ELECTRICAL ENGINEER 2

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The Environmental and Information Systems team at the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington has an outstanding opportunity for Electrical Engineer 2 to join their team.

The Applied Physics Laboratory is a research unit at the University of Washington. Our research expertise is in ocean physics and engineering, ocean and medical acoustics, polar science, environmental remote sensing, and signal processing. We conduct research and development that is sponsored by a variety of federal and state agencies, and take great pride in our long-standing status as a US Navy-designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). Our work takes place not only on the University of Washington campus and medical centers, but in field locations around the world – at sea, in the air, and on polar ice caps. We apply rigorous scientific inquiry and engineering excellence in pursuit of solutions to important problems for the good of our region, nation, and world.

Diversity is a core value at University of Washington and the Applied Physics Laboratory shares this commitment. We are focused on building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable research environment for all students, staff, and collaborators. We believe every member on our team enriches our community by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

The Electrical Engineer 2 will support research development and testing of underwater acoustic systems, increasing DoD capabilities in underwater vehicle operations.  Specifically, the work will involve developing tools and techniques for the simulation and optimization of acoustic transducer designs, and design of software, circuits, components and embedded systems to prototype concepts.

The successful applicant will be able to apply data processing knowledge and field programmable gate array (FPGA programming) skill to create and process complex waveforms in an embedded device. The position also provides electrical, electronic and software support for sensor integration onto test platforms. Additional responsibilities include creating user controls and information displays for prototype systems or mixed vendor systems as well as test system design and programming for automated circuit board or sub-assembly testing.

The position may be required to accompany system field testing and deployments, working outdoors under occasionally challenging conditions, such as small boat operations. This role will also be expected to adhere to accepted best coding practices and conventions and be versed in interface documentation techniques.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Research Design and Simulation: