Cleared Senior​/Principal R&D Electrical Engineer - Mk21 AFA Product Realization Team, Onsite

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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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* These benefits vary by job classification.

Do you want to join a dynamic team that modernizes our nation's most critical weapon systems to ensure a safe and credible strategic deterrence for America? If so, Department 2214 is seeking a self-directed, customer and partner-focused individual with strong interpersonal, teamwork, leadership, and analytical skills to serve as an Electrical Engineer for the Mk21 AFA (Arming and Fuzing Assembly) Product Realization Team (PRT).

Support resolution of technical and programmatic challenges related to design, development, qualification, and production in a collaborative manner across multiple internal and external organizations.

Demonstrate technical acumen by identifying and managing technical risks.

Analyze system performance against requirements.

Assess, plan, and report progress relative to a program plan.

Collaborate with engineers, technologists, and technicians across Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) organizations to solve technical challenges.

Update design definitions and documentation.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite in Albuquerque, NM. Some travel may be required for this position.

$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.

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.

An active DOE Q-level security clearance or an equivalent active clearance (e.g., DoD Top Secret).

The ideal R&D 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:

Demonstrated self-motivated effectiveness in an environment with dynamic conditions, competing priorities, and firm deadlines.

Understanding of nuclear weapon design.

Experience in test equipment engineering.

Experience with data analysis and failure analysis.

Experience with the following software and/or programming…