HRL Laboratories, LLC

Backend Engineer

• As a process technician you will be hands-on sustaining activities in backend processing area for Focal Plane Arrays.
• Work in clean room environment performing production processing steps, such as die cleaning, epoxy application, semiconductor equipment operation, die thinning, hybridization (flip chip), microscope measurements, precision alignment mounting and assembly processes for sensor chip assemblies onto packages
• Performs inspections and verifies critical dimensions
• Supports efforts to identify and correct root cause of damage
• Works safely at all times and promptly reports anything found unsafe in clean room
• Inspects work in accordance with Quality Assurance standards and follows detailed work instructions and drawings
• Tracks lab equipment information including calibration schedules, open work orders, and equipment status using statistical software
• Stocks and maintains inventory for consumables Scheduling asset calibrations

Backend Process Technician

Electrical Engineer

• Contribute technical expertise and work within a fast-paced team of scientists and engineers on the development of next generation RF/mmWave Subsystems.
• Take responsibility for the design, implementation and test of high-performance electrical subsystems within diverse teams.
• Perform preliminary and critical designs based on COTS or custom active and passive parts and components with oversight from a Senior Engineer.
• Perform or oversee fabrication and testing with oversight from a Senior Engineer.
• Schematic Capture, PCB layout, fabrication documentation and module assembly.
• Work with Mechanical Engineering to develop thermal solutions and any mechanical design considerations.

Electrical Engineer – RF Subsystems

• Contribute technical expertise and work within a fast-paced team of scientists and engineers on the development of next generation RF/mmWave Subsystems.
• Perform preliminary and critical designs based on COTS or custom active and passive parts and components with oversight from a Senior Engineer.
• Perform or oversee fabrication and testing with oversight from a Senior Engineer.
• Schematic Capture, PCB layout, fabrication documentation and module assembly.
• Work with Mechanical Engineering to develop thermal solutions and any mechanical design considerations.
• Ability and willingness to travel 20% of time.

Electrical Engineer, RF Subsystems

• Contribute technical expertise and work within a fast-paced team of scientists and engineers on the development of next generation RF/mmWave Subsystems
• Take responsibility for the design, implementation, and testing of high-performance RF subsystems
• Perform preliminary and critical designs using COTS or custom active and passive components with minimal oversight
• Oversee fabrication and testing processes, ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards
• Conduct schematic capture, PCB layout, fabrication documentation, and module assembly
• Collaborate with Mechanical Engineering to develop thermal solutions and address mechanical design considerations
• Mentorship of junior engineers, and responsibility for setting and encouraging development best practices

Electrical Engineer, RF Subsystems, PCB Specialist

Systems Engineer

• Contribute technical expertise and work within a focused team that designs, fabricates, integrates, and tests RF and electromagnetic components and subsystems at frequencies below 0.1 to 200+ GHz.
• Work closely with scientists and engineers to provide support in developing state-of-the-art RF subsystems for communication, radar, and EW applications.
• Serve as subject matter expert for embedded control needs. Lead engineering and development work for embedded control portion of RF system development.
• Additional job functions include solving customer problems, writing invention disclosures, publishing papers, briefing customers, participating in proposal activities, and assisting in marketing HRL expertise.

Embedded Systems Engineer

Engineering Manager

• Lead and manage a team of system software engineers developing software for quantum information technologies
• Guide the team's technical direction and foster a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers and scientists, to integrate software with broader system architectures
• Manage project schedules, milestones, and deliverables; identify and mitigate risks proactively
• Ensure best practices for version control, CI/CD, and software documentation are followed

Software Engineering Manager – Drivers, Firmware, Embedded Systems

Full-stack Engineer

• Develop database infrastructure to store data from electrical measurements collected at various cryogenic temperatures, inline fabrication metrology, and device designs
• Develop software to relate device yield to fabrication processes and designs
• Use databases to extract critical information and perform statistical data analysis
• Report and document test results with emphasis on statistical analysis, data visualization, and trending
• Communicate frequently with team members through oral and written reporting and collaborate to mature the device yield analysis project

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

• Contribute technical expertise and work within a focused team that designs, integrates and tests radar systems operating from HF to 200+ GHz.
• Work closely with scientists and engineers to develop specifications and architectures for radar systems from the frontend components starting with the aperture to the backend components including the ADC, DSP, and processing flow behind it.
• Solve customer problems, write invention disclosures, publish papers, and brief customers.
• Participate in proposal activities and assist in marketing HRL expertise.
• Perform detailed analyses of radar systems and components and prepare written and oral presentations.
• Interact professionally with program managers, co-workers, and customers.
• Travel and collaborate in a team of engineers on complex, deadline-driven projects.

