Jasmine Hicks
About Jasmine Hicks
Jasmine Hicks is a Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories with extensive experience in electrical engineering and system integration for weapon technologies.
Current Role at Sandia National Laboratories
Jasmine Hicks is a Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA, a position she has held since 2012. In her role, she has led a team of six engineers as the electrical lead for the Joint Technology Demonstrator, focusing on system integration for emerging weapon technologies. Her responsibilities also include coordinating trade studies and developing component-level requirements to update analog weapon system architectures to digital, bus-based systems. Jasmine has actively participated in system-level integration testing and presented her findings during External Design Reviews.
Previous Experience at Exelon and Northrop Grumman
Before joining Sandia National Laboratories, Jasmine Hicks worked at Exelon in Baltimore, MD, as an Engineer I for nine months from 2011 to 2012. Prior to that, she interned at Northrop Grumman Corporation in the Washington D.C. Metro Area for three months in 2010. These early roles allowed Jasmine to gain hands-on experience and build a foundation in engineering practices.
Internships at NASA
Jasmine Hicks has completed multiple internships at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She interned for two months each in 2008 and 2009 at the Greenbelt, MD location. These internships allowed her to acquire essential skills and knowledge in the field of aerospace engineering, setting the stage for her subsequent professional achievements.
Academic Background in Electrical Engineering
Jasmine Hicks holds a Master of Science (M.S.) in Electrical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, completed in 2013. She also earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park in 2010. These academic achievements provided her with a strong foundation in electrical engineering principles and practices.
Leadership and Technical Achievements
Throughout her career, Jasmine Hicks has demonstrated leadership and technical proficiency. She led a team of three engineers as the test lead for the Detonation Monitor Assembly and conducted qualification activities for an optical monitor in weapon systems. She has prepared 20 technical reports on test activities and data analyses and has presented her work during Baseline and Final Design Reviews. Jasmine’s technical skills extend to prototype development, RF component trade studies, and power link budget analysis. She has also mentored eight employees during the activities related to the Joint Technology Demonstrator and Detonation Monitor Assembly.