Senior​/Principal Electrical Engineer, Product Transition - Onsite

Position: Senior/ Principal Electrical Engineer, Product Transition - 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
* 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.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Do you want to play an important role in helping Sandia
¿ s hypersonic system designs get manufactured and delivered to the Nation? We are looking for an R&D S&E Electrical Engineer to join the 5428 Product Transition Department, focusing on supporting Hypersonic programs. This position requires a strong foundation in electrical and RF components, emphasizing understanding designs, system analysis, manufacturing, and testing at both the component and system levels. You will play a crucial role in leading design reviews and ensuring a smooth transition of design packages from the design team to production.

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

+  Create and refine essential manufacturing and process documentation, including assembly and test procedures.

+ Assist production agents by troubleshooting issues and conducting root-cause analyses.

+ Update designs as needed to resolve production challenges.

Plan and execute comprehensive test campaigns at the board, component, and system levels

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to facilitate the transition of design packages from design to production.

+ Work effectively on both small and large development teams to achieve project goals.

+ Periodic travel to production facilities for system integration and test collaboration, or to remote test sites flight-test support will be required, potentially as often as once every 1-2 months.

Due to the nature of the work, this candidate must be able to work onsite in Albuquerque.

Salary Range:

$117,500 - $235,700

* 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.

Qualifications We Require:

+ Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline, plus 5 or more years of 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 security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal 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 de-bugging 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:

+ Significant experience determining electrical test requirements at the component and system levels, conducting those tests, and understanding how test results indicate compliance with system level requirements.

+ Clear understanding of Design for Manufacturing and Design for Testability concepts.

+ Ability to work effectively on both small and large development teams internal and external to Sandia.

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Experience with programming languages, software, and modeling tools such as Python, C/C++, C#, VHDL, LabVIEW, PDMLink, Mentor Graphics, OrCAD, Altium, SPICE, Multisim, and MATLAB/Simulink.

+ Experience or knowledge in part and component selection and PCB layout and routing.

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Experience with ESD control programs and solder/process specifications (IPC standards).

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Experience with manufacturing and testing RF…