Engineering Jobs in San Ysidro, CA

Job Title : Nuclear Engineer (Naval Reactors Engineer) Category / Component : Officer • Active Overview Design, regulate, and oversee the Navy's nuclear propulsion program, including reactor design, fleet operations, and eventual defueling and decommissioning of nuclear powered ships and submarines from Naval Reactors Headquarters and associated Department of Energy laboratories and shipyards.

Key Responsibilities Provide technical direction in areas such as reactor and fluid systems design, reactor physics, materials development, component design for steam generators, pumps, and valves, instrumentation and control for reactor and propulsion plants, testing and quality control, radiation shielding, and chemistry and radiological controls; review designs and analyses from laboratories, shipyards, and industry partners; coordinate with fleet units to ensure safe and reliable nuclear plant operation.

What to Expect Assume significant technical responsibility early in your career as part of a lean headquarters staff; work primarily in an analytical and oversight role rather than operating plants at sea; balance long term engineering projects with time sensitive fleet and shipyard issues; frequent coordination with senior civilian engineers, naval officers, and technical teams; high expectations for attention to detail, judgment, and written and oral communication.

Work Environment Work mainly at Naval Reactors Headquarters in the Washington, District of Columbia area with regular engagement with Department of Energy laboratories, nuclear training sites, shipyards, and nuclear powered ships and submarines; office based work that includes document reviews, technical meetings, inspections, and site visits rather than day to day shipboard watchstanding.

Pathways, Training & Advancement Officer commissioning through programs such as Officer Candidate School or the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program followed by a structured technical qualification program at Naval Reactors; rotational exposure to laboratories, prototypes, shipyards, and fleet support issues; progressive responsibility leading projects and becoming a subject matter expert, with opportunities for professional military education and advanced graduate study in technical fields.

Entry through the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program for qualified college students and recent graduates, or selection via Officer Candidate School for those who already hold qualifying degrees; all applicants must meet Nuclear Propulsion Program academic and technical screening standards in addition to general officer commissioning requirements.

Qualifications All Navy jobs require meeting general enlistment or commissioning standards, which typically include: Eligibility to serve in the United States Navy, which may involve United States citizenship or other legal residency and work status, depending on the program and current law and policy A high school diploma or equivalent for enlisted positions, and a bachelor's or qualifying professional degree for officer positions Meeting age limits that vary by program and are set in law and Navy policy.

Some communities have more restrictive age ranges Meeting medical, vision, and dental standards, including body composition and physical fitness requirements, with some jobs requiring more demanding standards Meeting character and conduct standards, including background screening Achieving required test scores for your program, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery for enlisted roles or officer qualification tests for officer programs Eligibility for a security clearance when required for your rating or designator Additional qualifications can include specific skills, education, licensure, or experience that are unique to a job or community and will be reviewed with you by a recruiter.

Additional qualifications for this job may include: Completion of a rigorous technical degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or a closely related field that includes strong backgrounds in calculus and physics; outstanding academic record, particularly in technical coursework; United States citizenship and eligibility for a high level security clearance; strong technical aptitude and comfort with detailed analytical work.

Education Education benefits are available through standard Navy programs such as Tuition Assistance, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, ACE-recommended college credit for Navy training, Navy COOL-funded certifications, USMAP apprenticeships, and other Navy College Program opportunities.

Specific options depend on the Sailor's status, training, and current Navy policy.

Pay, Benefits & Service Pay, benefits, and service commitments follow standard Navy Active and/or Reserve policies for this type of role, including basic pay, allowances when eligible, health coverage, and retirement options.

Exact entitlements, special pays, and service obligations depend on program, component, years of service, and current law and Navy guidance.

Incentives Incentives such as bonuses, special pays, and loan repayment may be available at times for specific ratings or communities, but they change frequently and cannot be guaranteed.

Applicants must confirm current incentives and eligibility with an official Navy recruiter or authoritative Navy source.

Notes and Disclaimers This description is a general overview of typical duties, training, and opportunities in this community.

It does not replace official Navy instructions, policies, or contracts and does not guarantee specific assignments, training, incentives, or outcomes.

Actual opportunities depend on Navy needs, individual performance, screening results, and current law and policy.

General Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced engineer to develop system-technology co-optimized solutions for the slowing Moore’s law era. The focus is on identifying and driving individual process technology components to achieve the best E2E system KPIs of AI and other emerging workloads scalable across different BUs. Multiple and varied individual technology components and their interactions across the system stack drive the E2E system KPIs. 

The E2E system KPIs for AI and emerging workloads include the power, performance and TCO of the entire system. The underlying technology components driving the E2E KPIs are as varied as tech node compute IPs, SRAM, DRAM, NVM multi-hierarchical memories, electrical and optical networking, 2.5D/ 3D/3.5D chiplets. The primary role of the candidate is to comprehend these individual components and the way they interact to deliver the best system solution. The candidate also needs to make sure that the solutions are scalable across different business units (BUs) from datacenters to physical AI  to computing devices.

To drive these technologies the person will collaborate with high-level representatives across functional teams (e.g. Architecture, product management, Design teams) and external (Foundry, Memory vendors) to develop and execute an implementation strategy that meets system requirements.

Key Skills

• Thorough understanding of E2E system KPI dependency e.g. power, performance and TCO on the underlying process technology components and the ability to identify and drive the key individual process components and architectures.
• Good knowledge of underlying components e.g. tech node, logic IPs, SRAM, DRAM, NVM memory architecture, electrical and optical networking and 2.5D, 3D, 3.5D integration schemes and their interactions and trade-offs for E2E KPI optimization.
• Ability to model and script (with internal/ external tools) the system use case impact of 3D, 3.5D integration of process tech node logic, 3D SRAM and DRAM architectures and networking (electrical and optical).
• Ability to map emerging system use cases to hardware, chiplet and process architecture solutions; and vice versa

Other Skills:

• Exceptional creativity to innovate new ideas and develop innovative products/ processes without established objectives or known parameters.
• Verbal and written communication skills to convey highly complex and/or detailed information. Will require strong negotiation and influence with large groups or high-level constituents
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Most tasks do not have defined steps; simultaneous use of multiple mental abilities is generally required to determine the best approach
• Deductive and inductive problem solving is required; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or conflicting; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 12+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.  
• 4+ years of experience with architecture and design tools.
• 4+ years of experience with scripting tools and programming languages.
• 4+ years of experience with design verification methods.
• 2+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above).

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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