Experienced R&D Electrical Engineer - Responsive ND Architecture, Onsite
Listed on 2026-06-19
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
Job Title:
R&D S&E Electrical Engineer ()
Location:
Albuquerque, NM;
Livermore, CA.
Employment Type:
Full-Time, Regular
Are you passionate about your work and dream of exploring innovative solutions? 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 extraordinary and unique opportunity at Sandia, unlike any other place to gain experience for a national and international priority. Why not join us? We want you to be a part of our innovative and collaborative team and make an impact on the nation and the world! We are seeking a highly motivated R&D S&E Electrical Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team that is designing and developing advanced concepts that impact components, subsystems, and systems for national defense programs.
General responsibilities for electronics engineers range from conceptual design, detailed design (a combination of analog, digital, embedded firmware, schematic capture, board layout), analysis, overseeing fabrication of test hardware, defining/executing testing plans, field support, as well as project management. Successful candidates will work in a team environment with opportunities to acquire increasing levels of responsibility. We have openings for this amazing opportunity at both our Albuquerque, NM and Livermore, CA locations.
You choose which location you would like to grow your career!
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Plan, conduct, and execute Sandia's science and engineering programs within the spectrum of fundamental research, development, or demonstration.
- Plan and execute Advanced and Exploratory (A&E) activities required to develop new system concepts, architectures, and components consistent with improving the nuclear stockpile.
- Create and apply scientific theories and laws and engineering methods used within scientific and engineering fields to develop or demonstrate new designs, concepts, materials, machines, products, processes, or systems.
- Synthesize anticipated future deterrence needs to define weapon system and subsystem requirements.
- Define and develop advanced and exploratory weapons systems architectures.
- Conduct or direct system-level design architecture analysis that combines several component parts or subsystems into a complete functional system.
- Define future technology development needs for Sandia.
- Develop advanced engineering demonstrator and/or test units, conduct testing, and analyze test results.
- Perform hands‑on test and debug of circuitry.
- Develop a system-level understanding of the collected data and support for anomaly resolution.
The job frequently involves being a member of 3 to 5-person interdisciplinary design teams and typically requires supporting multiple programs/teams simultaneously. Travel to test facilities can be a common feature of the job. Depending on the program being supported, the job may require up to 25% travel domestically, as needed.
Due to the nature of work, successful candidate must be able to work onsite.
Salary Range$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.
Qualifications We Require- 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.
- Ability to acquire and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance.
The ideal R&D S&E Electrical 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…
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