Senior​/Principal R&D Electronics Engineer - Telemetry Engineering, Onsite

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The Telemetry (TM) team at Sandia National Laboratories is excited to invite an R&D S&E, Electronics Engineer to join our innovative and collaborative team! Our mission encompasses the design, development, testing, and qualification of a diverse range of telemetry products within the ND portfolio.

In this role, you will take charge of designing, testing, and verifying requirements for printed wiring boards (PWBs) / printed circuit boards (PCBs), ensuring their seamless integration into the broader TM product ecosystem. This role will include benchtop as well as assembly level testing at the telemetry and system levels. You will also collaborate with fabrication vendors to procure PWBs/PCBs and manage all associated design documentation.

Success in this position hinges on your ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary engineering team. As an electrical design engineer, you will also engage with other stakeholders and product teams throughout the entire Nuclear Security Enterprise.

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• These benefits vary by job classification.

• Design schematics, optimize layouts, and work with ECAD to finalize designs
• Present designs at schematic reviews and peer reviews
• Write test plans or test reports
• Conduct modeling and simulations to validate your designs
• Contribute to electrical interface requirements development with systems teams
• Coordinate design efforts with the mechanical and firmware teams
• Support mechanical and environmental testing and troubleshoot in the lab as issues arise
• Participate in lab testing of individual printed wiring assemblies or completed Telemetry systems
• Manage procurement processes with vendors to bring your designs to life

The position requires an ability to travel up to 25% to support the mission.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time at the Livermore, CA facility.

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

$139,900 - $280,600

• 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.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-level security clearance, or equivalent DoD clearance.

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