Senior​/Principal Electronics Technologist - Integrated Telemetry Systems, Onsite

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We are seeking highly motivated Electronics Technologist to join our team. Ultimately, your hands‑on electronics assembly and bench testing knowledge and skills will be used to develop and support electronics testing and identify and solve problems as they arise. The variety of applications requires a strong foundation in electrical and engineering principles—any part from resistors to ICs could require installation, rework, and characterization.

On‑the‑job training is available with this position.

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

• Partner with our engineers and other technologists to develop and execute testing of various commercial electronics
• Assist on multiple parts being tested
• Assemble and rework printed circuit boards
• Troubleshoot testing problems
• Integrate hardware and software

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite.

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

$74,700 - $144,400

• 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.

• High school diploma plus 5 or more years of directly relevant experience
• IPC Class-3 Soldering skill and inspection competence
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance

• Associate's degree in an engineering/electrical field of study
• Experience working in a laboratory environment, particularly related to electrical/electronic testing
• Ability to collaborate with engineering staff to test hardware and document test results
• Demonstrated ability to build cable assemblies to a drawing specification
• Demonstrated ability to assemble and rework PCBs to include components as small as 0402, Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs) and Quad-Flat No-lead (QFN) packages
• IPC J-STD-001, IPC 7711/7721, IPC-A-610 and IPC/WHMA-A-620 certifications preferred
• Knowledge of operation of electronic production test equipment
• Knowledge of operation of thermal and vacuum test environments
• Flight Hardware and Flight Systems Background
• Understanding of Manufacturing Best Practices
• Knowledge of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturing, conformal coatings and potted electronics applications and methods
• PCB schematic review and document finalization
• Understanding of chemical safety, handling protocols, and curing methods
• History of work in lab environments, including inventory management and parts ordering

The Integrated Telemetry Systems Department specializes in the…