Senior Radar Systems Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

• Designer of high frequency analog integrated circuits for communications, electronic warfare, and radar systems.
• Contribute technical expertise and work within a focused team that designs, fabricates, integrates, and tests RFIC and MMIC circuits and subsystems at frequencies ranging from 0.1 to 200+ GHz.
• Work closely with scientists and engineers to develop state-of-the-art RFIC and MMIC circuits, subsystems and systems for a variety of applications such as electronic warfare, communications, radar and imaging.
• Help lead and coordinate RFIC and MMIC design projects.
• Solve customer problems, write invention disclosures, publish papers, brief customers, participate in proposal activities and assist in marketing HRL expertise.
• Lead small design teams and coordinate testing, tapeouts, and foundry interactions.

RFIC/MMIC Design Engineer

Research Scientist

• Support and lead cutting-edge R&D initiatives pushing the frontiers of materials, structures and manufacturing approaches for aerospace, defense and automotive applications
• Innovate digital manufacturing approaches to automate quality control for processes including metal additive manufacturing, composite manufacturing and laser welding
• Plan and execute analytical and computational analysis and modeling
• Plan, coordinate, and execute experiments and test campaigns
• Generate ideas for new research programs and write research proposals
• Document inventions and support the patent process
• Communicate with team members, management, and project sponsors via oral presentations and written reports
• Interact with the broader community by attending and presenting at conferences and publishing in journals

Research Scientist, Materials and Digital Manufacturing

• Lead diverse technical teams in successfully executing programs in Radio Frequency (RF) and Photonics subsystems (e.g. Radar, Communication and Sensing)
• Work closely with scientists and engineers to develop specifications for radar and/or communication frontend and backend components and apertures
• Engage in all phases of the program(s) from proposal through completion to ensure quality, business, technical and financial objectives are attained
• Establish program baselines to ensure execution meets proposal commitments
• Be responsible for meeting contract deliverables and sustaining healthy customer relationships
• Manage cost, schedule and performance and collaborate on plans and milestones
• Identify risks and problems and proactively find solutions
• Serve as key interface to customers, briefing and solving customer problems
• Ensure system designs meet all technical requirements
• Support line managers in employee development by providing performance feedback, growth opportunities within the program, and mentoring
• Participate in proposal activities and assist in marketing HRL expertise
• Travel and work in a team of engineers on complex, deadline-driven projects

Program Manager, Systems Engineer

Engineer

• Design, CAD, fabricate, and assemble prototype components and systems using microfabrication, additive manufacturing, and/or conventional machining
• Operate laser powder bed fusion, LPBF (metal); fused deposition modeling, FDM (plastic); and stereolithography, SLA (resin) 3D printers
• Set up and operate tests to characterize thermal response of prototype systems (temperature, heat dissipation, heat flux)
• Set up and operate tests to characterize fluid dynamics response of prototype systems (flow rate, pressure drop)
• Test mechanical and materials properties (hardness, tensile testing, flexure testing, etc.)
• Coordinate outside vendors for special tests or analyses
• Summarize key findings in written documents and slides

Metal Additive Manufacturing Engineer

• Design, develop, and implement software modules as part of a larger integrated system.
• Integrate system components into cohesive, high-performing platforms.
• Manage repositories and CI/CD workflows using GitHub and GitLab.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code across the stack (UI, server-side, database, APIs).
• Develop unit, integration, and system tests using frameworks like PyTest, JUnit, or Selenium
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including README files, API references, build instructions, and troubleshooting guides.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless system integration and interoperability.
• Participate in design reviews and technical architecture discussions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize system performance.
• Contribute to the evolution of system security and reliability.

Full Stack Software Engineer, Systems Integration

• Responsible for leading analog circuit analysis to characterize broadband pcb-based electrical systems.
• Manage project tasks to develop electrical design solutions and oversee product life-cycles in a fast-paced research environment.
• Perform troubleshooting of electronic hardware, including in-depth circuit noise, signal integrity, and RF analysis behavioral modeling analysis.
• Work closely with other domain experts performing related functional analyses (e.g. pcb packaging design, thermal/mechanical analysis, etc.)
• Prototype in a fast-paced trial-and-error environment to support development of quantum test systems.

Analog Systems Design Engineer

Application Engineer

• Contribute technical expertise and work within a focused team that designs, fabricates, integrates and tests RF and millimeter wave subsystems.
• Work closely with scientists and engineers to provide support in developing state of the art RF subsystems for communication, radar and sensing applications.
• Solve customer problems, write invention disclosures, publish papers, brief customers, participate in proposal activities and assist in marketing HRL expertise.
• Operate complex electronic equipment and perform detailed analyses of integrated circuits.
• Prepare written and oral presentations and interact professionally with program managers, co-workers, and customers.