Senior​/Principal R&D RF Microwave & Sensor Engineer - Advanced Comms Systems, Onsite

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you passionate about your work and dream of utilizing state-of-the-art facilities to explore solutions? Would you like to join a dynamic team that solves challenging issues for our nation's security? If so, we invite you to explore this new and exciting engineering opportunity.

The Advanced Special Communications Systems Organization (5373) is seeking a motivated RF Engineer to join their team. This position focuses on providing specialized RF engineering expertise, particularly in applied electromagnetics throughout the research, development, and fielding lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, model, analyze, and test RF electronics circuits

Create and coordinate requirements

Participate in product realization and engage with external customers

Perform system integration activities

The ideal candidate will possess strong teamwork skills and a background in electronics engineering (RF, analog, digital) within size, weight, and power (SWaP) constrained systems.

Our special communication systems include highly optimized, ultra-low DC power, size-constrained RF receiver/transmitter designs, as well as groundbreaking signal processing. These systems are deployed in battery-powered field sensors, small satellite payloads, manned and unmanned aircraft (UAV/UAS) applications, and handheld (dismount) applications. Projects range from fast-paced, quick-reaction requests in response to real-world needs to longer-term, life-critical efforts with rigorous development and quality requirements.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary, success-oriented high-performance team, with occasional travel required.

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

Contribute to conceptualization, requirements development, circuit design, modeling and simulation, and product realization

RF and microwave circuit optimization through MMIC, MCM, and RFIC design definition

Develop design definition documentation, conduct qualification and acceptance testing, and engage in process development, system deployment, and sustainment activities

Collaborate on and develop mixed-signal (RF, analog, digital) electrical designs for special communication systems

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite. Relocation provided for those who qualify.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

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 DOE Q clearance and SCI clearance, which may require a polygraph.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D S&E microwave and sensor engineering 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).

Laboratory skills and knowledge of RF and digital test equipment.

Knowledge of RF, Digital Communications, Electronic Warfare, and Cyber Security systems and principles.

Ability to work successfully in a dynamic, interdisciplinary, teaming environment.

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