Tester Design Engineer

Pantex Plant; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym facilities

Onsite cafeterias

Education reimbursement

Employer matched 401(k) savings plan

Job summary

Pantex Plant, Amarillo, TX, seeks a Tester Design Engineer at associate to senior specialist levels to develop high quality design packages and provide field support for plant systems.

Responsibilities include hardware/software testing apparatus design, multi-disciplinary teamwork, and oversight of qualification plans, with DOE O 426.2 requirements guiding experience and safety aspects. This role offers strong growth and security clearances potential.

Qualifications

• GPA requirements: minimum 3.0/4.0 for bachelor, 3.3/4.0 for masters, 3.5/4.0 for PhD.
• DOE O 426.2 experience requirements can be satisfied after employment.
• Engineering degree with nuclear experience or related science preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop high quality, detailed design packages and field technical support.
• Prepare cost estimates, BOMs, and statements of work; create design criteria and calculations.
• Lead or be a team member in multidisciplinary projects; provide input to system engineers.
• Perform walkdowns of facilities to generate design docs and provide field support.
• Design and develop testing apparatus: hardware and software, driver interfaces, and reports.
• Oversee fabrication, qualification/testing plans, and project management.

Skills

PCB design

NXP microcontrollers

RF knowledge

Hardware design

Safety critical circuitry

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Master’s degree in an engineering discipline

PhD in an engineering discipline

Tools

Altium

Cadence

Schematic capture

Board layout

Job description

Location: Pantex Plant, Amarillo, TX

Job Title: Tester Design Engineer

Career Level From: Associate

Career Level To: Senior Specialist

Organization: WR Tester Engineering (51240954)

Job Specialty: Core Engineering

What You’ll Do

As a design engineer, the candidate will be responsible for developing high quality, detailed design packages, providing engineering procurement and field technical support to implement these designs, and providing expertise for troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant systems. Design involves the preparation of conceptual engineering deliverables such as cost-estimating bills of material and man-hour estimates, statements of work, design criteria, and title II engineering deliverables including preparation of calculation and analyses, construction specifications & drawings, and equipment specifications. Candidate must effectively and cooperatively work as a team member of an integrated project team, or as a technical lead for a multi-discipline task and will routinely provide input to system engineers and other plant customers. Design engineer will routinely perform walkdowns of existing plant facilities in order to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel.

Tester Design support includes electrical hardware & software design of testing apparatuses. Responsibilities range from conceptual design, detailed hardware design (a combination of analog, digital, embedded firmware, schematic capture, board layout), detailed software design (instrument drivers, system integration, database design/interface, report generation, related software quality assurance documentation), analysis, overseeing fabrication of hardware, defining and executing qualification/testing plans, field support, as well as project management. Designing and developing software applications used to automate complex instrumentation systems, perform calculations on and manipulate very large data sets, interface with databases, create user friendly operator interfaces, and consolidate results in to legible reports.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science discipline with a minimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative GPA.
• OR Master’s degree in an engineering discipline with a minimum 3.3/4.0 cumulative GPA.
• OR PhD in an engineering discipline with a minimum 3.5/4.0 cumulative GPA.
• There is a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement up to 4 years post-graduation at time of offer and confirmed by transcript
  • Beyond four years from graduation, engineering experience will supersede GPA as a requirement for hire
• In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2 (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related science, 2 years job-related and at least 1-year nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2 alternative)
  • DOE O 426.2 experience requirements can be satisfied following employment
  • In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities (Ref. DOE O 426.2)

Preferred Job Requirements

• Demonstrated technical capabilities with PCB design tools such as Altium and Cadence.
• Experience working with NXP microcontrollers
• Experience with safety critical circuity
• Knowledgeable in hardware design
• Understanding of Radio Frequency (RF)

Why Pantex?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs.

Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more.

Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Pantex you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.

Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.