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:

Passionate about develop creative solutions to unique national security challenges? We are seeking a dedicated Electrical Engineer to join our dynamic team to create innovative solutions to difficult technical problems! The selected candidate will work in an exciting, dynamic, and fast-paced environment where you can make a visible contribution to the national security posture of the United States!

This would include collaborating on the design, development, and integration of embedded systems that provide command, control, and communication capabilities to specialized transportation security systems. We also conduct research and development in the areas of high consequence software systems, embedded circuit design, intelligent power conditioning and distribution, wireless network communications, and sensors.

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

• Perform schematic capture, layout, modeling, and simulation of design performance.
• Analyze performance against requirements, build prototypes, and refine designs.
• Work cooperatively with other internal organizations, as well as external production facilities and suppliers.
• Work with a tightly integrated team to support development, qualification, and production activities.
• Research past and present module designs to support both sustainment of legacy systems and development of next generation systems.

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 or relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. A higher-level degree (MS, PhD) in relevant discipline may also be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience in:
• Electrical component or system development efforts
• Electrical design (one or more of the following specialties: system architecture design, digital or analog circuit design, PCB design, high-voltage design, power system design)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Experience in the following areas:
• Hardware product development lifecycle.
• Analog, Digital, Optical, and RF Circuit design.
• Power management (system level power supplies, sensors, etc.).
• FPGA / firmware implementation.
• Troubleshooting of electrical modules and systems in a lab environment.
• Project management experience including responsibilities for schedule, budget, and risk management.
• Mature problem-solving, collaboration skills, and an ability to take broad direction and execute technical and programmatic features of the program without detailed guidance or supervision.
• A strong dedication to a positive teaming environment, strong written and verbal skills, detail-oriented approach, and a keen focus on customer service.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment, demonstrating initiative and leadership.
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent.

About Our Team:

The Communications and Electrical Systems Technology Department is responsible for the development and integration of command, control, and communication technologies used in specialized transportation security systems. The department conducts research and development activities in the areas of high consequence software systems, custom embedded circuit design, wireless network communications, intelligent power conditioning and distribution, navigation systems, and sensors. Major programs supported by the department include the Safeguards Transporter (SGT), development of a new high security system called the Mobile Guardian Transporter (MGT) and an advanced concept surety programs called Integrated Surety Architectures (ISA). Robust security protection for transportation systems face many unique challenges, and requires exhaustive investigation and analysis of sophisticated system attacks and the associated development of countermeasures to defend and protect against such attacks. The use of modeling and simulation tools assists in the investigation, exploration, and development of new design approaches, algorithms, and design of experiments to validate system capabilities.

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: 693699

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F