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 vacation, 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 an Electrical Engineer to join the dynamic W87-1 Systems team, focusing on the W87-1 Flight Test Vehicle (FTV) program. This role involves supporting system-level integration, assembly, and testing of W87-1 FTVs at Sandia National Laboratories California (SNL/CA), as well as facilitating the integration of W87-1 FTVs with the USAF's Sentinel Missile and range assets.

In this position, you will contribute to the W87-1 Systems Environmental Flight Test Unit (EFTU) and W87-1 Systems Developmental Joint Test Assembly 10 (DJTA10) USAF integration, ground testing and flight testing.

On any given day you may be called on to:

• Design and Innovate: Create and design cutting-edge test equipment, subcomponents, cables, and other hardware to meet rigorous performance standards for Flight Test Vehicles. Engage in unique circuit design for integration into test boxes for shipment, providing significant design opportunities.
• Integrate Systems: Conduct requirements discovery, negotiation, and verification for mission objectives and missile compliance, collaborating across engineering domains (hardware, software, mechanical, aerospace, etc.) to ensure cohesive system integration.
• Lead Technical Direction: Provide guidance to technologist and partners in the assembly, calibration, troubleshooting, and operation of test equipment, system components, and instrumentation of hardware.
• Troubleshoot and Resolve: Identify root causes of anomalies and failures during testing and development phases. Develop and implement effective mitigation strategies while engaging in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance engineering processes and methodologies.
• Conduct Electrical Functional Testing: Prepare and operate systems testers, analyze telemetry data, and develop unique test assets to convert data into usable engineering units.
• Develop Automated Solutions: Design automated test solutions for weapon systems, including test fixtures, cables, electrical sensors, and instrumentation hardware. Support automated data processing of flight test data via the Sandia ground station, turning telemetry data into actionable insights.
• Collaborate Effectively: Work with SNL Systems Organizations and stakeholders to keep flight test plans on schedule and address integration testing challenges.
• Test and Evaluate: Analyze test data to inform design decisions, support pre-flight assembly activities, and identify and mitigate risks in system design and testing processes.

As a member of our dedicated and knowledgeable flight test vehicle team, you will experience a workplace that promotes learning, visibility, and career advancement. Our collaborative environment emphasizes teamwork and offers a strong support system to ensure everyone¿s success. We empower our engineers with decision-making authority and provide the necessary resources to bring innovative ideas to life.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time. This position may require up to 25% travel domestically, as needed.

Salary Range:

$121,900 - $237,800

*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:

• A bachelor¿s degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D Systems Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers.
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Preferred degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent is preferred at the time of application.
• Experience contributing within a NW Systems Engineering or Telemetry (TM) team on a LEP, Mod, Futures, Stockpile System, or a related/equivalent DoW modernization program.
• Experience with stockpile or development ND systems, including ND reentry systems and JTA experience.
• Experience collaborating with SNL test facilities and organizations, demonstrating effective partnership across disciplines.
• Experience with bench, lab, and flight vehicle instrumentation, including data collection, processing, and analysis.
• Proficiency in Requirements Management and Verification, with experience in requirements discovery and negotiation.
• Familiarity with electrical engineering tools such as PSpice, Cadence/OrCAD, DxDesigner, Altium, MATLAB, Simulink, and LabVIEW.
• Proficiency in programming languages including C/C++ and Python.
• Basic understanding of software programming for instrumentation.

About Our Team:

The W87-1 System team is responsible for designing and qualifying the W87-1 warhead and for working with the Sentinel Missile System Project Officer (SPO) to integrate the warhead with the missile. The team comprises advanced-degree technical staff with backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering. Additionally, the team includes core partners in project management, reliability, quality, nuclear safety, surveillance, engineering sciences, and material sciences. We collaborate closely with LLNL as Design Agencies for the program. The system team also participates in multiple subgroups supporting the USAF Project Officers Group (POG).

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: 696842

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F