Early​/Mid-Career R&D Electronics Engineer - Integrated Circuit Test 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 and 4/10 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

We are seeking a self-starter integrated-circuit test engineer to support cutting-edge research in advanced microelectronics for radiation effects testing for national-security missions. You will have opportunities to partner with a renowned, dynamic, and productive team leading national research projects. We are especially looking for skills in firmware programming FPGAs for custom test automation.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Develop, plan, and execute novel microelectronics experiments for assuring the radiation hardness of advanced microelectronic integrated circuits.
• Coordinate, plan, and automate transistor and integrated circuit tests to characterize the physics of radiation effects in advanced microelectronics.
• Analyze and summarize digital and analog measurements of CMOS transistors and complex integrated circuits, including SRAMs, FPGAs, and microprocessors.
• Report and present project plans and accomplishments to management and sponsors.

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

$102,400 - $199,700

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.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience in the field of integrated circuits.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

The ideal candidate will also possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with an independent research project (e.g., thesis or dissertation).
• Demonstrated experience with analog and digital circuit design and analysis.
• Hands-on experience testing and debugging circuitry with tools such as oscilloscopes, analyzers, function generators, etc.
• Experience with design and analysis tools (e.g., Matlab, LabVIEW, Python), analog simulation (LTSpice), and HDL simulation (Model Sim).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

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

• Knowledge of CMOS transistor operation principles, IC designs and operation principles, hardware-level FPGA programming, and electrical testing methods for transistors and ICs.

The Advanced Microsystems Radiation Effects team (org. 5251) develops, integrates, characterizes, and assures the radiation hardness and reliability of advanced microelectronics for national security applications. We collaborate with defense and government agencies on a growing portfolio of projects.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the posting date. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review, including checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship, your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

All applicants are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class under state or federal law.

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