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by DMEA 2999 days ago
Defense MicroElectronics Activity (DMEA) | Electronics Engineer, Embedded Hardware Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer | Full-time | Sacramento, CA | Onsite | $70 - $120k

Who: A Department of Defense (DoD) field activity that has been operating since 1997. Small and engineer-centric: ~200 employees of which ~180 are engineer/scientist.

What: Provide solutions to other US Government agencies and allies. Some tasks are engineering brand-new products and some tasks are re-engineering devices to keep legacy systems running. We do not compete with private industry but sometimes work side-by-side with industry to get stuff done. We also have the only semiconductor foundry (90nm) still operational within the federal government.

Why: We are often a last-resort for our customers. US Government agencies sometimes want products built that are so technologically risky or low-volume that private industry does not want to do them. We fill the gap.

Where: Sacramento, CA -- California's fourth largest metro area. Home to two major state universities (CSU-Sacramento and UC-Davis). The farm-to-fork (and regular) capital of California. Right between Tahoe/Sierras and San Francisco.

Benefits: We are federal employees and receive federal benefits (google "opm benefits" for more info). Time off starts at 36 days/year (13 vacation + 13 sick + 10 federal holidays) and grows to 49 days/year over time (26 + 13 + 10). We have flexible schedules and most of us work a "9-to-5.” Hiring is for GS-11/12/13 engineers (google “gs pay scale 2018” and look at the Sacramento locality).

==Interview==

Must be a US citizen. Must be able to achieve and maintain a security clearance.

2 x Phone call [1 hr] >> Onsite w/team [full day]

==Contact==

hn@dmea.osd.mil with questions or for info on how to apply

1 comments

Do you ever take on interns?
We do hire interns but we don't have a regular (e.g. summer) internship program. Interns are hired when we have a space and usually stay until graduation. Right now we have interns so it's unlikely we'll have new intern positions until, at least, the end of this year. If you're interested I would sign up for USAjobs.gov and create a notification for engineering internship positions. You can see a list of our current open positions [1] on USAjobs.gov as well.

[1] https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=defense%20microelectronics...