Principal Electrical Engineer - Pulsed Power

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today. 

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

Enhanced Capabilities for Subcritical Experiments is seeking an outstanding Pulsed Power Scientist/Engineer to work with a technical team to install, commission, and maintain the Scorpius Pulsed Power Linear Induction Accelerator.  This high-current relativistic electron accelerator is driven by nearly 45,000 solid state pulsed power stages and is the most advanced accelerator the U.S. has ever developed.  The ideal candidate will work within a collaboration between the Nevada National Security Site, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Livermore National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratory to prepare the accelerator for state-of-the-art experiments and to solve challenging problems that will improve pulsed power and accelerator performance.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside scientists and engineers to install, trouble-shoot, and test cutting-edge technologies in North Las Vegas and the Nevada National Security Site.
• Develop circuit models capable of accurately modeling start-of-the-art accelerator systems.
• Develop subscripts in various program languages to aid analysis and/or manipulate data.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure appropriate predictive capabilities and measurement techniques exists for the development of high-fidelity computer models.
• Remain aware of advancements in Pulsed Power Engineering theory, techniques, and capabilities.
• Document results in institutional reports and peer-reviewed journals; present results at institutional meetings, project/program meetings, internal/external workshops, and various conferences.
• Participate in mentoring summer interns and less experienced staff.
• Contribute to and participate in planning and reporting activities.
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.
• Able and willing to travel as needed.

• Minimum Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) required for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineering degrees
  • Or, Calculus-based STEM bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
  • Plus at least 9 years’ relevant experience. Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge; graduate research experience may be recognized. 
  • Master's degree or PhD preferred.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with solid-state pulsed power technology.
• Experience with and knowledge of linear induction accelerators 
• Experience in the field of pulsed power (gas discharge physics, flash radiography, high power microwaves (HPM), power electronics, design of Marx generators, pulse forming networks (PFNs), and pulse forming lines (PFLs)).
• Hands on experience with high-voltage systems (multiple kV to MV)
• Experience in using common pulsed power diagnostics 
  • Resistive voltage monitors (RVM)
  • Current viewing resistors (CVR)
  • Capacitive dividers
  • D-dot and B-dot probes
  • Current transformers
• Experience with vacuum discharge physics like plasma generation, secondary emission, high voltage breakdown, and surface flashover.
• Experience with programming languages like Python, C++, and/or Fortran to manipulate and analyze data as needed. 
• Work schedule will be 4/10s Monday through Thursday (subject to change) .
• Pre-placement physical