Senior​/Principal - Embedded Computing Electrical Engineer, Onsite

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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What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you passionate about your work and dream of utilizing state‑of‑the‑art facilities to explore solutions? Would you like to join a dynamic team that solves significant issues for our nation’s security? If so, we encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity within Sandia National Laboratories.

The Secure Embedded Systems department (5327) is seeking a motivated electrical or computer engineer to lead multi‑disciplinary teams in support of large programs critical to national security. The successful candidate will lead teams in the design, development, test, and deployment of novel embedded computing solutions. The successful candidate will have a background and understanding of state‑of‑the‑art computing (FPGAs, SoC, etc.), embedded systems, and demonstrated team leadership,

You will work alongside world‑class authorities and emerging leaders and use your skills in the following ways:

• Lead small and medium sized teams in the design, test, and deploy custom circuit boards
• Set priorities and guide technical approaches
• Create novel solutions with state‑of‑the‑art hardware to create embedded computing solutions

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$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.

Qualifications We Require:

• 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 obtain and maintain a DOE Q‑level and SCI security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal Electrical Engineering 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:

• Experience in electrical and computer systems design and development for real‑time and embedded processing systems.
• Experience leading teams in the development of custom embedded computing solutions.
• Experience with printed circuit board (PCB) design, layout, and testing for applications involving state‑of‑the‑art FPGAs, high‑speed, and large memory
• Experience with hardware debugging tools like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
• Experience with FPGA design, development, and debug
• Familiarity with hardware requirements generation for verification, validation, and…