Experienced R&D S&E, Electrical Engineer - Model-Based Design, Onsite

Experienced R&D S&E, Electrical Engineer - Model-Based Design, Onsite

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:

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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:

We are seeking a motivated R&D S&E Engineering professional with modeling/simulation experience to work with our Model-Based Design team. Model-Based Design integrates reduced-order physics models with MATLAB & Simulink-based modeling and data analysis to simulate designs, rapidly explore parameter spaces including regions that are difficult to access empirically predict failures, and model and evaluate testing methodologies." The robust MBD capabilities enable more rapid component & system design by identifying designs that meet requirements via simulation, virtualizing many design/build/test iterations and shortening development life cycles.

Existing designs can be analyzed by introducing edge parameters and inducing failures and thus determining operational space. We utilize an empirical laboratory set to investigate model-, software, and hardware-in-the-loop design analysis and testing. Test methods, tester designs, and testing execution can be modeled/simulated to increase standardization, explore failure modes, and progress tester designs faster to meet requirements. The MBD team directly supports teams that address some of the Nation's most difficult challenges in the areas of Nuclear Deterrence and other critical National Security technologies.

Utilization of Artificial Intelligence methods and digital engineering are key enablers of the MBD technical work.

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

Develop new and innovative design iterations & pathways, novel testing methods/models & tester designs, and investigate failure modes and mechanisms.

Utilize MATLAB & Simulink, and other programming languages, such as Python, to model/simulate physics-based device functions, various environments, and explore State Machines.

Prototype automated design workflows and applications to support specific customer needs.

Evaluate incorporation of the latest AI (generative as well as traditional Machine and Deep Learning (ML/DL) capabilities into MATLAB & Simulink environments and train models for virtual sensing and reduced-order modeling.

Deploy design models as on-device software using code generation workflows.

Develop a standard/generic component/system with respect to reduced-order physics models, device requirements, environments, and product definition; develop associated test data that will become the quality basis for MBD capabilities.

Understand and address existing and emerging digital threads within and external to Sandia, drive collaboration across the National Security Enterprise and other technology areas within Sandia.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required 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 acquire and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security 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 STEM field; 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…