and performance characterization of new designs.
• Design and integrate electronic systems incorporating displays, touch panels, and batteries.
• Support compliance testing activities and associated documentation.
• Provide technical assistance to Manufacturing and Customer Service teams.
• Partner with Marketing to ensure product designs and performance specifications align with overall product requirements.
• Support system-level hardware and software integration efforts.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

Analog circuit design

Digital circuit design

FPGA

Microprocessors

A/D converters

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Schematic capture

SPICE-based simulation

PCB design

Job description

AMETEK's Advanced Measurement Technology (AMT) division in Oak Ridge designs high-precision instrumentation for nuclear spectrometry and related fields. The role focuses on low-noise, mixed-signal electronics, board-level circuit design, and systems integration across hardware and software.

You will work with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into robust hardware solutions. The ideal candidate holds a BS in EE with 3–5 years of hands-on design experience in analog/digital