Senior​/Principal Electronics Engineer - Assurance Product Realization, NM​/CA, Onsite

Location

Albuquerque, NM;
Livermore, CA

Full‑Time, Regular Position

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, 4/10 compressed workweeks, part‑time, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite and remote work)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401(k), 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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

* These benefits vary by job classification.

We are seeking an experienced Electronics Engineer to design, develop and support high‑assurance electronic products. Your daily roles and responsibilities will involve:

• Playing a key role in development, maturation, and deployment of advanced technologies for next‑generation weapon systems and support equipment.
• Working with multi‑disciplinary teams of electrical, mechanical, software, systems, and test engineers in the design and qualification of products.
• Design of FPGA/ASIC based digital and analog circuits, and integration with commercial off‑the‑shelf microcontrollers, memories, and peripherals using existing standards‑based communications protocols.
• Collaborating with and advising technologists who work in a lab environment.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite full time in either NM or CA. Some travel is required for this position (less than 10%, or approximately 5 weeks out of the year). Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

$114,000 – $227,500

* 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.
• Ability to acquire a 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, Computer Engineering, or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Demonstrated experience with analog and digital circuit design and analysis.
• Hands‑on experience testing and debugging circuitry, with clear mastery of tools such as oscilloscopes, logic/network/spectrum analyzers, function/pulse generators, etc.
• Proven experience with design and analysis tools (e.g., Matlab and LabVIEW), analog simulation codes (e.g., LTSpice), and HDL simulation codes (e.g., Model Sim).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

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

• Experience with at least one electrical software tool such as VHDL, Mentor Graphics, ORCAD, Altium Designer, Cadence PSPICE, etc.
• Experience with cryptography hardware and firmware design.
• Experience in VHDL, Verilog, C, C++, and/or custom ASIC design.
• Electrical and environmental qualification testing and documentation experience.
• Experience in production processes and design for manufacturability.
• Experience with JMP, MATLAB, or other data aggregation and statistical analysis…