Job Description

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a R&D Electrical Engineer to join our dynamic team. Our work spans across a variety of applications, so we are looking for someone with a range of technical skills. We need your assistance in researching and developing innovative concepts and new technologies to meet challenging and diverse national security needs spanning across the physical security spectrum. Join us to develop creative solutions to unique national security challenges.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Research and develop test advanced and innovative custom circuit boards/assemblies/modules, embedded systems, microcontroller firmware, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), hardware and software for communications, signal processing, sensor fusion, and data analytics.
• Design, conduct and document tests, experiments, and results to evaluate electrical system performance.
• Perform engineering roles, including system architecture and requirements development, project scope and planning activities, and coordination with multiple technical development teams.
• Evaluate commercial technologies to determine their ability to meet sponsor performance requirements.
• Present at technical design reviews and interact regularly with internal/external partners from a variety of technical and professional areas.

This position may require occasional travel.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$95,400 - $185,700

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate\'s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science. A higher-level degree (MS, PhD) in relevant discipline may also be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
• Experienced in hardware and software integration.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance. The position will likely require higher-level clearance, which may require a polygraph test

Qualifications We Desire:

• Experienced in the following:
• Utilize tools or programs: C/C++, SPICE, LTSpice, MATLAB, LabVIEW, ModelSim, HDL, Mentor Graphics or other ECAD software, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum analyzers.
• Design of circuits or assemblies, employing or programming of microcontrollers or FPGAs.
• Design of power distribution systems
• Systems engineering, including requirements development and tracing.
• Modern software engineering design/development/testing/qualification
• Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) effects on electronics, design for performance in EMR environments, and perform testing in such environments.
• A breadth of technical knowledge and the ability to be resourceful when solving deeply complex technical problems.
• Proven ability to work within a multi-disciplinary, teaming environment.
• Effective communication and interaction with multiple levels of personnel in the Nuclear Security Enterprise and across multiple technical disciplines.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Active DOE Q-level or DOD TS security clearance.

About Our Team:

The PSSE-Special Projects organization supports a diverse set of scientific and engineering communities to explore and develop innovative concepts/enabling technologies in order to meet emerging and future security needs. Our customers rely on us to provide anticipatory and creative solutions spanning across mechanical, electrical and software domains of expertise. Our breath of capabilities enables us to rapidly respond to requests for high assurance communication systems, execution of unique performance tests, conducting assessments/red teaming, reverse engineering, and develop/fly/test UAS.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 693902

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.