Control Systems Engineer/Scientist, Entry Level
Naval Nuclear Laboratory - Core Materials, Manufacturing, & Irradiations Department is seeking a control systems engineer/scientist to join the Irradiations Hardware Engineering unit. The successful candidate will work work with a talented group of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineers to support production operation of the irradiations electromechanical examination, data acquisition, and data processing systems used at the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) and the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) supporting materials development and technology. The electromechanical equipment performs remote handling, assembly, disassembly, and precise examination operations in uniquely challenging remote environments - either integrating with the operating test reactor at ATR or functioning in the underwater and shielded cell (hot cell) environments at NRF.
This position will give you the opportunity to use and grow your control system and computer programming problem solving skills by developing, testing, and deploying solutions to resolve issues with automated electromechanical systems and support lifecycle management of these systems. Projects will consist primarily of developing solutions and upgrades to both implement improvements and address operational problems and vulnerabilities. The successful candidate will also be involved in project teams designing new equipment.
REQUIRED SKILLS *
Associate:
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science from an accredited college or university.
- Experience with object oriented programming languages (such as C#, Visual Basic, or .NET).
- Experience with motion control and data acquisition systems development and support.
Intermediate:
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science from an accredited college or university and a minimum of two years of relevant experience; or
- MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science from an accredited college or university and a minimum of one year of relevant experience.
- Experience with object oriented programming languages (such as C#, Visual Basic, or .NET).
- Experience with motion control and data acquisition systems development and support.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Hands on electrical/control systems/data acquisition troubleshooting experience
Experience with National Instruments test systems and LabVIEW software
Experience with automation design
Experience with Graphical User Interface design
Database design experience and interest in maintaining and developing new databases