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Sandia National Laboratories Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Electrical Engineer - A&E Demonstrator Systems, Onsite in Livermore, California
About Sandia:
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:
We are seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the advanced RV warhead demonstrators. Advanced and Exploratory Systems Engineering identifies and evaluates systems engineering knowledge gaps and concepts for potential future warhead programs, providing high level criteria to component engineering teams to facilitate technology maturation. The Demonstrator's team is high-tempo Systems Engineering team and works with our stakeholders to design and develop warhead system demonstrations on rapid timelines through effective collaboration across Sandia. The result of our work advances our knowledge of weapon design to prepare for the next system programs.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
Identify or reaffirm the need for existing or new capabilities to design the weapons of the future and distill this information into knowledge gaps or design criteria and concepts.
Collaborate with systems engineers, facilitate electrical design and develop high level requirements
Identify, plan, design, and execute technology maturation activities and demonstrators
Plan and conduct electrical tests to verify technology solutions and demonstrate closure of knowledge gaps
Develop system prototypes of various concepts
Provide leadership and mentorship to other electrical engineers on the team to realize our demonstrator products
Due to the nature of work, successful candidate must be able to work onsite
Salary Range:
$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.
Qualifications We Require:
A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, and 5 years of 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.
Active DOE Q or equivalent to start
Qualifications We Desire:
The ideal R&D Electrical Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:
Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers.
Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:
Demonstrated experience with analog and digital circuit design and analysis.
Hands-on experience testing and de-bugging circuitry, with clear mastery of tools such as oscilloscopes, logic/network/spectrum analyzers, function/pulse generators, etc.
Proven experience with design and analysis tools (e.g., Matlab and LabVIEW), analog simulation codes (e.g., LTSpice), and HDL simulation codes (e.g.,ModelSim).
Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:
Design of weapon electrical systems or subsystems.
Understanding nuclear effects, including shielding design and performance, as well as circuit design techniques to mitigate these effects for high-consequence systems.
Defining model-based electrical systems and implementing them in CAMEO or similar tools.
Defining requirements for electrical systems in collaboration with component teams.
Experience with nuclear weapon reliability, safety, or surety, and the ability to synthesize military requirements into innovative solutions.
Proven technical background with experience in one or more of the following areas:
Cable design, manufacturing, and fabrication.
Product realization experience.
Demonstrated qualities:
Independent resourcefulness in developing new ideas or programs.
Ability to conduct engineering work within a systems context.
Success in navigating requirements ambiguity.
Experienced in nuclear weapons across the lifecycle and/or a breadth of weapon systems with big ideas on how to shape the future of weapon design.
About Our Team:
The Weapon Subsystems 4 department develops and supports advanced electronic and mechanical subsystems for high consequence applications requiring exceptionally high confidence, quality and reliability. These projects enhance the safety and security of assets that are critical to US national security, including the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile.
Posting Duration:
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Security Clearance:
Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.
EEO:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:
If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.
Job ID: 697524
Job Family: RD
Regular/Temporary Position: R
Full/Part-Time Status: F