R&D Electrical Engineer (Experienced)

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.

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.

Salary Range:

$99,700 - $196,100

*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.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Why Join Sandia’s Nuclear Deterrence programs? We develop advanced technologies to ensure global peace. Join us in our critical mission to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of our nation's nuclear deterrents!

This is an opportunity for a highly-motivated R&D Electrical Engineer to make significant contributions to the W80-4 modernization program at Sandia.

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

• Document and implement test planning, test execution, and requirements verification at the weapon system level.
• Team across the laboratory to conduct complex system level environmental testing in support of design qualification.
• Troubleshoot and document test anomalies.
• Contribute to integration activities with other systems engineers and product realization teams.
• Prepare for technical reviews
• Represent Sandia on multi-organizational project teams
• This position requires the ability to travel on an as-needed basis

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics plus 5 or more years’ related experience; or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics plus 2 or more years related experience; or equivalent related experience and/or achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills and ability to perform independent research and development.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• Experience designing and executing electrical tests, especially in Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 and/or 464 requirements and testing
• Experience writing technical requirements
• Experience working with SPICE and/or MATLAB simulation of electronic circuits
• Strong communication skills (especially technical writing skills) and interpersonal skills
• Active DOE Q-clearance or equivalent

About Our Team:

Department 08261, System Environmental Qualification Testing, is responsible for developing and executing system level environmental tests in normal and abnormal environments in support of weapon modernization programs qualification.

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.

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.

Job ID: 686921