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Pantex Plant · 10 hours ago

Tester Design Engineer

Amarillo, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Pantex Plant is a key player in national and global security, seeking a Tester Design Engineer who will be responsible for developing detailed design packages and providing engineering procurement and technical support. The role involves creating conceptual engineering deliverables, overseeing hardware and software design for testing apparatuses, and ensuring effective collaboration within an integrated project team.

IndustrialMachinery Manufacturing

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Developing high quality, detailed design packages

Providing engineering procurement and field technical support to implement those designs

Providing expertise for troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant systems

Preparation of conceptual engineering deliverables such as cost-estimating bills of material and man-hour estimates

Statements of work

Design criteria

Preparation of calculation and analyses

Construction specifications & drawings

Equipment specifications

Effectively and cooperatively work as a team member of an integrated project team

Provide input to system engineers and other plant customers

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

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

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

Consolidate results in to legible reports

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringPCB Design ToolsMicrocontroller ExperienceHardware DesignRadio Frequency (RF)Technical SupportTeam CollaborationProject Management

Required

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)

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