Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Engineer

Amentum is seeking expertise to perform engineering tasks related to Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) evolutions on naval ship architectures and systems in Dahlgren, VA.

Responsibilities Include:

• Performing EMP research, analysis, requirements definition and development, assessments, test and evaluation. 
• Assess impacts of Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) / EMP on shipboard configurations and systems, perform EMP risk impacts and mission analysis. 
• Assess High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) effects. 
• Develop technical and operational conclusions and write technical reports that meet sponsor requirements.
• Plan and participate in MIL-STD 461 testing at the Naval Ordnance Transient Electromagnetic Simulator (NOTES) test facility.  
• Plan and participate in EMP testing for Low Level Continuous Wave (LLCW) technology demonstration; perform data acquisition and analysis; refine LLCW Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Minimum Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline. 

• Six (6) years of demonstrated and established knowledge base and subject matter expertise relevant to one or more of the following, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or Naval Architecture. 

• Four (4) years of experience in one or more of the following specific areas: Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP); Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3); Electromagnetic Interference (EMI); Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC); E3 Computation and Modeling; Pulse Current Injection (PCI) shipboard testing; EMC and RADHAZ certification

• Must have an Active Top Secret US Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain a Top Secret Clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) engineering, research, test and evaluation.

• Demonstrated experience developing and validating Electromagnetic (EM) survivability requirements for electrical/electronic systems, mechanical systems, interconnects and structures.

• Demonstrated experience testing at a variety of EMC / EMP test facilities / capabilities including Mode Stirred chamber, Horizontally Polarized, Vertically Polarized and Bounded Wave simulators. 

• Demonstrated ability to collect test data, conduct detailed analysis, provide risk to mission analysis and dependency analysis, develop technical and operational conclusions, and write technical reports that meet Sponsor requirements.

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