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Pulsed Power Engineer

Leidos · Albuquerque, NM · posted 2 days ago

In short: Pulsed Power Engineer at Leidos in Albuquerque, NM, posted 2 days ago.

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Albuquerque, NMlocation

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2 days agoposted

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The job

LIVE Live feed (private-sector employer) Source: The Muse public API · Data: listed 2026-11-06

Employer	Leidos
Location	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Field	Engineering, Construction and Energy › Energy and utilities
Level	Mid Level
Source category	Software Engineering
Posted	2026-11-06 (2 days ago)
Work arrangement	On-site at the location listed
Pay	Not published in the source listing

Job description

Description

Our Directed Energy team in Albuquerque is looking for a experienced Pulsed Power Engineer to contribute to the research and development of game changing, next-generation technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to work with modern equipment in cutting-edge laboratories at the Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL) on Kirtland AFB, where you will see designs and ideas transformed into state-of-the art pulsed power devices and high power microwave (HPM) sources and systems. Working alongside our scientists, engineers, and technicians, our successful candidate will be afforded the satisfaction of building and testing new and novel creations in both laboratory and field settings.

Primary Responsibilities:

Design, develop, test, and characterize novel pulsed-power devices and high-power microwave (HPM) sources and systems, including pulsed-power generators, trigger systems, high-voltage switches, field coils, nonlinear transmission lines, HPM amplifiers, and antennas.
Plan and execute laboratory and field tests, including defining test objectives, developing test procedures, configuring experimental systems, conducting tests, analyzing data, and documenting results.
Design and develop high-speed diagnostic and data-acquisition systems required to characterize pulsed-power and HPM devices and systems.
Develop and implement measurement techniques for high-voltage, high-current, high-frequency, and fast-transient systems.
Analyze experimental data to characterize system performance, identify failure modes, and guide subsequent design iterations.
Work closely with electrical, mechanical, RF/microwave, and test engineers to integrate and troubleshoot complex pulsed-power systems.
Support laboratory and field operations, including experimental setup, system checkout, troubleshooting, and test execution.
Document designs, test procedures, results, and technical recommendations through engineering reports and presentations.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 4+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
Hands-on experience designing, testing, or operating pulsed-power devices and systems.
Experience with high-voltage and/or high-current pulsed systems, including one or more of the following: pulse-forming networks or lines, Marx generators, high-voltage switches, trigger systems, pulse transformers, pulsed magnetic-field systems, or related technologies.
Experience with laboratory testing and characterization of pulsed-power and/or HPM systems.
Experience with high-speed data acquisition and analysis of transient electrical signals.
Proficiency with data acquisition and analysis tools such as oscilloscopes/digitizers, MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, or equivalent tools.
Ability to develop experimental methods, troubleshoot complex hardware, interpret test data, and independently drive technical investigations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a laboratory environment with engineers, managers, technicians, and other technical personnel.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with high-power microwave (HPM) sources, amplifiers, antennas, or microwave measurement systems.
Experience with nonlinear transmission lines (NLTLs).
Experience with high-voltage/high-current switching and triggering.
Experience with pulsed-power diagnostics, including voltage/current probes, D-dot/E-field probes, B-dot/H-field probes, Rogowski coils, or equivalent diagnostics.
Experience designing systems for low-jitter synchronization and timing.
Experience with high-voltage insulation, energy storage, pulse transmission, or high-power RF systems.
Experience conducting outdoor or field testing of pulsed-power or HPM systems.
Experience analyzing fast transient data and correlating experimental results with circuit, electromagnetic, or system-level models.

About Our Team

Our Directed Energy team in Albuquerque consists of approximately 100 scientists, engineers, technicians, drafters, fabricators and support staff with backgrounds in advanced physics, electrical and mechanical engineering, electromagnetics, lasers, and high-power microwaves. For over three decades our team has worked with government laboratories to push the limits of the state-of-the-art in several high-tech fields, and continue to do so on several programs.

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If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:
September 23, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:
Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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This is a Mid Level role in the Engineering, Construction and Energy field (Energy and utilities) at Leidos. Mid-level roles usually expect some years of relevant experience and the ability to work with limited supervision.

