Diagnostic System Engineer

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The successful candidate will possess the ability to work independently in a small multi-disciplinary team utilizing their experience to drive the analysis design prototyping testing maturation and manufacture of complex diagnostic systems. They will possess deep understanding and executional experience modeling and designing systems utilizing tools that capture data from key aspects of the phenomena being studied. They will possess a keen ability to identify any deviations in these processes and communicate them to project leadership in a clear and timely manner with effective courses of action provided. Their career to date will have garnered experience evaluating existing experimental designs before during and after operations enabling them to identify a systems fitness of intent. This ability to analyze existing mature designs for manufacturability and develop tests to prove manufactured articles can pass requirements verification and validation tests is a key capability for this role.

On a professional level consummate with their role the successful candidate will be organized detail oriented communicate effectively and work collaboratively with other technical staff.

Job Purpose

This position will support the design manufacture testing and operational phases of projects

undertaken at Peraton Labs the research and development arm of the Peraton Corporation. The successful candidate will work closely with a diverse team of engineering scientific and technical staff to develop novel solutions in support of such projects. The primary job location is a Peraton Labs facility in Woodbridge NJ with some occasional travel .

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Understand and evaluate concepts models designs and existing diagnostic systems to facilitate lab testing prototype development software simulation manufacture and validation.

• Interact with vendors to specify and procure both custom and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components incoherent light sources lasers detectors filters camera systems and mechanical mounting components.

• Engage other subject matter experts to evaluate designs tests facilities components and other related system items to confirm fitness for use design understanding procedure efficacy test validity and other key aspects of a system.

• Design and execute prototyping and lab testing to validate designs to test and mature concepts.

• Creating reading analyzing comprehending and generating professional quality documentation is a skill for this role.

• Prepare professional material such as presentations simulation summaries analysis and other key communicable material for both internal and external reviews for design testing and manufacture.

• Propose and review test procedures for complex optical systems such that their design objectives performance and ultimately manufacture can be verified.

• Generate supporting documentation and reports that represent the system under test objectives and results in a concise and understandable manner.

• Summarize and present test results for review by Peraton engineers and customers.

• Support the development of proposal responses to support contract opportunities.

RequiredEducation andWorkExperience

The successful candidate has diversified knowledge of principles and practices in engineering.

Adegree in Electrical or Computer Engineeringis requiredwith the following experiencelevels:

• BSwith 8or more yearsof experience.

• MSwith 6or more years of experience.

• PhDwith 3or more years of experience.

(Experience must bewithrelevant work in a professional setting)

Required Skills/Attributes

• Extensive professional experience of working with and selecting appropriate detectors coatings and materials for diagnostic and data acquisition systems.

• Extensive professional experience with lab measurement equipment such as optical power meters (thermopiles) photodiodes camera systems oscilloscopes waveform generators digital volt meters.

• Experience setting up and executing tests using equipment such as steering mirrors beamsplitters lenses filters collimators diffusers detectors etc.

• Experience drawing complete and representative models and experimental layouts

• Proficient in writing technical documentation in MS Word and presenting it in MS PowerPoint.

• Experience with common diagnostic control processing and simulation software tools like Matlab Simulink Labview.
• US Citizenship

Desired Skills/Attributes

• Analyze designs to determine their efficacy in modeling environments such as Zemax 3DOptix and MODTRAN

• Experience with automated control of optical systems operating under harsh environmental conditions such as nuclear vacuum and temperature extremes.

• Familiar with electrical and mechanical engineering aspects of diagnostic system design

• An understanding of complex magnetic systems and their effect on various system components

• Ability to conduct a hazard analysis and document results.

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical dental vision life health savings account short/long term disability EAP parental leave 401(k) paid time off (PTO) for vacation and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at Statements