Senior/Principal R&D Electrical Engineer Telemetry, Onsite
Livermore, Alameda County, California, 94551, USA
Listed on 2026-02-16
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Electronics Engineer
About Sandia
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What Your Job Will Be LikeThe Telemetry (TM) team at Sandia National Laboratories is excited to invite an R&D Electrical Engineer to join our innovative and collaborative team! Our mission encompasses the design, development, testing, and qualification of a diverse range of telemetry products within the ND portfolio. In this role, you will take charge of designing, testing, and verifying requirements for printed wiring boards (PWBs), ensuring their seamless integration into the broader TM product ecosystem.
You will also collaborate with fabrication vendors to procure PWBs and manage all associated design documentation. Success in this position hinges on your ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
A successful candidate would have skills and experience with the following:
- Strong design skills and familiarity with tools such as Mentor Graphics/ Siemens Electronic Design Automation, Altium Designer, and Hyperlynx Power and Signal Integrity
- Hands-on experience with electrical benchtop testing and support for environmental testing
- Demonstrated strong documentation related to product development within a quality management system
- Mentorship and leadership ability
- Strong, methodical approach to problem-solving
On any given day, you may:
- Design schematics and optimize layouts and work with ECAD to finalize designs
- Present designs at schematic reviews and peer reviews
- Write test plans or test reports
- Conduct modeling and simulations to validate your designs
- Contribute to electrical interface requirements development
- Coordinate design efforts with the mechanical and firmware teams
- Participate in functional testing of individual printed wiring assemblies or completed Telemetry systems
- Manage procurement processes with vendors to bring your designs to life
The position requires an ability to travel up to 25% to support the mission.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time at the Livermore, CA facility.
Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.
Salary Range$139,900 - $280,600
* 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.
- Demonstrated experience in designing electronic Printed Wiring Boards and Printed Wiring Assemblies (PWA).
- Proficiency in testing and debugging circuitry using tools such as oscilloscopes, logic/network/spectrum analyzers, and function/pulse generators.
- Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. DOE Q-Level Security Clearance.
The ideal R&D S&E Electrical Engineer candidate for Sandia…
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