Cleared Senior​/Principal Microwave & Sensor Engineer - Directed Energy, 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:

Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

Extraordinary co-workers

Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

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*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

* These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you passionate about your work and dream of using innovative facilities to explore solutions? Would you like to join a dynamic team that solves significant issues for our nation's security? If so, our team is seeking a motivated R&D Microwave & Sensor Engineer to join the team!

The selected candidate will work on Radio Frequency (RF) projects in RF design and testing, antenna design and testing, and electromagnetic (EM) analysis. Projects will also include designing systems and components for High Power Microwave (HPM) applications as well as evaluating the effectiveness of HPM sources and vulnerabilities of systems to an HPM attack.

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

Design and implement RF systems, subsystems, and components from UHF through W-band.

Design and test microwave systems including antennas.

Having frequent interactions with the Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of War (DoW) communities to understand technology trends, customer needs, and linking to the expertise within SNL which can provide solutions.

Developing concepts for offensive directed energy capabilities as well as modelling tools for the use of these technologies.

Bringing in new projects to the organization through working with the business development team to identify funding opportunities and develop proposals.

* Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able 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.¿

Current DOE Q security clearance or equivalent required to start.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D Microwave & Sensor 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.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

Experience in antenna design, RF diagnostics and instrumentation, EM testing, and data analysis in the RF and microwave frequency range (100 MHz through 100 GHz).

Experience with analog and digital circuit design for controls.

Experience with the following software tools: electromagnetic codes (HFSS, CST, Maxwell, FEKO, etc.), circuit codes (PSpice, Xyce, AST, etc.), MATLAB, Python or Mathematica, LabVIEW,

olid Works, and MS Office products.

Experience measuring shielding effectiveness.

Experience with electronic warfare to…