- STEM Boomerang
- Albquerque, NM
- Full-Time
- 31 days ago
High Powered Microwave (HPM) Engineer.
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High Powered Microwave (HPM) Engineer: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role is for an engineer designing and testing high power microwave sources, especially klystrons and gyrotrons, for defense, aerospace, and energy applications.
- The Person:The person will design, build, test, and troubleshoot high power microwave sources, work on hardware from first principles through production, and carry out failure analysis and design iteration.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has a PhD or at least 5 years of directly relevant experience, direct klystron or gyrotron experience, and strong fundamentals in electromagnetics and high power microwave engineering.
About the role
Stellios Technologies is building advanced high power microwave and
energy systems for defense, aerospace, and energy.
energy systems for defense, aerospace, and energy.
We are hiring an exceptional High Power Microwave
(HPM) Engineer to design, build, test, and scale high power microwave sources,
with an initial focus on klystrons and gyrotrons.
(HPM) Engineer to design, build, test, and scale high power microwave sources,
with an initial focus on klystrons and gyrotrons.
This is not a purely theoretical or simulation role. You will work
directly with hardware and own major parts of the path from first
principles design through fabrication, integration, power testing,
failure analysis, and design iteration.
directly with hardware and own major parts of the path from first
principles design through fabrication, integration, power testing,
failure analysis, and design iteration.
What You Will Own And/Or Support
- RF and beam wave interaction design for klystrons, gyrotrons,
and related vacuum electronic devices - Resonant cavities, interaction structures, mode selection,
output structures, waveguide components, RF windows, and related
microwave hardware - Electron beam transport and electron optics in coordination
with electron gun and magnet engineering - Electromagnetic, particle, and multiphysics simulation used to
predict device performance before hardware is built - High voltage, high vacuum, and high power RF testing,
diagnostics, commissioning, and troubleshooting - Root cause analysis when measured performance does not match
simulation or design targets - Mechanical tolerances, materials, thermal constraints, brazing
and joining considerations, vacuum compatibility, and design for manufacturability - Technical reviews with internal engineers, external experts,
machine shops, vacuum tube manufacturers, and critical component suppliers - Transition of successful prototypes into repeatable production hardware
Requirements
You must have one of the following:
- A PhD in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics,
accelerator science, plasma physics, or a directly relevant field, or - A BS or MS in a relevant technical field plus at least 5 years
of directly relevant professional experience - Direct klystron or gyrotron experience is strongly preferred,
but it is not mandatory. We will consider exceptional engineers
who have built adjacent high power, high voltage microwave systems
or components, including traveling wave tubes, magnetrons,
electron beam systems, accelerators, pulsed RF systems, high power
RF sources, or closely related hardware. - You need strong fundamentals in electromagnetics and high
power microwave engineering, plus real hardware judgment. We care
more about what you have personally designed, built, tested,
debugged, and made work than about credentials alone. - You should be comfortable working around high voltage, vacuum
systems, RF diagnostics, precision microwave hardware, and
multidisciplinary engineering teams. - This role requires access to U.S. export controlled
information. Candidates must qualify as a U.S. person under
applicable export control laws, including U.S. citizens, U.S.
nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees. - You must be willing to work on site in New Mexico, Southern
California, or Austin.
Benefits
- 100% Employer-Paid Health Insurance Premiums
- Competitive PTO and paid company holidays
- Equity Package with meaningful ownership potential
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience and expertise