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The city

The job is in Albuquerque, NM. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Albuquerque compares. Among the 40 largest places in New Mexico, Albuquerque is #1 by population, #4 for college degrees (#1 = most), #33 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #8 for remote work (#1 = most). Its county, Bernalillo County, is #4 of 33 counties for average pay ($63,493).

The place in numbers

Albuquerque has 562,218 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 26.5% of the population of New Mexico. It covers 187 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 3,002 people per square mile. The median age is 38.8, about the same as the state median (38.8 against 39.4).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,145 a month (rent plus utilities), 7% above the state median ($1,145 against $1,067). Over a year that is 20.1% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $291,500, which is 4.3 times the median household income ($68,317). 61.8% of households own their home, 12% below the state average (61.8% against 70.0%).

Work and pay

The Albuquerque, NM metropolitan area has 404,700 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $48,060 a year, 6% below the national median ($48,060 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (54,860 jobs, median $45,850); food preparation and serving related (38,230 jobs, median $30,990); sales and related (31,990 jobs, median $35,960). The area is most specialised in architecture and engineering (2.0 times) and construction and extraction (1.2 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are architecture and engineering ($131,720) and management ($108,920). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Bernalillo County was 4.6%. 63.5% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Bernalillo County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 70.7% drive alone, 0.9% use public transit, 2.0% walk, 14.9% work from home. 7.5% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 42% below the state average (7.5% against 12.8%).

People and education

39.2% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 27% above the state share (39.2% against 31.0%). 10.6% of residents were born outside the United States, 13% above the state share (10.6% against 9.4%). The poverty rate is 15.5%, 13% below the state rate (15.5% against 17.8%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 79°F (26.2°C), and the coolest is Jan at 35°F (1.6°C). About 258 mm (10 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Jul is the wettest month (51 mm) and Mar the driest (11 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: North Valley (5 miles, rent 22% lower); South Valley (7 miles, rent 17% lower); Corrales (9 miles, similar rent); Rio Rancho (13 miles, rent 32% higher). Rent differences are against Albuquerque; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Albuquerque, NM that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Place ⇅	Distance from the job city ⇅	Median rent ⇅	Median home value ⇅	Median household income ⇅	Commute 45+ min ⇅	Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅	Open jobs there ⇅
Albuquerque, NM	0 mi	$1,145	$291,500	$68,317	7.5%	n/a	Jobs
North Valley, NM	5 mi	$893	$302,700	$61,498	6.1%	n/a	—
South Valley, NM	7 mi	$954	$224,300	$58,224	10.0%	n/a	—
Corrales, NM	9 mi	$1,143	$571,500	$102,307	14.4%	n/a	—
Rio Rancho, NM	13 mi	$1,514	$310,200	$89,596	21.6%	n/a	—
Bernalillo, NM	15 mi	$902	$255,500	$63,880	14.0%	n/a	—
Los Lunas, NM	22 mi	$1,110	$262,900	$62,330	13.2%	n/a	—
Edgewood, NM	24 mi	$1,114	$306,400	$84,761	28.0%	n/a	—
Belen, NM	25 mi	$916	$166,100	$42,627	21.1%	n/a	—

Career paths

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Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

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From ⇅	Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅	Population of that city ⇅
Phoenix, AZ	328 mi	1,642,323
Denver, CO	336 mi	718,877
Oklahoma City, OK	516 mi	697,125
Fort Worth, TX	556 mi	963,194
Dallas, TX	588 mi	1,307,930
San Antonio, TX	614 mi	1,479,835
Austin, TX	614 mi	979,539
San Diego, CA	621 mi	1,389,526
Los Angeles, CA	673 mi	3,857,263
Houston, TX	752 mi	2,328,253
San Jose, CA	858 mi	990,138
San Francisco, CA	928 mi	830,235
Chicago, IL	1,123 mi	2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN	1,167 mi	885,860
Seattle, WA	1,183 mi	754,195
Columbus, OH	1,335 mi	914,802
Charlotte, NC	1,454 mi	903,844
Jacksonville, FL	1,485 mi	977,670
Philadelphia, PA	1,750 mi	1,579,706
New York, NY	1,814 mi	8,483,844

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Company description (from The Muse): Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.

size: Large Size; industries: Information Technology; locations on The Muse: Reston, VA.

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Median rent in Albuquerque is $1,145 a month and median household income $68,317 (ACS 2020–2024).

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