Senior​/Principal Embedded Software​/Firmware Engineer, 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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

* These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Our team is seeking a highly motivated Computer/Software Engineer. Your primary focus will be to implement the digital signal processing in specialized radar systems for Nuclear Deterrence and National Security applications. The main project is a high-profile, fast-paced development project. You will become a member of a multi-discipline, success-oriented, high-performance team.

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

Develop new and contribute to existing software code bases using standard methodologies.

Find innovative ways to enhance our processes and products.

Contribute to improvement of development processes and techniques.

Assist project leads with schedule estimates based on tasking needs.

Gain and maintain a big picture awareness to help guide technical direction.

Develop test/acceptance procedures and document design definition.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Relocation will be provided for those that qualify.

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 obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D S&E Computer Engineer candidate will in addition possess the following:

Graduate degree in Computer Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).

Demonstrated ability to execute and deliver technical work products with application of appropriate rigor and pedigree documentation (design/code reviews, technical oversight/approvals, project team concurrence, artifact generation, etc.).

Experience in computer systems design and software development for real-time and embedded processing systems, distributed processing systems, or real-time client server implementations.

Familiarity with hardware/software requirements generation for verification, validation and qualification.

Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary, multi-disciplinary team setting for a common purpose.

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

HDL design experience with FPGAs

Experience with Vivado

Experience with C-like software development experience and the ability to pick up new programming languages (like Rust)

Knowledge of general test and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, DVM, logic analyzers) and…