Req #: 233914

Department: APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY

Posting Date: 05/02/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $6,795 - $10,084 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230119_a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state, and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities, and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Department: The Electronics and Photonic Systems (EPS) Department delivers novel solutions to important defense problems. We are a growing, diverse team of software and hardware engineers who specialize in developing real-time systems to meet the rigorous demands of Navy mission requirements. We are looking for exceptional software engineers willing to join the collaboration between academia, industry, and the government to advance the Navy’s technological capabilities.

See Yourself at APL (https://seeyourselfapl.uw.edu/) as a member of the Electronic and Photonic Systems Department! We are seeking a full-time Electronics Tech to join the team. This position has a salary range of $81,540 to $121,008 per year ($6,795-$10,084 monthly), along with great employment benefits and competitive total compensation incentives.

The Position: APL is seeking an Electronics Tech with excellent technical skills to build advanced electrical/mechanical systems for application in cutting-edge applied ocean projects for a diverse set of customers. You will work as part of a team of engineers that designs, builds, installs, operates, and maintains complex electrical/mechanical systems to solve challenging problems in novel ways. You will be responsible for creating wire harnesses, assembling mechanical chassis, and assembling computer motherboard-based subsystems, and you will be responsible for testing, troubleshooting, and documenting the built systems. This includes maintaining safety standards, managing team schedules, planning multi-step system maintenance to meet team schedules, procurement of supplies, developing standard operating procedures and safety protocols, keeping asset and inventory records current, and documenting system operations.

Work will be performed in a laboratory environment, in the field, and at the customers’ facilities. Field work for this position may include multi-week research cruises on global-class research vessels. This Electronics Tech will operate APL vehicles, forklifts, cranes, and overhead lift systems, and will be responsible for ensuring that safety standards are maintained in laboratory and field work settings.

Electronics Tech Responsibilities: As an Electronics Tech in the EPS team, your responsibilities will include:

• Work with Electrical and Mechanical Design Engineers to build complex electrical mechanical systems according to released documentation. • Assemble mechanical rack mount chassis equipment, and create wire assembles for interconnecting cables. • Assemble electronic boards and power assemblies in chassis. • Build electrical/optical cable harnesses for rack-mount electronic systems. • Fully test pinouts and electrical/optical characteristics of cable harnesses, and install cable harnesses in computer racks. • Test systems according to documented test plans and record results. • Debug system as needed to troubleshoot and fix issues identified during testing. • Work with design engineers to identify the root cause of issues and suggest process improvements to improve the overall quality of shipped systems. • Analyze, repair, and document equipment that has failed in the field as needed. • Install systems at customers’ sites as needed, and debug and perform repairs as needed in the field. • Participate in at-sea field operations.

General Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering, Sciences, or closely related technical field and at least 4 years of relevant work experience.

• US Citizenship. • Eligible to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance. • Able to work independently and as part of a research/engineering team, interacting cooperatively with people from diverse backgrounds, academic levels, and nationalities. • Experience with electromechanical system development, maintenance, and troubleshooting. • Experience with standard electrical assembly and test equipment, including soldering, connector assembly, oscilloscope, and DMMs. • Strong organizational skills, and experience with inventory and/or maintenance management systems. • Strong verbal and written communication skills. • Valid Driver's License.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

*Incumbent will be required to submit for a Department of Defense Secret-level security clearance within the first 3-6 months of employment, and once granted must maintain eligibility to hold a Secret-level clearance. *

The person hired into this position must be a U.S. citizen and successfully obtain and continue to maintain a Department of Defense (DOD) Personnel Security Clearance. The process for obtaining a DOD Security Clearance can be viewed using the following links: Processing Applicants (dcsa.mil) or General Investigations and Clearance Processes (dcsa.mil) (https://www.dcsa.mil/mc/pv/mbi/gicp/) While not required, you’ll stand out if you have: • Experience with SolidWorks. • Optical Cable Assembly Experience. • Optical Test Equipment Procedures.

About APL: 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 and imaging, 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.

DEI: Diversity is a core value at the 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 of our team enriches our community by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.

Application Process: The application process may include the completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter, and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.