Embedded and Signal Processing Engineer - Navigation Group, Onsite
Lenexa, Johnson County, Kansas, 66215, USA
Listed on 2026-02-12
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Engineering
Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Software Engineer
About Sandia:
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 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
- Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
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* These benefits vary by job classification.
What Your Job Will Be Like:Are you passionate about solving challenging technical problems and advancing cutting‑edge technologies? Do you have expertise in embedded systems, signal processing, or both? Are you excited to contribute to the development of navigation systems that support national security? If so, we invite you to join our dynamic team!
Department 5322 specializes in Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technologies and electronic systems for a variety of sponsors. Our work includes developing high‑performance navigation systems for Nuclear Deterrence, National Security Programs, Homeland Security, and R&D initiatives. We tackle complex challenges in contested or denied environments, leveraging advanced sensor fusion, inertial navigation systems, and alternative navigation methods.
Whether your expertise lies in embedded systems, signal processing, or navigation, we welcome your unique skills and offer opportunities to grow and contribute to impactful projects.
On any given day, you may be called on to:- Design, implement, and test real‑time software and hardware for embedded systems.
- Develop signal processing algorithms for radar, GPS, or other navigation‑related applications.
- Contribute to modeling and simulation efforts for navigation, guidance, and control systems.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate sensors and systems into fieldable solutions.
- Support research and development of advanced navigation technologies, including alternative navigation methods for GPS‑denied environments.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Relocation will be provided for those that qualify.
Salary Range:$99,400 - $193,600
* 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, 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 US DOE Q‑level security clearance.
The ideal R&D 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 engineers.
- Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:
- Expertise in embedded systems (e.g., real‑time software development, hardware integration) or signal processing (e.g., radar/GPS algorithms, sensor fusion).
- Experience with one or more…
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