Senior​/Princial Navigation Systems Electrical Engineer, Onsite

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, test, and analyze results from hardware prototype navigation systems, including GNSS, inertial sensor, and alternative PNT solutions (such as RF signal of opportunity systems).
• Develop novel alternative positioning sensors, navigation solutions, and anomaly detection algorithms for contested navigation applications for complex national security mission spaces.
• Collaborate with a team of researchers, engineers, and technologists to develop innovative, integrated navigation technologies and to mature them from concept to simulation to flight tests.
• Transition alternative PNT technologies, sensors, and software from modeling and simulation to hardware prototype for flight test experimentation.
• Perform testing in complex contested navigation warfare environments in the field, and analyze results to draw meaningful conclusions in support of national security missions.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline plus five or more years of directly related 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.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement.
• 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.
• Coursework and/or 1+ years of experience with modern navigation systems (e.g., GNSS architectures/receivers, sensor fusion, inertial measurement systems, Kalman filtering, alternative PNT solutions such as RF Signals of Opportunity or terrain-aided navigation, or sensor integrity algorithms such as anomaly detection).
• Experience programming in object-oriented and scripting tools/languages (e.g., Python, C++, MATLAB).
• Experience with industry GNSS simulation hardware (e.g., Spirent, PNT-X, Broadsim), RF recording equipment, or hardware testing of navigation systems.
• Experience in technical communication as demonstrated by technical presentations and/or technical publications.
• Experience working collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• The demonstrated ability to conduct guided research and development in a self-directed fashion.
• Coursework and/or experience with aerospace flight system or subsystem modeling and simulation.
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance; or other equivalent active security clearance such as DOD Top Secret.
• Active SCI-level clearance; or a willingness to apply for an SCI-level clearance.

$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.

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, your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

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.