Senior​/Principal Electrical Engineer - Space Systems Design, 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:

Sandia's Space Mission Engineering Program Office (SMEPO) strives to enhance national security by creating the future of space.  To this end we seek the toughest unmet, space-based mission challenges for our DoD and IC partners.  Solving these problems requires acting as a trusted resource, leveraging innovative ideas, applying differentiating technologies, and harnessing the strength of Sandia's unique capabilities.

We are seeking an experienced electrical engineer in space systems design and RF to join our space flight efforts in the areas of optical remote sensing, space control, and rapid realization. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to strengthen partnerships, work with DoD or IC sponsors, mature enabling technologies, and execute space flight payloads through full lifecycle.

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

+ Support or lead diverse, multidisciplinary internal teams to realize new flight payloads

+ Engage with external sponsors and Sandia leadership

+ Generate and deliver proposals, reports, or presentations

+ Independently design or develop solutions to complex technical problems

+ Build and test space flight systems or associated prototypes

+ Identify gaps and opportunities to drive innovation

+ Work in a secure environment, protecting information and results as required

Must be willing to support occasional travel. Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.  

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:

+  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.

+ Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance.  

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D, S&E 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:

+ Two or more years of experience with DOD or IC communities

+ Two or more years of hands-on experience with space flight systems (designs/architecture, realization/build, testing and deployment)

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Experience with RF systems for space applications.

+ Two or more years of project leadership…