Cleared Senior​/Principal Microwave & Sensor Engineer - Special Technologies, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like

Are you passionate about your work and eager to leverage state-of-the-art facilities to explore innovative solutions for national security? The Advanced Concepts & Solutions Group (5930) specializes in advanced technologies and engineering concepts, designing, delivering, testing, and evaluating operational systems for the U.S. Government’s Strategic Partnership and Strategic Intelligence Partnership Programs. We are seeking a strong and adaptable Microwave & Sensor Engineer to support both project leadership and technology development while also driving innovation and engaging with customers in program development.

The selected candidate will employ a system-level approach to plan and execute technology development, testing, and integration against customer requirements, balancing development activities with technical feasibility and application. You will collaborate with personnel from various departments to manage the full lifecycle of technical projects and evaluate existing systems. You will also lead efforts to gather comprehensive information, ensuring that teams have clear, verifiable requirements to pursue effective solutions.

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

• Collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, scientists, and program management to develop solutions and ensure mission success while addressing technical challenges for national security.
• Respond to dynamic partner requests and maintain a strategic programmatic trajectory, fostering innovation to achieve impactful results.
• Build and cultivate partnerships across multiple U.S. government agencies and programmatic interfaces to enhance mission objectives and develop symbiotic relationships.
• Assemble multidisciplinary technical teams to tackle current and emerging problems based on customer requirements, ensuring resource availability for quick response efforts.
• Communicate results effectively to stakeholders, providing insights and trade-offs to facilitate informed decision-making while ensuring compliance with OPSEC and security requirements.
• Advise management on project opportunities and risks, initiate trade studies with subject matter experts, and develop proposals to pursue innovation and expand critical opportunities.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

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

$117,500 - $235,700

* 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.

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, 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.
• Active DOE Q-level and SCI security clearance or equivalent (e.g., DOD Top Secret/SCI).

The ideal R&D S&E Microwave & Sensor Engineering 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).
• Laboratory skills and knowledge of RF and digital test equipment.
• Knowledge of RF, Digital Communications, Electronic Warfare, and Cyber Security systems and principles.
• Ability to work successfully in a dynamic, interdisciplinary, teaming environment.

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

• Work with U.S. government customers within the defense and intelligence communities.
• Leading programs and teams to successful outcomes, often while facing ambiguous and fluid customer requirements.
• Designing, planning, and leading projects for U.S. government agencies within the defense and intelligence communities.
• Developing and…